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17-25 October 2026
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Dutch Skies

Lab AIR explores the age-old craft of faience with a contemporary raw material; air pollution particulates.

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This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
Re:sourcing clay
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Smogware tiles
Smogware tiles
Lab AIR
Depicting Dutch skies, the designers draw attention to the urgent message about air quality. With the same goal, the designers have already developed a porcelain tableware glazed with particulates from various world cities.

Design-research and tradition

With Royal Tichelaar, design and tradition are united in the creation of a new series of tiles. The most traditional tile, the Makkumer white, was chosen as their starting point. This 13 x 13 cm tile has been produced by Royal Tichelaar with their local clay for over 450 years. Over a white tin-glazed body the master painters put their well-known blue scenes, made with cobalt oxide. In this research this process is studied with alternative resources.
pollution particulates
pollution particulates
Lab AIR

Colofon

co-founder, designer Annemarie Piscaer
co-founder, designer Iris de Kievith

Partners

Sponsored by Dutch Skies
Sponsored by Dutch Skies
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir