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Lorenza Bessone

Lorenza Bessone Ceramicist
Contact
Italian, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+39 3494076434
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Everyday special

  • • Lorenza creates resistant stoneware tableware
  • • Her objects are minimalistic in style
  • • She collaborates with renowned chefs and their restaurants

Lorenza Bessone is a pragmatist by nature. That is why, since the beginning of her career as a ceramicist, she has focused on creating functional pottery, stoneware objects for everyday use, from plates to bowls, mugs and vases. In particular, she has collaborated with star chefs, providing them with handmade tableware for their restaurants, items that are both beautiful and resistant to chips and scratches, and dishwasher safe. "Decorative ceramics, which are fired at low temperatures, are very popular in Italy, where there is a long-established tradition. But these are not my cup of tea," Lorenza explains. "I definitely feel closer to contemporary, Nordic design, characterised by minimalism and practicality." In fact, the urge for tangibility was what drew her to ceramics in the first place.

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Works

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Medusa

Medusa is a deep plate made of cream-coloured stoneware and glazed in green Ruscello. It was made using the slab technique, in which smooth slabs of clay are layered to shape the object. The lines are simple and elegant.

Length 26 cm
Width 24 cm
Height 5.5 cm

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Aromatica

Aromatica is a tableware line strongly linked to nature. Made of cream-coloured stoneware and green glaze (Ruscello) with the slab technique, it is characterised by a decoration made with real leaves. In this plate, in particular, a sage leaf was imprinted into the stoneware and then glazed.

Diameter 9 cm

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Fondina

Fondina is a deep plate made of dotted stoneware and created using the slab technique, that consists of layering smooth slabs of clay. The bowl has a welcoming shape, its outer edges are naked, without glaze, to create a contrast between the creamy outside and the glazed inside. Lorenza Bessone created these two glazes herself: Ruscello (green) and Manga (white).

Diameter 16 cm

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Condividere

This is a serving dish made of cream-coloured stoneware and shaped on the lathe, then glazed in green Ruscello. The shape is symmetrical and regular, the edges are naked, without glaze, to create a contrast of textures.

Diameter 29.5 cm

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