Our perspective
What we look for
Form, surface and a place in the home. The considerations behind the ChiMolly selection.
Begin with the shape
Our starting point is form. The width of a body, the length of a neck and the turn of a rim give an object its character before decoration enters the picture. We are drawn to shapes that feel resolved, with proportions that remain interesting from more than one angle.
Look at the whole surface
Glaze and painting need to be considered with that shape. A painted scene might follow the curve of a vessel or sit within the edges of a porcelain panel. An undecorated surface asks us to look closely at color and reflection. Our interest includes both richly worked pieces and simpler objects, with room for different palettes.
Painted decoration across a covered bowl and saucer.
Consider its place
Then there is the setting: the space a painting needs on a wall, the scale of a jar on a shelf, the relationship between cups on a table. These are the visual questions behind our selection. We want each piece to offer something worth returning to, whether it is seen across a room or examined close up.
The scale of a porcelain cup in the hand.