Jovana Zhang
Silk Cabinet
Born in Belgrade in 1983. Graduated from Belgrade University of Applied Arts. After working in Studio Urquiola in Milan in 2010, Jovana moved to China to partner with Zhang Lei and Christoph John, to start the Future Tradition project in Pinwu studio.
Materials: Emailed iron (iron & glaze)
Design Concept Description: Understanding of “mud” was at the core of our inspiration and design process. In my mind mud is the interaction of dust with water, which perfectly matches the glaze material baked in the kiln. While the table surface was imagined as ground, the glaze was a rain that distracts the surface with patterns and stains. They are named “fleka,” which means stain in the Serbian language. Fleka coffee tables are made in several size.