35 Breathtaking Porcelain Innovations

— April 3, 2009 — Art & Design
When porcelain was first brought into the West from China, it was called “white gold.” There is something evil about porcelain, although it’s the most tender word for my palate. Fragile, but not soft.

Porcelain is about forbidden dolls, tea, purity, coldness, elegance, dynasties, detail, zen, frigidity, glassiness, and kitsch—a melange I hope you’ll enjoy!

Implications - Porcelain has traditionally been used to create fine dishes and luxurious home accessories; however, creative artists are using this understated material in subversive, unusual designs. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by reworking traditional art forms such as porcelain, clay, lace, embroidery and knitting into modern, edgy pieces that shock and titillate the viewer.
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Porcelain Fur
Porcelain Fur
Urban Cast-Away by Studio Dror
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Designer Plastic Chairs
Designer Plastic Chairs
Sam Durant's Porcelain Garden Chair
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Porcelain Accessories
Porcelain Accessories
7 Pieces of the Other White Gold
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Ceramic Postcards
Ceramic Postcards
Post Cup Allows You to Send Messages on Mugs
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3D Futuristic Infants
3D Futuristic Infants
‘Entertainment Ceramics 2' Look Like Stormtrooper Babies
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Gas Mask Vases
Gas Mask Vases
Macabre Porcelain For Edgy Floral Arrangements
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Pre-Broken Ceramics
Pre-Broken Ceramics
Greece VS China Plates
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Creative Vulgarism
Creative Vulgarism
Artist Makes Porcelain Figures Offend
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Ceramic Spray Cans
Ceramic Spray Cans
Carrie Reichardt Blends Guerrilla Activism and Fine Art
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Couture Porcelain
Couture Porcelain
Commedia Dell'Arte
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Disposable Dishes As Design Inspiration
Disposable Dishes As Design Inspiration
Porcelain Paper Plates
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Precious Porcelain Jewelry
Precious Porcelain Jewelry
Steffi Kalina's ‘Nanas China' Collection
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Levitating Porcelain Women
Levitating Porcelain Women
Curious Ceramic Art by Jacqui Chanarin
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Ceramic Notepads
Ceramic Notepads
Reusable Eco-Friendly Stationery Makes Scrap Paper Obsolete
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Porcelain Boxing Gloves
Porcelain Boxing Gloves
Lagerfeld Shoots for Rosenthal's ‘Ego' Campaign
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Freaky Ceramic Rabbits
Freaky Ceramic Rabbits
Finnish Anxt From Kim Simmosson Includes Funny Bunnies
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Zen-Like Dishes
Zen-Like Dishes
'Buddha' Porcelain Tableware by Estudio Manus
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Manga-Inspired Ceramic Art
Manga-Inspired Ceramic Art
Sci-Fi Japanese Figurines
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Ceramic Couture
Ceramic Couture
Clothes Made of Porcelain
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Afro Exotic Washrooms
Afro Exotic Washrooms
Ceramica Cielo Bathroom Hides
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Graffiti Dinnerware
Graffiti Dinnerware
New York Delft Tableware
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Strange Ceramics
Strange Ceramics
Siri Brekke's Unique Tableware
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Ceramically Designed Sex Toys
Ceramically Designed Sex Toys
Adele Brydges For Coco De Mer
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Porcelain War
Porcelain War
Charles Krafft Disasterware
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Porcelain Parisian Fashion Dolls
Porcelain Parisian Fashion Dolls
The Miss Lanvin Collection
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Living Porcelain Dolls
Living Porcelain Dolls
Viktor & Rolf March Awkwardly White-Faced Models Down the Runway
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Velvet Tea Cups
Velvet Tea Cups
KAHLA 'Touch!' Porcelain
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Very Naughty Ceramics
Very Naughty Ceramics
Outlandish Creations Not to Serve Grannies With
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Porcelain Guns
Porcelain Guns
More Pretty Guns For Your Tea Table
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Ceramic Sea Creatures
Ceramic Sea Creatures
Hand-Sculpted Porcelain Jellyfish from Coe and Waito
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Hand-Held Toasters
Hand-Held Toasters
Portable Ceramic Bread Iron by Kim Been
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Porcelain Doll Makeup
Porcelain Doll Makeup
Cyber Mannequin Photography by Patrizio di Renzo
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Personalized Mini Dolls
Personalized Mini Dolls
Naughty Porcelain Toys
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Gothic Porcelain Dolls
Gothic Porcelain Dolls
Toys With Attitude
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