Editions made with artists.
In collaboration with Mai 36 Galerie Zurich, the studio works with renowned artists from around the world to create editions as an extension of their body of work — produced with the same artisans, in the same ceramic tradition.
Five Signs
× Matt Mullican
A suite of five multicoloured, traditionally processed and hand-painted terra-cotta tiles, produced by Viúva Lamego in Sintra, Portugal, housed in a wooden box.
The five tiles depict symbols from Mullican’s cosmological system, in which each colour corresponds to a different level of perception.
Five World Chart
× Matt Mullican
A second edition developed with Matt Mullican, extending his chart of worlds into hand-painted ceramic — the same traditional process, the same clay from the quarry near Sintra.
Matt Mullican
Matt Mullican studied at CalArts and is considered a member of the “Pictures Generation”. His work is held in the collections of MoMA, Tate Modern, Haus der Kunst Munich and the Centre Pompidou.
The tiles are made from local clay sourced from Viúva Lamego’s own quarry near the factory. The clay is mechanically extruded, then cut, glazed and fired, before being hand-painted by experienced ceramic painters.