Tamsin van Essen
London, United Kingdom
About
Tamsin van Essen is a British designer based in London. A graduate of the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins, she specialises in conceptual design and has recently been using the medium of ceramics to explore scientific, medical and social historic themes. Material experimentation is a strong characteristic of her work, probing how the material qualities of ceramics can be altered through unusual additions, and creative intervention into standard industrial and craft production processes. Her work sits at the interface between art and design, with one-off collectables and conversation pieces.
- Awards:
- Wellcome Trust Design for Science competition 2007
Chartered Society of Designers Student Design Award 2006
William Atkinson Scholarship, Central Saint Martins 2006
Permanent Collections:
CNAP, Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, France
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
Wellcome Collection, London, UK
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum, London, UK
Coverage in books:
'The Workshop Guide to Ceramics' D. Hooson & A. Quinn Thames & Hudson 2012
'The Pot Book' Edmund de Waal, Phaidon 2011
'Design & Design Book of the Year' (Vol. 2) Index Books 2009
'Fragiles: Porcelain, Glass & Ceramics' R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, S. Grill, Gestalten 2008
'Trends 2009/10' K. Tallon, Anova Books 2008
'Handled with Care: contemporary ceramic design' Designboom 2008
'Ceramic Design Course' A. Quinn, Quarto Publishing Ltd 2007
'The Visual Communication of Science: design4science' Wheeler & Long, Gmelin Press 2007
