Steam Weave

Steam Weave compresses the visual logic of a Persian carpet into the equator of a severe contemporary vessel. The body is a single matte charcoal porcelain volume, formed as a low sphere so that it reads first as mass rather than decoration. A narrow band of madder-red porcelain is inlaid flush around its widest point. Twelve ivory stepped marks refer to the countable rhythm of knots, while one cobalt line acts like the final binding thread at a carpet edge. The reference is precise but deliberately reduced: no historical motif is copied, and the pattern never spreads across the entire surface.

Against this ceramic body, the spout and handle are treated as two exact pieces of metal sculpture. The straight polygonal titanium spout rejects the expected curve of a traditional teapot, and the rectangular inverted-U handle establishes an equally uncompromising counterweight. Their brushed surfaces register light very differently from the absorbent porcelain. During use, steam becomes a temporary fourth material. A narrow warm beam catches it above the lid and spout, while cooler light defines the titanium edges; the traditional ritual is therefore made visible through a contemporary photographic language.

The teapot is suitable for a numbered edition made by specialist ceramic and metal workshops. The body and lid are slip-cast and hand-finished, the coloured band is fired as a flush inlay, and the titanium components are CNC cut, brushed and mechanically fixed through sealed ceramic interfaces. Every joint remains serviceable and the spout angle, handle position and low centre of gravity are resolved for real pouring rather than sculptural appearance alone.