ABOUT

Rink Schelling is a young artist from Zeeland. She discovered her love for clay during her studies at Willem de Kooning academy. Rink is focused on material research and craft. In The Muddy collection she explores the possibilities of unfiltered clay. Designers, ceramists and other makers try to find a way to bring the unpredictability of nature in their work. However, since the clay from the store is so industrialized, we lose touch with the origin of the material clay. This project is a statement against the smoothness of filtered clay and its predictability, as well as a research into what unfiltered clay can add to the ceramic process.

Rink wins clay from various locations in Zeeland, the south of The Netherlands. Intuitively she shapes the clay, using different techniques such as handbuilding and throwing, resulting in asymmetric and rough shapes.

Every branch, leaf and root influences the process and outcome. Surprising things happen in the firing process, organic material burns away and leaves its traces. Different oxides in the clay give the objects its color.

This material research led to a collection of organic shaped ceramic objects. Rink’s aim is to bring together craft, design and nature; she lets the material lead the process of making.

Represented by Doen Design Rotterdam

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OBJECT ROTTERDAM
HA-KA gebouw Rotterdam
Februari 2023
Gecureerd door Anne van der Zwaag

DESIGN FAIR
Nieuwe instituut
Gecureerd door Berry Dijkstra April 2023

DESIGN DISTRICT
Van Nelle fabriek Rotterdam Mei 2023

GLUE AMSTERDAM
TANK Amsterdam, Gecureerd door David Heldt September 2023

VINTAGE DESIGN & CO
Eindhoven, gastexpositie Oktober 2023

OBJECT
HA-KA gebouw Rotterdam Gecureerd door Anne van der Zwaag Februari 2024

MUSEUM PRINSENHOF DELFT
Gecureerd door Esther Muñoz Grootveld & Esther van der Hoorn
Februari - September 2024

DOEN DESIGN
Interieur design Rotterdam Vaste collectie
December 2023 - heden

Nominations and prices

Nomination- Research award Rotterdam
July 2022 Willem de Kooning Academie Rotterdam

Shared first price- Drempelprijs award July 2022 Willem de Kooning Academie Rotterdam

https://www.wdka.nl/news-events/winners-drempelprijzen-ba-research-awards-2022