Vaggos
category:
Ceramic Happy Desk
Award-Winning Project:
Our Process: From Concept to Creation
Vaggos was awarded 2nd Prize in the international design competition Ceramic Happy Desk, organized by Arta Ceramica, a ceramic manufacturing company based in Mexico.
The competition invited designers from around the world to reinterpret everyday desk objects through ceramic materiality, functionality and cultural narrative.
Vaggos was recognized for identifying a simple, overlooked need, a dedicated place to rest one’s glasses and transforming it into a playful yet functional object with strong cultural references.
This description reflects the official evaluation and presentation of the project by Arta Ceramica and the Ceramic Happy Desk competition.
Vaggos
My name is Vaggos.
I belong to the bit family of the Cycladic figurines.
I am distanced approximately 150 generations (around 5,000 years) from my ancestors, created during the Early Bronze Age, when Cycladic artists first attempted to represent the human figure.
I belong in the big family of the Cycladic figurines, you know. Archaeologists are still puzzled by the importance and the use of my ancestors, but not with me as they know that.
I like wearing other people’s glasses, travelling around and reminding Greece to everyone.
My ancestors not always were white in colour. Cyclade artists used mineral colours, like red and azure, and rarely green and black. Therefore, you will find me in all these colours and of course in white.
