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Emotional ceramics

Jie Yang created a collection of vases that juxtaposes solid geometries with natural shapes, combining ceramics and porcelain with natural combustible materials.

Jie Yang, Coexhistence vase collection, 2016. Photo Vicente Mate

Shown at the London Design Fair, Coexistence is a limited collection of ceramics by Jie Yang that explore the hard relationship between human behavior and the natural environment. Yang’s rhythmical forms and complex structures combine ceramics, porcelain and high or low temperature glazes.

**Top:** Jie Yang, Coexhistence vase collection, 2016. Photo Vicente Mate. **Left:** photo Eugene Chung

Inspired by the geometries of contemporary architecture and natural elements, the collection explores the intriguing use of a clay body integrated with natural combustible materials. “Experimenting how to combine sturdy and formal shapes with extremely fragile, unpredictable and flexible natural materials, has offered me a wide range of opportunities to explore the emotions and perceptions behind products”, Yang explains.