In the Studio: Jason Miller

new old patterns

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Jason admitted that it was a real challenge to come up with a body of new designs inspired by traditional china patterns, but an interesting experience nonetheless. This idea pops-up in many of the pieces in Object Factory. A noteable example is British artist Paul Scott, whose work is inspired by the traditional blue and white designs of porcelain manufacturers like Wedgwood, but often feature contemporary subject matters.

(photo: Paul Scott)

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a bit about Jason
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Jason Miller is a young product designer with an impressive portfolio of chairs, lamps, dishes and other household items. His work is very well suited to MAD's exhibition Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics, which explores contemporary uses of a material with a very long history.

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"broken:" a common theme in ceramics
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Breaking a plate or vessel is such a familiar experience that it's no surprise that the theme is explored in a few pieces from Object Factory. Dror Benshitrit, another contemporary product designer, created Vase of Phases to capture the effect of breaking on a vessel.

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new old patterns
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Jason admitted that it was a real challenge to come up with a body of new designs inspired by traditional china patterns, but an interesting experience nonetheless. This idea pops-up in many of the pieces in Object Factory.

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other projects in ceramics
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Before the interview, Jason told us that he enjoys working in ceramics for the flexibility it provides: it's easy to prototype pieces in ceramics without big, complicated equipment. One other interesting piece in ceramics is visible over Jason's shoulder. Those colorful ceramic tiles are inspired by shipping containers. (Check out 'Shipping Container Tiles') under 'Products' at the link.) (photo: http://www.millerstudio.us/SlideShows/ContainerSlideShow.swf, courtesy of Jason Miller)

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Jason Miller is a unconventional product designer whose work involves may different materials and techniques, ranging from wood, glass and metal to duct tape and even live mushrooms. It is his work in ceramics, particular his Seconds series that is featured in the exhibition Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics. In this series, Jason has created 'broken' table settings that bring together seemingly disparate patterns.

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.

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