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Inga Elín

  • Ceramicist
  • Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Master Artisan
Inga Elín Ceramicist
Contact
Icelandic, Danish, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+354 5811123
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Combining colour and form in clay

  • • Inga likes to create directly with the material
  • • Her designs are bold and playful
  • • She began studying art at 12 years of age

Inga Elín has dedicated her life to working with a variety of materials, but clay is her true passion. She loves the freedom her career brings and can’t imagine not being creative every day. In her sculptural and lighting work she uses a playful array of natural and animal forms to create arresting one off pieces. The influences of her Icelandic surroundings are clearly visible in this work. Her homeware range uses simple forms with luscious surface finishes; from classic and bold black and white designs, to her opulent gold collection. In 2020, she opened a new gallery, with her son, at exactly the location where she had had a gallery 25 years ago – a type of homecoming.

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Works

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  • ©Ragnheidur Ingunn
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Photo: ©Ivar Eythorsson
Multiple animals

The design of this handcrafted porcelain sculpture is inspired by multiple animals in Inga Elín’s life. An owl, a cat and a dog are finished in white and a small gold coloured rabbit is placed above them.

Length 11 cm
Width 11 cm
Height 30 cm

Photo: ©Ragnheidur Ingunn
Reindeers

This lamp is handcrafted from porcelain. The top opening of the red hued lamp is fitted with three sculptural reindeers peering out from it.

Length 17 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 24 cm

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Rolling Cups

These cups, Veltibollar, are handcrafted from porcelain and glaze. The cups, intended for coffee or other liquids, are designed not to get hot on their top part.

Length 8 cm
Width 8 cm
Height 8 cm

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Stripes candleholder

This ceramic candleholder, designed for a long candle, is handcrafted from stoneware. It is decorated with contrasting white and blue striped lines.

Length 10 cm
Width 10 cm
Height 21 cm

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Skeljar

These candleholders, handcrafted from porcelain, are inspired by the design of seashells.

Length 9 cm
Width 9 cm
Height 22 cm

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