The Line /  by Romy Northover

Sake Cups and Tea Cups now available at THE LINE. The Line offers the Quintiessential, in Fashion, homewear and lifestyle. THE APARTMENT by the Line in Soho is the most devistatingly beautiful loft appartment - This space is absolute! Open for visits on Wednesday, Saturdays and by appointment.

From The Line:

Our vision stems from a desire to pare back, strip down, and pull together—the search for refined, versatile, and honest goods that come together in our New York City home, The Apartment. Built to last but never boring, these objects are a mix of established favorites and our latest finds from emerging names across fashion, home, and beauty. What unites these quintessential things is their staying power, the intention of their making, and how they work together in the context of a carefully considered life.

My 'Freedom' Sake Cups and Tea Cup are available to buy online at the links below:

SAKE CUPS

TEA CUPS

Kinstugi /  by Romy Northover

Finishe my Kintsugi course - the Japanese method of repairing broken ceramics with laquer and gold powder - with the understanding that the piece is more beautiful for being broken~

Sight Unseen Post /  by Romy Northover

So happy to be featured on the SIGHT UNSEEN blog!

"Ten years ago, Romy Northover was a student at Goldsmith College, an incredibly conceptual art school in London that she found to be grueling. “I’m a kinesthetic learner,” says the now Brooklyn-based ceramicist. “I figure things out by doing them, not just by thinking about them. I’m not an intellectual; it’s more experiential for me. But those were important years because they got me to where I am now.” Today, Northover — who refers to her work as “ancient future” — has become known for producing pieces using a technique known as Rokuro. This Japanese method of throwing has the clay thrown “off the hump” and a wheel that spins in the opposite direction of Western throwing. Having been inspired by Japanese techniques (in part through her collaborations with ceramic artist Shino Takeda, her partner in the housewares brand / supper club known as Katakana) Northover says she has begun experimenting with kinstugi, which entails repairing broken ceramics using lacquer and powdered gold, with the understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having been broken. We recently visited Northover’s studio to learn more about what she’s been working on..."

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Thank you Jess!

Romy Northover - NO. Planter

Romy Northover - NO. Planter

Romy Northover - NO. mugs

Romy Northover - NO. mugs

White Out /  by Romy Northover

The Ever Expanding Blog Post /  by Romy Northover

The Ever Expanding Blog post was passed onto me by my friend and ceramic jewelry designer LILY PIYATHAISERE of GAMMA FOLK. It's a way of connecting and expanding with other designers, makers and creatives

Lily uses natural dyes, fabrics and ceramics to make her incredible statement pieces,  'Influenced by folk art, mysticism, pop culture and the bauhaus,' which are available in her webshop .

Below are some pictures of Lily's work and process.... by our other friend and photographer Christine Han 

My Q&A - Romy Northover on 'NO.'

What am I working on?

I'm working on my slipwear collection, developing that. I'm about to up the anti with scale and start doing some bigger pieces. I'm also doing a kinstugi master class in August. Kintsugi is the Japanese technique of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and gold.

How does my work differ from others of its genre?

Ceramics is as old as civilisation practically so I find it astonishing that there are still so many ways of interpreting it. I like to use traditional techniques and then switch it up:

raw / space / form / tone / international / ancient / future

Why do I create what I do?

I don't have a choice, I have to do it! Ceramics is my one and only, its the thing that makes me truely happy in life.... and I have tried alot of other things!

How does my creative process work?

Being receptive. And knowing how to respond to or interpret that, being active. The transmition is always on!

I am passing the 'Ever Expanding Blog Post' on to two favourites GERDA POSTMA of IKKAI conceptual designer in the Netherlands, and MAXIM NORTHOVER stop motion animator in England.