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blue.octopus posted on 05/14/2010

was doing some surfing after my other post ( http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=36465&forum=1 ) and found one of the presenters ( http://markhillpublishing.co.uk/ ) had written a book on German and Italian ceramics of the 50s, 60s and 70s called Fat Lava.

there is also a clip on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=DhDRCOT3DTY

Some of the designs and glazes really echo the Tiki/Pele fire Goddess theme so I thought I'd pass on the link for all to enjoy.

regards

Andrew

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swizzle posted on 05/14/2010

GECKO

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sputnikmoss posted on 05/14/2010

That's the next reference book I want to get. I'm a huge collector of Mid-Century everything! I've been collecting Fat Lava/West German ceramics for about a year now. It's hard to find here but well worth the search!


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woofmutt posted on 05/14/2010

Thanks for posting this. I've seen similar pieces and it never occurred to me that the style was an actual design aesthetic. I always just considered it to fall under the generic "organic" look which was popular into the 70s.

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blue.octopus posted on 05/14/2010

If you follow the You Tube link above and then look at the associated videos listed on the right - look for some by Ginfor1 - he has made a series of 2-5 minutes presentations on the whole West German ceramics subject that I found very interesting.

best regards
Andrew

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MadDogMike posted on 05/14/2010

I did some experimenting with fat lava glaze. Can't see it so well in this pic but the lava running down the side of the volcano is very dimensional - it foams up a little, porous with lots of little air pockets in it.

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