Wine Cooler Vessel No.3

If you're drinking, keep it classy with one of Tegan Emerson's stunning new cooler vessels. A further exploration of her line of ceramic wine coolers, this ceramic stoneware vessel is made from a coiling and pinching method, with a matte white glaze finish. The wine cooler series began with a commission from Restaurant Remi in Berlin and are inspired by traditional ancient greek krater vessels, in which wine was diluted with water. These vessels symbolise a transformation happening throughout the ritual of drinking wine, and are a complimentary vessel to hold a bottle of wine which is a capsule of time and location in itself.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Stoneware ceramic with schamotte and matte white glaze

17.5cm tall x 21cm diameter

ABOUT THE MAKER

Tegan Emerson is a Sydney-born artist currently based in Berlin, Germany. 
Tegan is a ceramic artist, primarily working with hand-building, using a coiling
technique and bringing to life the surface of the clay with textures and glazes.
The highly textured surfaces of Tegan’s work are inspired by organic coral architecture and deep-sea life, as well as the dualism of build-up and erosion. The ceramics as a result are luxuriously tactile to touch, engaging the senses of the user and becoming a grounding ritual object. Esoteric and occult themes are also an inspiration for her work. Embracing the unknown and weird, and using world-building as a tool for learning about oneself. 

Alongside making ceramics Tegan is also interested in the vibrant ceramic community around her. In 2021, she was a co-founder and co-curator of the exhibition Vessels: New Berlin Crafts and in 2022 she curated a selection of ceramics for the third edition of Berlin exhibition Hot Mess.