Lamp shades
Close up of the porcelain and red clay
Lamp shade in translucent porcelain.
Inspiration photos from the city of Antibes

Lysende ler - en bordlampe

Navn
Camilla Bols
Uddannelsesgrad
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Design
Institut
Bygningskunst og Design
Program
Furniture Design - Products, Materials and Contexts
År
2024

The project "Lysende ler" Project is my preparation for establishing myself as a designer and ceramicist in Antibes, France. The project aims to merge French and Danish ceramic traditions in a table lamp and explores glaze development and translucency in porcelain through material study. The project addresses the challenges of sustainable production and cultural preservation.

Here is the table lamp in porcelain and red clay.
Ceramic table lamp.
Here is the table lamp in porcelain and red clay.
Ceramic table lamp.
A close-up of the prototype.
Ceramic table lamp

Renderings of the lamp.

A rendered image of the table lamp in context.
Table lamp
A rendered image of the table lamp.
Table lamp

Inspo

The area of Antibes and Vallauris is a historic place where many artists and potters have resided. 

Inspiration photos from the city of Antibes
Inspo
From sketch to blueprint.
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Picture of process and inspiration. Brainstorm-drawing.
Et billede af arbejdstegningen af bordlampen som portable.
Rendering af bordlampen som portable.
Rendering af bordlampen med ledning.
Concept picture of how the light is cast from the lamp
Process
Arbejdstegning
Portable bordlampe
Bordlampe med ledning
Concept picture

The process of making the lamp shade.

Using the "forgotten" technique from the french village, Vallauris, who used to turn pots "upside down". Since they stopped digging up clay in the area the potter's and their many techniques have been disappearing.

Using the "forgotten" technique used in the french potter city, Vallauris. Turning upside down.
Throwing the porcelain lampe shade on the potter's wheel

Glaze

Developing a glaze using triaxal-blending method, aiming to use as few materials as possible and that has a low melting point to save energy. 

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Triaxal-blanding.
Here are some test-tiles for developping glaze.
A picture of a triaxal-blend. Three different materials are used to develop a simple, transparent glaze. Tested on porcelain.
A picture of a triaxal-blend. Three different materials are used to develop a simple, transparent glaze. Tested on red clay.
Here is a test-tile for developping glaze.
Glaze test
Glasurudvikling
Glaze test
Material research - developping glaze.
Glaze test
Glaze test

Testing the translucency.

Here is the inside of a porcelain test, during a test of translucency.
Porcelain test
A light test of the translucency
Test

Images of the prototype.

Lamp in side-view
Lamp
Lamp shade in translucent porcelain.
Lamp shade

Det Kongelige Akademi understøtter FN’s verdensmål

Siden 2017 har Det Kongelige Akademi arbejdet med FN’s verdensmål. Det afspejler sig i forskning, undervisning og afgangsprojekter. Dette projekt har forholdt sig til følgende FN-mål
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