SERVICE “PORTSELAN KOHTUB BETOONIGA” (CHINA MEETS CONCRETE) Designer Raili Keiv “Portselan kohtub betooniga” (China meets concrete) is the story of the birth of a coffee service. Keiv came to create the service through her bachelor studies in the ceramics department at the Estonian Academy of Arts and through her master studies in product design. The creative inspiration for combining concrete and china originated from Tallinn’s café interiors from 1955–1970, the aesthetics of which were based on using a lot of concrete. From the idea to unite concrete and china, two different series emerged: a coffeepot with a concrete handle and a cup and experimental concrete trays where Keiv used old china dishes. Producer: Raili Keiv Year of design: 2013 Year of production: 2013 Materials: concrete and old china dishes Techniques: china casting Photographer: Raili Keiv RAILI KEIV Raili Keiv is exceptionally steady when moving towards a goal. Let’s take the story of the birth of “China meets concrete” for example. In the shaping studio in the design department at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, the prototype for Raili’s coffee service was born. Raili sent photographs of it to Italy to enter the “Trieste Contemporana” competition. Soon, an answer arrived that the concrete plates had been chosen for the exhibition with a Special Mention. After creating a prototype, the phase of product development followed; mostly, this took place in Berlin, at the Kahla china factory, where the student attended practical training a couple of years ago, and Keiv was also invited to work there for a while to help prepare for the Ambiente fair. In order to obtain feedback, the designer introduced the service “Concrete meets china” in Frankfurt at the exhibition of the Ambiente fair; she had been invited to exhibit in “Talents”, which is a special section of the fair for young designers. The service attracted attention and curiosity, and the German journal Deco Home honoured the new product with the Deco Home Award. News soon also spread to design blogs and journals around the world.
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