In December 2025, I was invited to be part of the first Amsterdam Ceramics exhibition at Loods6. 18 artists, one big industrial space, and a lot of very good clay.
For this one, I went all in on chains.
Everything in the collection leans into repetition, weight, and tension. I built a series of lamps (fully wired by me, pulling from my old life as a lighting designer) and a set of more sculptural pieces that sit somewhere between functional object and something a bit less well-behaved.
The main piece was a wall hanging made from around 1000 individual ceramic rings. Each one hand-formed, linked together, and hung from a simple pole I rigged up for the space.
From a distance it reads quite clean. Up close itās a bit messier with slight warps, small inconsistencies, and joins that arenāt trying to disappear. Thatās kind of the point.
I like repetition, but I donāt want perfection.
Clay doesnāt really allow it anyway. It shifts, it remembers, it pushes back if you try to control it too much. Working with that many repeated forms becomes less about precision and more about knowing where to let go.
The lamps follow a similar idea. Theyāre quite heavy, quite industrial, but the light softens everything. The chains break up the form, pull heat away, and create these small pockets of glow. Itās a nice contrast, something quite solid holding something quite warm.
The whole setup leaned pretty industrial with darker clays, and simple structures. Nothing overly decorative, just form doing its thing.
Amsterdam Ceramics itself felt like a strong first edition. A good mix of people doing very different things, but all taking the material seriously. It didnāt feel precious, which I liked.
For Glayse, this collection sits on the more restrained side. Less playful, more material-led.
Bring on the 2026 edition!
