Design Always Repeats Itself: Insect Pottery Edition

German artists Beate Reinheimer and Ulrike Rehm created this collection of limited edition bug shaped and inspired glazed porcelain.

Images via livefastmag.com

Pretty cool.

 These bug vases though reminded me of French potter Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) who produced lead-glazed earthenwares.

Palissy applied frogs, lizards, and crustacea many cast from nature surrounded by water, shells, and rockwork. Only a few pieces can firmly be attributed to Palissy as he had students and was copied often. 

Seems to me Palissy started something that has a long way from playing itself out fully. 

Bravo Palissy! 

Reinheimer and Rehm's work can be purchased here. 

-Grace