In the Studio: Dror Benshetrit

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a bit about Dror
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Dror Benshitrit is a contemporary product and architectural designer, and one of the artists of MAD's exhibition Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics. Like many artists from that exhibition, Dror's work uses a wide variety of natural and synthetic materials - take a look here for examples.

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created by slip casting
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Slip casting is the technique by which most hollow ceramic forms are created, whether in the artist's studio or in the porcelain factory. It's a very cool technique by which liquid clay (slip) is poured into a plaster mold which sucks the moisture out of the liquid, solidifying and hardening it. This video will give you the basics, and you can also check out MAD's blog where one of our open-studio artists has documenting the step-by-step experience of creating a porcelain lamp through slip casting.

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the relationship between designer and manufacturer
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One of the interesting themes of
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and if you really like this video...
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...you can buy the vase on Amazon! This is one of the interesting issues introduced in Object Factory. Most of the pieces on display are not unique pieces of art, and many are in fact produced in relatively large quantity. However, one of the messages of the show is that these pieces, and many other objects in our every-day life, are the result of a design process rooted in artistic practice and a manufacturing process rooted in traditional craft.

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Dror Benshitrit's Vase of Phases was a ideal candidate for inclusion in the exhibition Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics. Starting with the traditional technique of slip casting, Dror was able to create a rather surprising ceramic vase that appears to come pre-shattered. Through a partnership with the porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal, he was able to turn the few individual pieces he constructed in his studio into a line of products widely available for purchase.

Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics is devoted to creative collaborations between contemporary designers and some of the world's oldest porcelain manfucturers. The exhibition is an international survey of how more than 50 artists and industrial designers are reviving an interest in and re-imagining the possibilities of this ancient medium in the 21st century. Unique collaborations between artists and long-established manufacturers are explored, like the pairing of Ted Muehling with Nymphemburg Porcelain and Patricia Urquiloa with Rosenthal AG. Both and functional and conceptual works are highlighted, along with important technological advances in ceramic material that allow for its use in electronic appliances, cutting implements, and other surprising products.

from Australia - as an art teacher, it's great to see what's happening on the other side of the world in such a familair and user friendly way. Excellent for contemporary practise! Keep it going please.

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