CCE Research Lab

The CCE research laboratory “Ceramics as an experience” is developing a specific program within a research residency and provides students with an opening to innovative manufacturing techniques.

The city of Limoges and its region are one of the world's leading places for ceramics. Its history and the strong presence of numerous institutions, research centers, industries, companies and start-ups bear witness to this. In this context, the importance of research, whether fundamental or applied, whether it concerns new technical developments or free creation, is a constantly evolving project.
Ceramics as Experience, the research laboratory of the National School of Art and Design of Limoges, is developing a specific program within a research residency and provides students involved in the ceramics course with an opening towards innovative manufacturing techniques.
A center of expertise, the lab aims to be a place of innovation and free experimentation between digital worlds and traditional techniques. The challenge is to encourage the meeting between artists, theorists, teachers, students, technicians around ideas, gestures and tools. Digital technology participates in this reflection, integrating the 3D modeling phase and its printing applications into the design stage.
Going beyond the type, the model, the norm imposed by tradition, creating different works thus presupposes an obstinate rigor which must play on the usual, the current, the standard, to surprise the creators and the spectators.

Ceramics, glass and new technologies at the CIAV in Meisenthal

Every year, the CCE lab organizes a workshop "Ceramics, glass and new technologies" at the International Center for Glass Art (CIAV) in Meisenthal, which takes place this year from March 17 to 21, 2025. In the form of a call for projects, the lab opens this workshop to 7 students from the 3rd to the 5th year of the Art and Design options of the school. By combining ceramics, glass and new technologies in the freest and most transversal way possible, each student can submit a project arising from their personal issues.

The submitted file must include two parts:

  • A book including a short text on the student's personal issues illustrated with a few captioned works;
  • A project for the CIAV (notes of intent, references, sketches, drawings, photographs, videos, sounds, etc.).

The files, in paper or digital form, must be submitted to the laboratory.

Calendar :

  • Deadline for submission of applications: November 4, 2024
  • Project selection and announcement of results: November 18, 2024
  • For the selected projects, follow-up sessions are organized from November to March at the CCE (feasibility studies, critical analysis, creation of a reference field,
    project economy…).

 

Teachers and technicians: Serge PAYEN, Jessie Derogy and Arnaud BORDE.

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