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T&T Esprit porcelain, an association of creators, has existed since
1984. It is a fish-tank of artists, a laboratory of ideas. T&T Esprit
porcelain
creates objects in its concern to innovate and to show the advantages
of the porcelain. Sculptors, ceramists, decorators, designers, plastic
makers, they all think on the objects of today and the ones of tomorrow,
though the same material - full of magic and inspiration.
Please
visit Chocolat
Daudi to see their entire line of chocolate pots. Their
website is in French - but they were kind enough to send me a catalog
through the mail, and it did contain English translations of the artists'
descriptions of their work. For the benefit of those who speak English
as their main language, this article
is meant to
help
you enjoy
the
chocolate pots, as well as the delightful descriptions written by
each artist. It's a fun
peek
into
the
creative
minds that ultimately produced these beautiful porcelain pieces. Please
note that some phrasing may seem a little odd - I did not change the
company's English translations. These are their own words exactly.
Roma
This
invention comes from stripes of tissue which envelope the conic
shape. A contrast between hardness and softness brings poetry
in the shape of a chocolate pot and a cup. A colored expression,
nothing more than an Italian dream, memory of a trip. Silver,
red and yellow emphasize that useful object for the hot chocolate.
It leads us into a weird baroque world which finds all its reality
in our contemporary world.
Chocolate
pot by artist Christian Couty
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Voleuse
d’esprit
Flavors,
an idea of traveling, the spirit of men and the walk of the gods
plotting around this dish called chocolate. Greedy people, magic
chocolate makers, favors from Africa and South America... All
these things needed to be gathered in an only one. Running from
imagination to imagination, between porcelain from here and roots
from there, this cup - chocolate pot is made to help you taste
your hot chocolate. It's up to you to deceive the Gods and to
steal the spirits of the cocoa tree. Open your taste buds and
enjoy your trip...
Chocolate
pot by artist Yann Fayaud
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Qui
S'Y Frotte Ne S Y Pique Pas
(Cross Swords With It, You Won't Get Hurt)
When
the Spanish people tasted chocolate drink for the first time, they
found it bitter. Put on your lips the bristling porcelain bowls
you'll be surprised! They don't sting! They are even softy thanks
to their enamel. They are here to surprise you and tickle you.
Wake up your senses and enjoy your tasting!
Chocolate
pot by artist Catherine Herve |
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Cirque
Acrobats
and jugglers, clowns and childhood. Sweets and chocolates. Here
is the porcelain circus.
Chocolate
pot by artist Anne Merlet |
Elfique
In
the Scandinavian mythology, an elf is an aerial genius which
symbolizes air, water, fire and earth. From these elements come
the porcelain. From the elf, this chocolate pot has the delicate
poetry and
the
vibration of fairy tails. Maybe you would find
it
in the path of a magic forest or
under
an
extraordinary mushroom.
Chocolate
pot by artist Catherine Herve |
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Gaia
Its
spiral shape is associate to the very heart of the material and
the organisation of any form of life in the universe. Daughter
of four elements, it will plunge you into a whirl of tasting
pleasure; will you be tempted? I have centered my work around
the spiral in order to propose you different movements which
would not bring the inherent monotony of a more traditional shape
with a round base. So, according to one's point of view, one
goes from a traditional character to varied feminine sawings,
crossing with the handle.
Chocolate
pot by artist Joao Alcatrao |
Goutte
This
chocolate pot is the continuation of a whole work around the
drop. In this object, everything is drop (body, handle, spout,
decoration). A research has been realized to manage to get a
hold even if you are a right handed person or a left handed one.
My principal thought was to put the handles in the volume of
the object, which gives it a unity in its shape.
Chocolate
pot by artist Jean-Louise Puivif |
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Kakaoline
Thanks
to its soared lines, the Kakaoline's name comes from the meeting
between the kaolin, part of the porcelain, and from the cocoa.
It's a whole for the hot chocolate which leads to refinement
and contrasts. The extra white porcelain of Limoges goes with
a decoration of chocolate and mat gold. This chocolate pot will
be appreciated by your relatives for tastings around a friendly
table.
Chocolate
pot by artist Yann Fayaud |
Quatuor
I
was born from the round and the square, my elegance comes from
the round and the square from where I have been shaped, soared,
stretched, from the square you catch me, you lean me back to
pour me, from the square, the round, you discover me, disarrange
me.
For you I would become an offer, the symbol
of
your parties.
My body, full of fluidity, can give
you
the wonderful, the tasty
and the
delicious
flavor of chocolate.
Chocolate
pot by artist Christian Couty |
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