This lamp was cast in porcelain in the form of the Ficus Aurea leaf. It is one of Yolanda Ruiz’s lamp designs that fuses with other materials like wood which she obtains from pear tree pruning.
The perennial quality of ceramics, hard and enduring, captivates Yolanda Ruiz. This former technical topography engineer became a full-time ceramicist after 13 years of roaming Spanish lands for civil construction projects. Yolanda left the dull concrete to embrace nature and earth as her pillar sources of inspiration. She has a degree in Artistic Ceramics from Escola d’Art i Superior de Ceràmica de Manises. She created her brand Perenne Ceramica in 2020 and took a coworking atelier in the Ciutat Fallera neighbourhood in Valencia, next to fallero artisans and other makers. Her techniques range from traditional turning and liquid clay casting to modern 3D designing and printing to produce porcelain tableware, home décor objects and accessories. Though Yolanda's processes are methodical, she achieves a whimsical expressiveness through form and colour.
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This lamp was cast in porcelain in the form of the Ficus Aurea leaf. It is one of Yolanda Ruiz’s lamp designs that fuses with other materials like wood which she obtains from pear tree pruning.
Photo: ©Agustin Sanguesa Espanol
The puffiness of the moulded Thor flower in this dish gives this turned, white Artika porcelain plate a playful accent. It is another of Yolanda Ruiz's designs which was inspired by her walks to the mountains.
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Poppies swaying in the wind on a spring afternoon inspired Yolanda Ruiz on one of her outings to produce this vase. Turned in white porcelain, with moulded red petals to reproduce their sculptural grace, the piece was fired at 1265°C for a glossy enamel finish.
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This rounded terracotta teapot, inspired by the ancient Yixing lands of China, is meant to be held within the hands, so as to feel the smoothness of the stoneware that was artfully worked by Yolanda Ruiz on the wheel. She has given it a glossy interior enamel finish.
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The Anagallis wild flowers that adorn the Spanish fields are Yolanda Ruiz’s signature design. They infuse her works with nature’s colourful touch. These espresso cups are made in turned porcelain and the flower-shaped handles are moulded and coloured with ceramic pigments.