Janus Lab Italy
The Pink Turtle _ Component for Vase
The Pink Turtle _ Component for Vase
Using a forming hammer, I recreate a natural texture and form reminiscent of a turtle’s shell. A base layer of medium blue combined with medium red blends into a violet-pink enamel. Reflective bumps rise from a vivid, mirror-finished layer. A fusion of blue, violet, pink, and light red tones merges with spots of copper oxidation, creating a composition of organic elements. Transparent enamel applied over the highly polished copper accentuates the roughness of the turtle shell’s bumps. The result feels organic yet alien—textured, alive, like a living creature.
Enamel - Le Grand Feu
“Smalti a Fuoco_ Un’arte di Sottecchio”
The art of fire enameling is an ancient and highly complex craft.
Rooted in precise gestures and knowledge acquired over time, it has, through the centuries, transformed simple metals—such as copper or silver—into objects of great value and artistic significance.
Today, it is largely confined to a few specialized creations and is often mistaken for industrially produced items or those made with polymer-based enamels. As a result, it remains mostly associated with traditionally styled aesthetic prototypes.
Only in rare cases has it broken free from classical aesthetics, giving rise to modern works crafted using ancient techniques—thanks to great, though now nearly forgotten, artisans.
These are the foundations of our own deeply personal journey: not only a rediscovery of enamel’s potential, but also a search for a new, contemporary language—one that reimagines how fire enameling can still express beauty and sophistication today.