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Vases, candleholders, animal figurines - such common household ornaments tend to spring to mind at the mention of ceramics. But this most fundamental of materials - essentially clay mixed with water, moulded into a shape and heated at a very high temperature - is being used in interesting new ways.
California-based Joey Roth (joeyroth.com) has come up with a ceramic sound system. The speakers, in a stylish white conical shape and incorporating Baltic birch and cork, hook up to iPods and other digital music players, as well as computers and televisions, providing a rich, resonant sound. A set of two speakers and a sub-woofer sells for US$1,095 (the speakers alone are US$495).
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Danish collective Copenhagen Ceramics (copenhagenceramics.com) has likewise approached the material with imagination. Artist Anne Tophoj's clean, modern dishes (right), which come in a dull-white finish and are available in several configurations, can be used as serving platters or as dining trays. Queries regarding availability can be sent via the website.
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California-based Moshi (moshimonde.com) has created highly polished ceramic earphones called Keramo (top right), boasting a modernist asymmetrical design. Apart from their aesthetic appeal, the Keramo convey a pure and undistorted sound and are available in Hong Kong for HK$959 at HMV (various locations; www.hmv.com.hk) and CD Warehouse (www.cdwarehouse.com.hk)
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