Lucas Huillet - Vase - Stoneware

Vase Bond n11, one-of-a-kind piece

The Bond vase was born from the fusion of my ceramic work and the practice of bondage. The anthropomorphic shapes of the distortions clash and merge. All of it is contained by a cordage crafted in Shibari.

Shibari means “tied, bound”; this word is used in Japan to describe the art of knotting parcels, in the West it refers to the art of bondage (“kinbaku” in Japanese).

Even though the practice evokes a certain violence through restricted movement, it is in fact an art carried out with a deep respect for the person or object being bound. The cordage must be applied with proper tension; the knots distribute, amplify or release the forces it exerts around the piece according to their orientation and tightening, and without ever injuring, damaging or breaking the thing being bound.

Everything is a matter of balance.

About Lucas Huillet:

Trained at the Camondo School in design and interior architecture. This academic path opened doors to collaborations with prestigious houses and institutions.

In 2018, he created his studio as an exploratory space where ceramic, interior architecture and object design intersect, building on expertise in working with natural materials, allowing him to design unique pieces that are at once everyday objects and complete artworks.

Today, the studio continues to combine traditional craft with contemporary innovation, with the aim of creating objects that carry meaning and authenticity.

Lucas Huillet’s creations have been shown notably at Paris Design Week, Collectible in Brussels, and Dubai’s Al Shindagha Museum.