Tohi , Vase Design | Elham Nejati

Hollow
What we touch/Material
First
/Aligned with the world/
Inviting natural elements in a smaller scale to the modern life
Second
/Return to origin/
With the use of stones
The first and persistent element that man documented his presence on.
Accentuating on the connecting loop of our ancestors and us
Connecting loops that have been engraved in our subconscious, forever.
What we see/Forms
Accepting accidental lines or:
“Each strike at each point at each point of time has a different outcome”
An outcome that is impossible to replicate precisely
Accidental lines have different and unique outcomes in each product.
Like the unique and one-of-a-kind essence of each person
Refuting the most improbable desire of humans: perfection
The materialistic world is full of flaws
Trying to be flawless is the most improbable desire of humans.
With each breakage the soul of the stone is released

“A step after what is typical.”
First – beginning
The beginning of everything is the moment I step further away from restrictions
Away from any arrangement that tries to restrict me with a “customary” label.
Restrictions have always troubled me.
Second – Me
I am always looking for myself in my designs
Pieces that cultivate a structured whole that reflect my thoughts.
I have trekked in many directions during my creative design path. I was an interior
designer.
But in the end, nothing – none of them reflected me.
Third – Collaboration
My designs are a place for collaboration.
Each mind is a unique and exclusive space.
This flexible design can develop and expand as many times as it is seen and analyzed
by different minds who are looking for an answer to the questions; “what is this” and “what
use does it have”.
I appreciate this challenge – unprompted answers – answers that are the result of
intellectual exploration.
A collection of interpretations that are in parallel:
“I can be all and none.”
Fourth – Journey
Flaw is beautiful.
Everything is flawed and these intentional flaws in the fractures of stones is a natural form
of beauty.
Flaws pave the way to betterment.
Improvement is an infinite road.
Each of my designs are an invitation to step on this road:
You are the journey on this road.
You are now in control to continue and progress