Born in Hong Kong, originally window display designer. Kwan started to learn ceramics in Shanghai in 2013. In 2016, she joined a workshop and residency program at Guldagergaard, International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark. And at the same year, she moved back from Shanghai and setup Kwan-T studio in Hong Kong. Kwan is a designer maker. She intends to explore new ways of seeing ceramics, and to bridge the gap between sculpture and utilitarian object. She wishes to create a dialogue between traditional craft and modern technology without losing the human touch in the creative process. She has started using paper and clay as medium since 2014. She is always intrigued by the fragility and versatility of both materials, and it became the starting point of her ever-evolving Paper Series. Her design background has a strong influence on her works, and most of them are reflected upon the essence of form, structure and functionality. She wants to strip off the unnecessary through abstraction, hoping the simplicity and purity of her works could bring a timeless beauty to the daily life.

Materials: paper, clay

Mesh is part of the Paper Series that I have been developing for more then two years. It is a continuous project in search of form and space by means of transforming paper into ceramic. Every fold and pleat creates a new dimension. The transformation of paper into ceramic is a way to preserve time, turning fragility and abstraction into tangible objects that last. In this project, I wanted to enhance the paper quality even more. I have been thinking to recreate the paper forms in ceramic, not only from the visual aspect, but also from the sense of touch. And I resolved to add paper fiber into my porcelain casting slip for production. Even though the paper fiber was burning away during the firing process, all the textures are nicely kept on the surface and the weight of the object became so light that we could almost mistake it for paper.