{"id":16625,"date":"2025-09-18T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/?p=16625"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:14:45","slug":"open-call-dizajn-lab-rebeca-ihring-genesis-connected-to-disconnected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/en\/open-call-dizajn-lab-rebeca-ihring-genesis-connected-to-disconnected\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALL \/ DESIGN LAB \/ REBECA IHRING: GENESIS, CONNECTED TO DISCONNECTED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work explores the use of ceramic materials in product design through a creative process based on conceptual and intuitive reflection. Initial inspiration stems from the microscopic motif of spirals appearing on the surface of a freshly fertilized egg, a symbol of origin and invisible movement. This motif opens the space for cultural and philosophical questions about the origin of life, which are then reflected in the texts. The result is a series of lamps with a distinctive character whose shades, when lit, reveal not only structural spiral patterns but also imprinted verses, short poems as records of contemplation on the intimate trace of creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connected to disconnected<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silence of flickering screens. Thousands of connections and yet such emptiness. The work is a muffled cry in an era of hyperconnectivity, where touch has been replaced by notifications and loneliness hides behind a filter. The illusion of proximity grows while the roots of community burn out. The work was created using the technique of cast porcelain, poured into plaster moulds deliberately disturbed by acts of destruction. This layer of intervention creates structures where order meets chaos and form meets fracture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/history\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesis<br>The work explores the application of ceramic materials in product design through a creative process grounded in conceptual and intuitive reflection. The initial inspiration stems from the microscopic motif of spirals appearing on the surface of a freshly fertilized egg, a symbol of origin and invisible movement. This motif opens up space for cultural and philosophical questions about the beginning of life, which are then reflected in texts. The result is a series of lamps with a distinctive character, whose lampshades, once illuminated, reveal not only structural spiral patterns but also imprinted verses, short poems as records of contemplation on the intimate trace of creation.<br><br>Connected to disconnect<br>The silence of flickering screens. Thousands of connections and yet, such emptiness. The work is a muted cry in an era of hyperconnectivity, where touch has been replaced by notifications, and loneliness hides behind a filter. The illusion of closeness grows, while the roots of community burn out.<br>The piece was created using the technique of slip-cast porcelain, poured into plaster molds deliberately disrupted by acts of destruction. This layer of intervention forms structures where order meets chaos, and shape confronts fracture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"16626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/www.bratislavadesignweek.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rebecca-ihring.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis Dielo sk\u00fama vyu\u017eitie keramick\u00fdch materi\u00e1lov v produktovom dizajne prostredn\u00edctvom kreat\u00edvneho procesu zalo\u017een\u00e9ho na konceptu\u00e1lnej a intuit\u00edvnej reflexii. Po\u010diato\u010dn\u00e1 in\u0161pir\u00e1cia pramen\u00ed z mikroskopick\u00e9ho mot\u00edvu \u0161pir\u00e1l objavuj\u00facich sa na povrchu \u010derstvo oplodnen\u00e9ho vaj\u00ed\u010dka, symbolu p\u00f4vodu a nevidite\u013en\u00e9ho pohybu. Tento mot\u00edv otv\u00e1ra priestor pre kult\u00farne a filozofick\u00e9 ot\u00e1zky o po\u010diatku \u017eivota, ktor\u00e9 sa potom odr\u00e1\u017eaj\u00fa v textoch. 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