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Vítor Agostinho

  • Mutant Molds
  • Ceramicist
  • Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
  • Master Artisan
Vítor Agostinho Ceramicist
Contact
Portuguese, French, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+351 918406944
© Pedro Cá

Creative questions by a curious mind

  • • Vítor is a designer-maker who works with ceramics and glass
  • • He likes to reinterpret traditional processes and experiment
  • • He explores creative factors such as luck, imperfection and error

Vítor Agostinho is a designer who specialises in slip cast ceramic ware and blown glass. As a result of his investigation into mass production, he has created a project called Mutant Molds: a small series in which he uses the surrounding conditions as a catalyst for creative potential. “I am a designer with relevant experience in the industry,” he says. “The knowledge of mass production, together with self-production, allows me the unique opportunity to develop new forming methods, creating new processes that allow formal variations from the same mould.” Vítor’s studio is located in Caldas da Rainha, which has a great culture and tradition of ceramics.

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Works

  • © Jorge Soares, courtesy Marinha Grande City Hall Archive
  • ©Tiago Gomes, courtesy Vicara
  • © Pedro Cá
  • © Pedro Cá
Photo: © Jorge Soares, courtesy Marinha Grande City Hall Archive
POLIEDRO #56 – glass series

These transparent red and green glass pieces were created using a mould. The mould was designed to be taken apart and reassembled, thus allowing Vitor to create different objects using the same mould.

Height 310 cm
Length 195 cm
Width 130 cm

Photo: ©Tiago Gomes, courtesy Vicara
POLIEDRO #56 – ceramic series

This white-glazed ceramic jar was made using a mould and by overlapping plaster blocks both randomly and systematically. The key creative themes being explored include chance, imperfection and error.

Height 310 mm
Length 195 mm
Width 130 mm

Photo: © Pedro Cá
RM.CBS.F# 01.2016

The geometric patterns on this clear glass vessel were created using a mould. The mould was designed to be taken apart and reassembled, thus allowing Vitor to create different objects using the same mould.

Height 230 mm
Length 220 mm
Width 190 mm

Photo: © Pedro Cá
CBS.V#01.2014

The geometric patterns on this clear glass vessel were created using a mould. The mould was designed to be taken apart and reassembled, thus allowing Vitor to create different objects using the same mould.

Height 250 mm
Length 150 mm
Width 150 mm

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