Many articles are published on a daily basis illustrating the use of glazes, but the technology employed in their application and composition is quite complex and diverse. Many variations are possible ...

Pottery is a complicated process involving mixing and fine-tuning clay, creating and refining vessels or sculptures, and then developing and applying glazes before firing. Though glazing is one of the ...

Ceramic glazes have long intrigued both scholars and craftsmen for their rich and varied appearances. Central to this field is the interplay between chemical and structural colouration. Modern ...

Over the past few years glaze, ink and frit technology in the ceramic tile industry have experienced a rebirth. Now, the results are finally becoming mainstream. At Cersaie 2017, many Tile of Spain ...

IT has been known for some months that Prof. T. E. Thorpe, F.R. S., and Prof. T. Oliver, had been commissioned by the Home Secretary to investigate the use of lead compounds in the production of ...

Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics. Ignorance is Bliss ...

How does lead wind up in crockpots and other ceramic food and drink containers? Ceramic ware is glazed before entering a kiln to bake. These glazes sometimes contain lead to give products an ...