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The Portal Vase offers handcrafted authenticity with its unique black clay construction, pressed by skilled craftsmen using traditional techniques. Each piece features the distinctive 'barro preto' Portuguese art, where underground pit firing creates non-homogeneous textures of black, grey and earth tones. The small rounded form provides versatile display options, while the handmade nature ensures every vase is completely unique. Its ancient yet contemporary aesthetic suits various interior styles.
Hand pressed by craftsman António Marques, the Christian Haas-designed 'Portal Vase' by Origin Made is an exploration of what it means to be 'hand formed'. Every handmade black clay piece is unique, thanks also in part to the application of the declining Portuguese art of 'barro preto', where a non-homogeneous texture of black, grey and earth tones emerge as a result of a firing process in an underground pit called a 'soenga'. What emerges are items likes this small rounded vase, which manages to feel both ancient and modern at the same time.
