The NMMU Ceramic Design

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The NMMU Ceramic Department offers outstanding facilities and a vibrant staff that are constantly involved with current trends and events. The department has a comprehensive Ceramic Design course and a Ceramic Fine Art component.

The Ceramic Design Course is geared to equip learners with the necessary techniques and information for starting their own business once they graduate. The course runs over 3 years, and covers clay hand building, slip casting, press moulding, plaster mould making, jiggering, transfer printing, throwing, glaze and kiln technology. At 3^rd year level, learners are encouraged to experiment with their own concepts and to formulate new designs that may become the start of their signature range.

The course also touches on the business component of running a small ceramic studio. Learners are given instruction on costing wares, product evaluation, marketing and product design. Furthermore, learners are exposed to direct selling to the public through the department’s Red Earth Clay Project initiative, an “earn and learn” project, which facilitates an in-house gallery.

The Ceramic Fine Art component is primarily focused on the conceptual nature of the artwork. The instruction concentrates on the fabrication of the proposed pieces and their installation and purpose.

Ceramic Design

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Earth, water, fire, air…art from the elements of nature.

The translucent glaze on forms of clay and the color and character of glass brought together by hands and firing, feed the mind and soul.

Our ceramic majors develop throwing and hand-built methods of working with clay.  The direction each student’s form takes can evolve to become sculptural, functional,  or architectural.  Experimentation with form and surface is encouraged from the start so our students understand how, together, these attributes produce an art object.  Students can finish their objects in a variety of surface treatments, experiment with numerous firing temperatures, and incorporate other materials such as metal, wood, and glass into their constructions.

Our studio is equipped with electric and gas kilns, electric wheels, a kick wheel, and hand building equipment.  There are also separate spaces for the kilns, clay preperation, and glaze mixing.  Adjacent to the ceramic studio is our glass studio containing fusing and slumping kilns, an electric glass casting kiln, an annealing kiln, a diamond band saw and a glass polisher.

Students in both studios experience creative challenges designed to expand and develop their artistic abilities

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Ceramic vase and plater

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SIZE: Platter 39.5×3.5
Platter 14*2.5*23.5
Platter 16*2.5*27
Platter 18.5*2.5*35
Vase 28.5*11*54
Vase 32*11.5*33.5
Vase 26*10*44.5
Decription: Ceramic vase and plater; Ceramic reactive glaze vase and plater
Porcelain vase and plater; Ceramic reactive glaze vase and plater
Ceramic flower vase and plater, decorative ceramic vase and plater
For home decoration; Ceramic material
Good price, good control quality
Color should be changed as your specification
We can design as customer’s request
PACKING: Platter 4PCS/CTN
Platter 48PCS/CTN
Platter 32PCS/CTN
Platter 16PCS/CTN
Vase 2PCS/CTN
Vase 4PCS/CTN
Vase 4PCS/CTN
Safe packing ( inner & master carton with 5-ply paper, including the styrofoam, the thickness of styrofoam as per your request of drop test)
Color Box is available
PVC box is available
Payment Terms:
T/T (30%deposit)
Minimum Order:
500 Pieces

Ceramic crisis countries in the world’s a mixed reaction to

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The 16th World Ceramic Forum held recently in China Taiwan to participate in the forum are China (including Taiwan), Brazil, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Japan, the United States and other ceramic tile producers, representatives of almost occupied Ceramic production in the world as a whole 80% of the share. Delegates to explore the theme of the Forum include the world’s consumption and production and consumption trends, the impact of financial crisis for the ceramics industry.
In 2008, the world’s ceramic tile production rose to 8.5 billion square meters, annual production is expected to 2009, and 2008 unchanged. Ceramic tile consumption in the Asian region to maintain a good upward trend, while Europe, Japan and the United States of these the world’s top 10 economies from 2008 began a gradual downward trend in consumption of ceramic tiles. As the impact of financial crisis, this year declines in sales of ceramic tile in some countries as much as 20% ~ 50%. So far, China, Brazil, Italy and Spain have always dominated the world’s ceramic tile production in the first few big countries. Representatives of other countries and regions as well as data reporting point of view, the situation in China a single good, Italy, Spain, more powerful industry hit the United States is full of future market expectations.

China is entering the recovery status of the whole industry
Forum Chinese government increased domestic demand and China’s vast rural market pull, the Chinese construction industry in a crisis for the nation’s adjustment and upgrading, the annual output of more than 6 billion square meters, exports only 670 million square meters, 88% of the domestic market, imports market share of 0.06%, the product price has risen too.
Product structure, the ceramic tile 64%, interior glazed tiles 25, 7% of stoneware tiles, stoneware and fine stoneware tiles 4%, the low-end products accounted for more than 80%; first half of 2009, the whole industry into the “revival” state, national industrial transfer and distribution once again started; decline in exports and domestic sales increase; production costs decreased, corporate profits fell in the morning and synchronization; the whole industry, basically through the most difficult times in March and gradually into the recovery phase began.
Of energy, industry, annual consumption of about 150 million tons of mineral raw materials, basic local materials, the Chinese government energy-saving emission reduction policies and export taxes reduced to 8% of the policies to help Chinese enterprises to ride out the storm played a role, the Chinese government promulgated a series of environmental policy, so that China Building Ceramic Industry more concerned about environmental and social responsibility.

India is projected 7% growth in the
While India affected by economic crisis, 24% of the factories to stop the kiln, the number of unemployed reached 40000, but has maintained GDP growth of India, India housing industries and pillar industries, IT has continued to maintain growth, future The Government plans to increase by about 2,000 million units of housing construction. Ceramic tile production increased by 20% last year to reach 390 million square meters. At present, India’s per capita consumption of ceramic tiles from 0.36 square meters, there is still much room for development. Marketing point of view, yield 70% reliance on the domestic market. In the output of which accounted for 43% of tiles and other floor tiles accounted for 40 percent and imports 2,450 million square meters, export 1,400 million square meters. 2008 sales of view, the international market increased by 11%, imports increased 24%. This year, the domestic market is estimated that 7% growth.

German sales profits encountered unprecedented difficulties
On the whole German tile production is shrinking year by year, last year remained at 6,500 million square meters. In 2009 has dropped by 17 ~ 20%, sales profits were encountered unprecedented difficulties.

Italy is expected to reach 22 percent decline in output this year
Over the past two years by the Italian Federation of the continuous integration into the ceramics related to many of the chapters have joined together to form a more powerful system for face-degree ceramic industry economic crisis. In respect of the current domestic form, is expected to Italy this year, production decreased by about 22% to reduce the roughly 4,000 million square meters, sales are expected to decline to about 18% of approximately equivalent to 4 billion euros. In terms of investment decreased 8% to about 7,500 million euros, but the contrast from the turnover and sales terms, the investment rate was maintained at a proportion of the past. Probably accounted for about 15% of sales. From overseas exports, the Italian or to maintain the highest average price, with an average of 10 euros per square meter of ceramic tiles, while ranking second in Spain is 8 euros, while the output of superpower China 4 euros. From the demand perspective, the Italian market fundamentals remain unchanged, because the Italian people would prefer to use ceramic products.

Spanish ceramic tile industry output will decline every year 2009 is expected to be even more severe situation, the situation is even worse than in 2008. Spanish industry is now facing a double crisis: the financial crisis and the Spanish real estate market surplus. At present, the ceramic tile industry, the number of unemployed persons is probably around 8,000, the output will decrease under the 2009 and 2007 to do more, the output decreased by 55%, sales decreased by 37%. Apparent decline in domestic demand due to the market, imports also declined. As the impact of financial crisis, exports were restricted, while the exchange rate issue also affected the export sector.

Indonesia’s exports in recent years, the domestic political situation in Indonesia is very
economy has stabilized, the cabinet selection completed this year. Brick’s production of 3.5 million square meters, there are 250 million daily-use porcelain, sanitary ware 4.5 million, the entire output value 800 million U.S. dollars. Main export countries are the United States, Australia and Europe, these three countries. However, due to the economic crisis, which three countries are both affected by more serious, neighboring countries, an annual output of 1,900 million square meters, Malaysia, Thailand, 6,300 million square meters, Vietnam and Indonesia, has remained flat, so not very recent years, the export boom.

Brazil had to rely on the domestic market
from the Brazilian point of view, a decrease of 8 percent of employees, production, a decrease of 11%. Brazil’s domestic market demand increased by 7%, 13% reduction in overseas markets. Brazil’s main export countries are the United States ceramic tile, but sales fell 63% last year, while exports to Latin American countries such as the products also reduced a lot. Imports increased by 23%, and in this 23%, almost all imports come from Chinese products. 3.9 square meters per capita consumption of ceramic tiles, the ceramic industry from the Brazilian point of view, or to rely on the domestic market.

The United States has gone through the most difficult times
The U.S. market has been the most difficult times, from the first half of 2009 data, the tile consumption of 650 million square feet, and only half of the same period in 2008, and now is picking up. Now the housing market began to rebound in October compared with second-hand housing ring up 10.1%, sales of 6.1 million units, real estate, generally as a leading indicator of building materials, from this point of view, is more optimistic about the future market. The U.S. market mainly depend on imports. From the global production trends, to 07-08 from all major producing countries, the changes in ceramic tile or less is expected in 2009 will continue in 2008 the situation will not have too many changes. Over the past year, in terms of the global ceramic tile industry is the most difficult one, even though production on the rise, but the profits of an enterprise is on the decline, in addition to China, Brazil, Vietnam and a few other domestic sales growth, Italy, Spain, India, Japan, the United States, tile sharp decline in consumption, and will have an impact on the future.

Porcelain culture introduction

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Yuan porcelain culture
Became owner of Central Plains for 91 years in Yuan Dynasty, the porcelain industry declined relatively Song, but got new development this period, Such as the red rise in blue and green flower and glaze, porcelain a large amount of prevalence of color, the white porcelain becomes the mainstream of porcelain , Suffused with blue and green in the glaze color is white, two generations” porcelain was developed in the Ming and Qing dynasty after driving, got very high achievement.
Qu Fu Kiln Designing officer”s kiln in scene Jing De-zhen in Yuan Dynasty, the making was exquisite, often there are two words of ” Qu Fu ” in the ornament pattern, Therefore also called QuFu Jingde Zhen form the whole porcelain centre from the Yuan Dynasty.
White and Blue flower White and blue flower succeeds with gu material on the white porcelain , only use pure blue color, But colour, time of material, can present splend result.White and blue flower is very fantastic also complex and collected. pure and honest, refined characteristic , become the main product in porcelain .
[Red glaze ]Red glaze with oxidize copper replace cobalt material, method with blue and green to spend copper belong to glaze colored drawing or pattern, Because the copper is reduced into the snow red, completely red in the glaze, so red in the famous glaze, The red technique of expression of another kind that appeared following one 30 jin of kilns Yuan Dynasty, it is difficult to burn, Modular Cabinets,Fire a relatively difficult one of porcelain , often gray and red or dun, looks unstable, There is little output, it is less to be handed down from ancient times.
????The pottery art of our country developed and entered a journey newly again in the Ming Dynasty, the porcelain before Ming Dynasty relied mainly on celadon, It relies mainly on white porcelain to be especially blue and green to take later Ming Dynasty, the five colours become the Ming Dynasty white main product of porcelain, Door Panel,And Jing De-zhen become main kiln factory is largest, extend two generation to wane one year Ming and Qing dynasty even more, Describe grand occasion at that time for ” daytime white cigarette close empty, the red flame burnt it at night “. ????
????Happy high De for being blue and green to spend period porcelain in early days, though compare with forever, Lacquer Cabinet,But because Su mud Bohai Sea blue and green cobalt introduction of material use, make blue and green flower of period this yield unusually brilliant results; Draw artistic accomplishment of worker very high, utilize to come loose and faint blue and green material , make the end bone technique of writing of flowers, The black one is interesting to produce water; It is different and deep or light on the lines that some utilize , produce the lively change, seem more vivid and strong. The introduction of Islam had given bringing the abundant pattern at this moment too since Yuan Dynasty, Overall arrangement content is clear and clear, feel that he is forceful and simple and unsophisticated. ??
????Chen Hua ,Zhen De middle period in blue and white porcelain, mud Su Bohai Sea blue and green to use up already at this moment, Use instead equal and blue and green, color light to compare with Su Qing strong, have scattered to faint the black result of ink still more, So in addition towards write and add color or careful behavior respect develop, paint tactics strive to be concise, Copy level dyeing thinly, add the white porcelain thin , reach the exquisite goal.
Jia Qing , Wang Li is the later time of white and blue flower, the use is to the Jia QingQing porcelain culture
In Qing Dynasty the Chinese porcelain may be said that reached the peak of perfection. Experience for thousands of years, add the natural raw materials of Jing De-zhen, superintend and direct the management of officer Tao, The grand three generations of Kang Xi, Yong Zheng, doing in the early years of Qing Dynasty, because politics was stable, economic prosperity, The emperor pays attention to, the achievement of the porcelain is very remarkable too, the emperor”s hobby and recommending , Make porcelain of clear the beginning manufacturing technology superb , decorate meticulous aureole , out of the ordinary achievement have, The most brilliant and magnificent in the long ceramic history of China.
????The ceramic production of Qing Dynasty, divided by the officer of Jing De-zhen kiln was outside the centre, regional member of a nationality”s Kitchen Cabinet kilns were all extremely prosperous and prosperous, And get very great achievement, especially the west wind advances gradually , the pottery is sold in other areas, Western raw materials and biography of technology enter, outside to influence, make ceramics for being abundant adopting colourful more, Because quantity is produced and models becoming a common practice too, court workers thin and daintily in the studio, although there are surprising creations, But it is angry to lack the intention but become craftsmans .
????The white porcelain of Dehua of Fujian Province, lustrous and transparent and white and take the transparent sense , it is quite famous to produce the statue of Buddha. In middle period of Qing Dynasty, sold the wide color coming out in ceramic development in other areas, shone people gorgeously .
????[fammille-rose ]Yong Zheng period color most successful with powder, powder color main characteristic soft and simple and elegant to spend tone, The proportion is meticulous and careful and neat, so have another name called ” the soft color “; Adopt white powder attack bottom become three-dimensional form add the color, and dye the deep or light light and shade level, Fresh and thorough, warm and moist and plain, have meaning of Chinese realistic painting birds and flowers and strong ornament deeply .
????[Glaze colors ]Qianlong period inherit and two towards the atmosphere, produce many beautiful exquisite work the Former Qing Dynasty, And then abuse the capital , pursue the intention, synthesize various kinds of craft skill and technique, Use it on the pottery, imitate other products of different materials a lot of too. Electric Oven The greatest achievement is to glaze colors on the colored drawing or pattern, adopt the pigment imported to fire first, So call ” the foreign color .
????Glazing the material that colors uses, the color is selected sparkling and crystal-clearly, the quality is congealed thick, Used as decorating, the pattern has a little protruding sense that piles. Foetus, porcelain of Jing De-zhen, arrive palace, life colored drawing or pattern, chemical industry of studio,, belong to more ” interior secret to play with court, So the technique of painting of ornament is extremely meticulous , pursue aureole gorgeously , there is breath of palaces, In addition, ” high in the ancient moon ” in the palace makes style, the office in all belong to, become famous ancient moon high porcelain .
????[Purple sand ]Yixing purple sand reach the Qing Dynasty heavy output, the classic came forth in large number, besides Yixing pot manufacture, Daily various types of articles have such as bowl record, vase, flowerpot,etc. , keep foetus true quality, ancient purpose abundant, various kinds of color pottery have intention too.
????[Zhigold ]Zhi gold China Kitchen Cabinets with fill out color by the gold duct, have characteristic quite , adopt Jingde white embryo add color export in Guangzhou, Prolong and pass to today too.
????[Black porcelain ]The black porcelain in Boshan of Shandong, is popular article for daily use of northern peasant family. [The stone and gulf moulding ]Gulf, stone of Guangxi, mould personage pay attention to very much in recent years, glaze color changes all the time , Lifelike, especially with story personages, the expression is vivid and interesting, Fond of the collector.

Lotte base located in Jingdezhen in Jingdezhen City Ceramic porcelain sculpture

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Sky blue, spring boil noodles. May 1, Lotte Jingdezhen in Jingdezhen City Ceramic base porcelain sculpture was officially established. Master of arts and crafts of China Liu long porcelain in Jingdezhen City Council, porcelain sculpture, pottery Lotte and other relevant agency heads to attend the inaugural ceremony. Liu announced the establishment of ceramic base and at the same time opening the third market Lotte creative.

Lotte sculpture ceramics in Jingdezhen porcelain base is located in the back door, is a studio with offices and speak to one large space LOFT style. “51″ period, the base will be the site for pottery pottery patterns show fans, decorative ceramics, glaze painting, blue, handmade pottery, traditional hand-made brush, bamboo, etc., can also experience the casting, Green flowers and clay figurines. Let the side of pottery can learn to master Jingdezhen ceramics production techniques, the side of Topsy Jingdezhen this “Ceramic History”, to share the fun of ceramics bring.

Lotte’s creativity in the market in the third that the 120 stalls of creative works to the three-meter-large, small fingernails, there are fashion or nostalgia, and daily or leisure, plane or space, there are worn on the body Ceramic necklace, earrings, vases of practical devices, it hung on the wall porcelain pottery, lamps, ornaments and so on are purely decorative, silver, everything is very fine. In particular vegetables covered with bamboo accessories cover, filled with decorative ornaments five bean frame, it is attracting tourists and Taobao’s eye, and even there are many foreign tourists come to visit, browse.

According to Lotte Tao agency responsible person to open up the creative market is young potters hope to provide students with a small stage, to encourage them to not only the freedom to create ceramic art, but also intervene in the market as soon as possible, the combination of creativity and the market, the creation and re-writing the continuation of operations in practice possible. At the same time, the opening of innovative small market can also Jingdezhen ceramics culture brought about by the development of the vitality and creativity of young people active in the cultural atmosphere of the Millennium porcelain to bring fresh supplies and energy. To establish a base for ceramic art ceramics and the vast majority of those who love ceramics, pottery making and to provide to appreciate the art of pottery making the exchange of space, to “Lotte stage, singing the public art, art exchange, together with promoting” the promotion of ceramic culture.

Jingdezhen porcelain traditionally HKADC modern sensation in Hong Kong

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Jingdezhen porcelain traditionally HKADC modern sensation in Hong Kong

From the University of Hong Kong Museum of Art and co-sponsored Jingdezhen City Department of Cultural Affairs, “Jiang Kiln” Paul Jiang Qing, founder of the contractor’s “One to review the past to the new – the modern tradition of Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Exhibition” in April from the Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Hong Kong has been carried out, visits to the people of Hong Kong and foreigners flocked to the visitors a fresh, exciting feel. In Hong Kong to attend the Jiangxi Province in 2009 (Hong Kong) Week, deputy director of the Municipal People’s Congress, Sau Ming, vice mayor in high spirits to visit the exhibition.

A total of 135 sets of modern works of traditional pottery exhibition. These works have not only carrying forward the tradition of innovation, not only as antique porcelain, but also different from the general sense of the antique porcelain, the court through traditional painting and a combination of three-dimensional objects, into the modern aesthetic elements into “the cleverest learned new” expression of a new, fully demonstrates the breadth and depth of Jingdezhen, the south-pointing carriage, full of vitality and creativity of the ceramic culture. The exhibition also displayed the painting tools and more than 40 kinds of paints. These exhibits have been to the Russian State Tretyakov Museum and Art Gallery, Bahrain National Museum, Liu Haisu Shanghai Art Museum, Dalian is Chuan Museum, Museum of Jiangxi Province, one in each, are caused by an unusual reaction with wood. The exhibition in Hong Kong has been on display in July of this year.

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute Open for International Applicants Online

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　Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute has opened to international applicants on China’s largest online admission platform: CHIWEST  this week. To go in line with MOE’s guideline-“China education towards the world”, more than 95 universities have joined in Chiwest online application system and opened to the overseas applicants from all over the world. The applicants can apply online through the new platform and enjoy the convenience of one-stop services and real-time application online tracking system.

online admission platform: CHIWEST
　　Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

　　Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China’s only institutions of higher ceramic learning, was founded in 1958 in a Millennium Town Jingdezhen.  It is one of the thirty-one national universities which has the authority to offer art bachelor degrees and is one of the ninety-four universities that has the authority to offer Chinese Government scholarship to international masters and bachelors.  Nowadays, the institute consists of eleven sub-ordinary schools and departments: School of Material Science and Engineering, School of Art & Design, School of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering, School of Business Administration, School of Information Engineering, Department of Thermal Engineering, Department of Foreign Language, Department of Social Science and Physical Education Department, adult education school and a sub-institute — Science & Technology and Art Institute.  At present, the institute has 32 undergraduate programs, 23 postgraduate programs. The institute focuses on regular college courses, and it’s entitled to master degrees, high professional education and international students’ education.

　　The institute is a professional, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary higher education institute for ceramics, devoting mainly in ceramic science as well as science, liberal arts, business administration, economics, natural science, education and law.  The institute is now well-known in the national and international ceramic, natural science, the national and international ceramic area as important teaching, researching and culture exchanging base in the ceramic art design and ceramic engineering area.

　　The institute always attaches great importance to international exchange and co-operations, and has established friendly cooperation relationship with over twenty colleges in U.S.A, French, Japan, South Korea, England, Canada, Finland, Norway and many professional associations such as IAC, ECS, NECECA, ACS, JCS, KCS,. And it had already enrolled more than thousand international students from Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa since 1958 when the institute was established.

　　Through the convenient online application service offered by CHIWEST, the institute is expecting to provide a hassle free application service and pass this precious heritage to everyone around the world.