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I am loving the work of ILMGOLD product designer, Laura Straßer. Her latest range of quirky ‘Rare Species’ bowls feature the most gorgeous and whimsical animal creations…
'Zebear'
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'Flyfish'
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'Fennelduck'
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'Artichedgehog'
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And, if the quirky wee bowls weren’t enough to set your heart aflutter, you can also get matching lids-come-sideplates in the same delicate-yet-dishwasher-safe porcelain…
Ilmgold Rare Species 'Artichedgehog' with 'No Sharing' lid
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Laura Straßer features in the fabulous Olivier Dupon book, ‘The New Artisans‘ (page 134, if you’re wondering).
Born in Frankfurt am Main, and now based in Weimar, she studied at the Pratt Institute in New York where she became hooked on porcelain design.
She has a beautiful philosophy in that she “hopes to create items for porcelain lovers that offer the possibility of offering associating (hi)stories with them and letting them become favourite items able to be kept for a lifetime.” I reckon’ she has achieved this with her ‘Rare Species’ range. They are heirloom pieces, to me. What do you think?
Ilmgold ships internationally. Although their website is in German, for all of us anglophiles, there is a lovely link to an english order form here.
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