Laura Straßer is a Rare Breed of Ceramic Artist

Design April 26, 2012

ILMGold Image — *(Image sourced from here)*

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…

ILMGold Zebear — **'Zebear'**
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ILMGold Fly Fish — **'Flyfish'**
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ILMGold Fennelduck — **'Fennelduck'**
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ILMGold Artichedgehog — **'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 'Artichedehog' With Lid — **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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Comments (14)

birdcagedesign

April 26, 2012 at 7:35 am

I have been meaning to by that book for a while! They are great… I especially love the artichoke hedgehog. Fab.

This Sydney Life

April 26, 2012 at 7:46 am

IT’s a lovely book – I often go back to it.

Shira

April 26, 2012 at 9:33 am

I think that you should open a virtual shop that sells all of your wonderful finds in one place…these are awesome! Love the artchihedgehog…………….and that croissant….
🙂

This Sydney Life

April 26, 2012 at 9:49 am

Hi S – waiting for flight to NZ. I love technology! Aren’t these wee creations wonderful? Hope your week has been a goody.