There is something charming, minimal yet cheeky about the ceramic creations of South African label, Sootcookie. Familiar but with a twist on the play to juxtapose materiality with function. Back in 1975, Dutch ceramist Rob Brandt designed the ‘Crushed Cup,’ the plastic coffee cup inspired ceramic cup series.
Crushed Cup by Rob Brandt
In a similar vein, and with a bit of tongue and cheek, Sootcookie’s founder and ceramist, Tanya Laing has created her braai-ware series. Items typically mass produced and designed to be throw-away transmutate to become re-usable and precious.
The current collection aside from tableware includes small miffy-like sculptures, the ‘sootcookie animals’ as well as various objet d’arts to decorate the modern home. The ‘hamba kahle’ monogramed car sculpture is particularly funny, a little nod to the phrase to burn rubber we assume since it does mean ‘good bye’ in Zulu.
*Braai means barbecue in Afrikaans.
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