Rino Claessens (1994) is an Eindhoven based designer who recently graduated from the
Public & Private department at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
Ceramics is his material of preference, he is fascinated by its tactile qualities and diverse possibilities. He is interested in the rich history of ceramics but aims to show it in a contemporary way. After a trip to Arita, Japan, (known to be the cradle of porcelain cooking), becomes revealing for the artist.
An experimental and process based approach leads him to creating unconventional objets. He creates all different modules that have the possibility of connecting to each other. The system consists of four ceramic modules : a cross, a T-shape, a corner and a straight module. Thanks to this modular system, the artist gives himself (and then gives) the freedom to make a wide variety of objects and furniture for which the ceramic oven is no longer a size limit. They are solidly connected, but it is also possible to disassemble the modules and rebuild them into new objects. The stoneware ceramic modules are brushed and sponged to give them a rich texture and a mixed color. From an experimentation of matter, it gives the opportunity to go beyond form by creating your own experience with the object.
Ceramics is his material of preference, he is fascinated by its tactile qualities and diverse possibilities. He is interested in the rich history of ceramics but aims to show it in a contemporary way. After a trip to Arita, Japan, (known to be the cradle of porcelain cooking), becomes revealing for the artist.
An experimental and process based approach leads him to creating unconventional objets. He creates all different modules that have the possibility of connecting to each other. The system consists of four ceramic modules : a cross, a T-shape, a corner and a straight module. Thanks to this modular system, the artist gives himself (and then gives) the freedom to make a wide variety of objects and furniture for which the ceramic oven is no longer a size limit. They are solidly connected, but it is also possible to disassemble the modules and rebuild them into new objects. The stoneware ceramic modules are brushed and sponged to give them a rich texture and a mixed color. From an experimentation of matter, it gives the opportunity to go beyond form by creating your own experience with the object.
