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Ursula Vogel

goodlifeceramics – circular prototypes

Name(s)

Ursula Vogel (1985)

Website(s)

goodlifeceramics.ch

Instagram

ursula_goodlifeceramics

Employment

Education

Master, Design, School of Design HSLU, Lucerne, (currently);
ceramic artist, École d’arts appliqués, Vevey; pottery
apprenticeship, Aebikeramik, Hasle b. B., Bern/Biel;

Title

goodlifeceramics – circular prototypes

Year of creation

2017–2021

Place of creation

Ceramics studio in Altstetten/Zurich, Eugen-Huberstrasse 11a

Context of creation

Commission work and close collaboration with fine dining restaurants in Zurich

Collaborators

Restaurant Maison Manesse, Zurich; restaurant Lucide, KKL, Lucerne; Kunsthaus Bar, Zurich; restaurant Metzg, Zurich

Item(s) shown

Pieces from crockery series for restaurants, some repaired multiple times (upcycling)

Dimensions

Various

Formats/Duration

Material(s)

Porcelain and stoneware with various glazes

Material supplier(s)

Bodmer Ton, Lehmhuus

My practice engages in and grows through collaborative works. Through the possibility of direct production, I am able to adapt designs to customers’ needs and stay in direct exchange with the field. Through this, I have developed a product-oriented approach that emphasises upcycling and new material research. Broken items of the  porcelain collection  arereturned to the studio for the damage to be repaired and marked, thus creating a personal history for the place where the tableware lives. This act of upcycling not only makes each piece more unique; it is also an obvious gesture against the waste of precious materials.