Pia Baastrup has adopted a crisp and contemporary take on ancient tradition and material. Her series ‘From Paper to Porcelain’ counts more than 20 pieces of functional tableware made from China porcelain burned at high temperatures to underline its translucency. She uses the time-consuming slab building technique, complimented by the folded joints creating contours and subtle patterns that add an extra decorative dimension to the paper-looking porcelain. Baastrup makes each product by hand in her studio in the north-western neighbourhood of Copenhagen, where an industrial building lends studios to a handful of some of Denmark's most sought after ceramicists and glass artists, creating a small craft community on location. In addition to her products, Baastrup curates exhibitions in the former gallery shop, Butik for Borddækning (or Shop for Table Settings), which she co-founded with other craftspeople in the centre of Copenhagen.
Pia Baastrup
