Contact - Kirstie van Noort

Kirstie van Noort
Nul Zes / Gasfabriek 3a
5613 CP Eindhoven
The Netherlands

info@kirstievannoort.nl

Chamber of Commerce #: 54210011
VAT #: NL001889225B81

WM08/PD04 〰️ light purple and bordeaux red Ha

WM08/PD04 〰️ light purple and bordeaux red

Handmade porcelain espresso cup in different shades of Cornwall pigments.

Available through my website, link in bio.

#kirstievannoort #espressocups #sakecups #porcelaincups #naturalpigments #cornwallpigments #limitededition #handmade #selfsourcedpigments #designresearch #conceptualceramics #contemporarypottery #modernceramics #dutchdesign #webshop #porcelaincup #porcelainespressocup

Clay sample no. 4 (local iron sludge / raw clay)

Clay sample no. 4 (local iron sludge / raw clay)

Together with @lottederaadt I’m exploring how iron sludge can be deployed to make the production process of @koninklijke_tichelaar more sustainable. Within our research project “Building blocks for the future” we are developing architectural elements using iron sludge that has a low environmental footprint and can be locally sourced.

Iron sludge is a natural residue coming from the production of drinking water. After groundwater is pumped to the surface and filtered, what you are left with are fine iron particles and water. The iron particles have a superb deep brown color, and can be used as a pigment for coloring ceramics.

Besides its distinct deep red color, iron sludge brings additional benefits to the production process of Tichelaar. One example being the reduced firing temperature of clay mixed with iron sludge. The addition of iron sludge effectively lowers the melting temperature of clay, meaning Tichelaar can now fire at lower temperatures without compromising on product quality. The reduced firing temperature in combination with the (locally-sourced) residual pigment can reduce Tichelaar’s overall environmental footprint.  Made possible by @stimuleringsfonds

ceramictiles #wastebasedtiles #circulairceramics #designresearch #fieldwork #storytelling #rawmaterials #kirstievannoort #lottederaadt #sustainableliving #slowliving #architecture #architecturetiles #coloredtiles #pinktiles #shadesofpink #ironoxide #ironwaste #tapwaterproduction #eindhoven #localmaterials #walltiles #shadesofpink #wastebasedceramics

Colour samples in various tints, developed for my

Colour samples in various tints, developed for my Waste-based Paint research.
In this project I set out to investigate how we can make every-day paints and coatings more eco-friendly. In particular, I investigate how natural pigments can replace synthetic pigments when producing emulsion paints. The work involves analyzing raw materials and residual waste streams, developing pigments from those streams, and testing the final products.
Besides developing a new product, the project also aims to make end-customers more aware of how paints can be used in an eco-friendly way.

In this project I work together with @baril_coatings
Supported by @stimuleringsfonds

#kirstievannoort #stimuleringsfondscreatieveindustrie #funding #newresearch #thenextstep #researchingrawmaterials #discardedmaterials #pigments #studiolife #dutchdesign #pigmentsresearch #wastebasedpaint #newproject #rawcolors

Paperweights. Colored and drawn with Cornwall pigm

Paperweights. Colored and drawn with Cornwall pigment’s and residual clay from my own studio. Each one is uniquely colored and decorated.

#kirstievannoort #paperweights #porcelainpaperweight #handmade #handpainted #handdrawn #uniquepiece #collectible #cornwallpigments #rawclay #cornwallcolors #dutchdesign #collectibledesign #handmadepaperweight #tobecontinued #leftoverclay #residualclay

Studio details ⛰⛏🧱🌈 #behindthescenes #k

Studio details ⛰⛏🧱🌈

#behindthescenes #kirstievannoort #researchstudio #porcelain #pottery #insidethestudio #fieldwork #rawmaterials #collector #rawpigments #memories #eindhoven #nulzes #designthinking #dutchdesign #researcher #collaborator #impact #sustainability #colorsamples #materialsamples

Soon these deep colorful bowls are available for p

Soon these deep colorful bowls are available for purchase via the online store. Made out of porcelain and uniquely colored with pigments from my Cornwall collection.
Developed together with @lottederaadt

#porcelain #handmadeporcelain #makewastematter #porcelaintableware #limitededition #rawpigments #research #designresearch #cornwallpigments #industrywaste #book #colourandmaterialstudies #glaze #makerslife #materialresearch #porcelainwaste #porcelainsample #claylife #naturalresources #pigments #ceramics #modernceramics #coloredplates #designermaker #clay #contemporaryceramics #pottersofinstagram #collectioncornwall #tableware

Minor recap of our first week in Makkum, during ou

Minor recap of our first week in Makkum, during our design-in-residence @koninklijke_tichelaar . For the next 6 weeks, we will be researching local iron sludge. How can we improve Royal Tichelaar's production and development process towards a more sustainable future by using locally sourced discarded materials.
Made possible by @stimuleringsfonds Collaboration with @lottederaadt
#kirstievannoort #designinresidence #researchresidence #localironsludge #ironsludge #discardedmaterials #iron #wastematerials #sustainablefuture #tichelaarmakkum #koninklijketichelaar #royaltichelaarmakkum #royaltichelaar #ceramics #ceramicsearch #colors #naturalcolors

All my pieces are made by slip casting porcelain c

All my pieces are made by slip casting porcelain clay into plaster molds. To cast a full series I always make more than enough clay to be sure that also the last mold can be filled to the top. After casting the last object in a series there’s always a bit of clay left. Whereas white clay can easily be reused for a new series, this is not the case with colored clay. I saved it up for years and now I work the old and colored clay into these solid paperweights. The outside is colored and drawn with Cornwall pigments and for the core I use residual clay. Each one is uniquely colored and decorated.
Shown here: paperweight (raw clay) no. 1 / 117 grams of porcelain clay / decorated by hand
#kirstievannoort #paperweights #porcelainpaperweight #handmade #handpainted #handdrawn #uniquepiece #collectible #cornwallpigments #rawclay #cornwallcolors #dutchdesign #collectibledesign #handmadepaperweight #tobecontinued #leftoverclay #coloredclay

Beautiful results from last month’s live worksho

Beautiful results from last month’s live workshop.
Clay samples in warm beige, dark grey and dark pink collected by participants in Denmark, Portugal and Belgium.

During the workshop I will guide you through the process of making Ceramic Paint by testing 5 different recipes. You will learn every single step by using your own local raw material.

Participants are always amazed by the simplicity of my way of working with local materials (most of the time people collect these raw materials from their own backyard!). I love the fact that I can share this knowledge, and make people more aware of the origin of materials we use to colour our clay with. I hope that through my workshops people find the inspiration to experiment further and find beauty in local or discarded materials.🌱🌍

#kirstievannoort #workshops #clayworkshops #ceramicpaintworkshops #ceramicpaint #porcelainworkshop #colourworkshops #colourandmaterials #localclay #localmaterials #wildclay #experimentwithclay #localcolours #naturalpigments #ceramicpaintsamples #porcelainsamples #colourandtexture #ceramicpaintworkshop

🌈🌈🌈 #kirstievannoort #wastebasedpaint #

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#kirstievannoort #wastebasedpaint
#stimuleringsfondscreatieveindustrie #newresearch #thenextstep #researchingrawmaterials #discardedmaterials #pigments #studiolife #dutchdesign #pigmentsresearch #newproject #rawcolors #green #wallpaint

Beautiful shades of grey and yellow derived from r

Beautiful shades of grey and yellow derived from raw materials collected in a former gold mine in Colombia ⛰⛏🌈

Learn how to make ceramic paint using locally sourced raw clay and/or mud. Collect and bring your own (locally) sourced raw material and learn how to transform this to useful pigments for coloring porcelain or stoneware during a live or online workshop.
👉🏻There’s only 1 place left for October (live during @dutchdesignweek ). Check my website for all details and booking.

#kirstievannoort #workshops #clayworkshops #ceramicpaintworkshops #ceramicpaint #porcelainworkshop #colourworkshops #colourandmaterials #localclay #localmaterials #wildclay #experimentwithclay #localcolours #naturalpigments #ceramicpaintsamples #porcelainsamples #colourandtexture #ceramicpaintworkshop

Shades of pink copper and green tin ore, colour sa

Shades of pink copper and green tin ore, colour sample for my Waste-based Paint research.
In this project I set out to investigate how we can make every-day paints and coatings more eco-friendly. In particular, I investigate how natural pigments can replace synthetic pigments when producing emulsion paints. The work involves analyzing raw materials and residual waste streams, developing pigments from those streams, and testing the final products.
Besides developing a new product, the project also aims to make end-customers more aware of how paints can be used in an eco-friendly way.

In this project I work together with @baril_coatings
Supported by @stimuleringsfonds

#kirstievannoort #stimuleringsfondscreatieveindustrie #funding #newresearch #thenextstep #researchingrawmaterials #discardedmaterials #pigments #studiolife #dutchdesign #pigmentsresearch #wastebasedpaint #newproject #rawcolors

A look in my studio where mainly material and colo

A look in my studio where mainly material and color samples can be seen.
I am currently researching various raw materials together with (large) production partners. While creating very small samples and testing in the studio is what I do best, the challenge is always how and if we can scale up together and try to make some impact.

#behindthescenes #kirstievannoort #researchstudio #porcelain #pottery #insidethestudio #fieldwork #rawmaterials #collector #rawpigments #memories #eindhoven #nulzes #designthinking #dutchdesign #researcher #collaborator #impact #sustainability #colorsamples #materialsamples

Preparing for this summer’s artist-in-residency

Preparing for this summer’s artist-in-residency @koninklijke_tichelaar with @lottederaadt
During 7 weeks we will work at the old factory of Koninklijke Tichelaar in Makkum and have access to their renowned lab and highly knowledgeable and talented staff.
Together we will continue our research around iron sludge to develop new, more sustainable and high-end building elements.  Established in 1572, Koninklijke Tichelaar is the oldest ceramics company in the Netherlands and has an amazing track record in the field of ceramics and design. It’s such an honour to work with them.

In this project, designer Lotte de Raadt and myself developed new ideas for the use of iron sludge in ceramics and tiles. Iron sludge is a residual waste product from water production in the Netherlands. Having a deep red colour, we quickly realized the sludge could potentially be a great source for making ceramic pigments. We tested several applications and found that the material can indeed be used to produce a beautiful pink/red colouring on ceramics. We ended up developing a line of wall tiles in different shades that can be used in sustainable architecture.  We are very much looking forward to testing and developing new sustainable solutions in close collaboration with Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum. If you happen to be around (between August 22 and September 30), let us know, the factory will be open to the public and we would be happy to meet you and tell you all about our research.

#oertiles #oertile #ceramictiles #wastebasedtiles #circulairceramics #designresearch #fieldwork #storytelling #rawmaterials #kirstievannoort #lottederaadt #sustainableliving #slowliving #architecture #architecturetiles #coloredtiles #pinktiles #shadesofpink #ironoxide #ironwaste #tapwaterproduction #eindhoven #localmaterials #walltiles #shadesofpink #lightpinktiles

Final results after testing wild clays from France

Final results after testing wild clays from France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Colombia during one of the Ceramic Paint workshops last spring. ⛰⛏🌈

Learn how to make ceramic paint using locally sourced raw clay and/or mud. Collect and bring your own (locally) sourced raw material and learn how to transform this to useful pigments for coloring porcelain or stoneware during a live or online workshop.
👉🏻There are a few places left for October. Check my website for all dates and availability.

#kirstievannoort #workshops #clayworkshops #ceramicpaintworkshops #ceramicpaint #porcelainworkshop #colourworkshops #colourandmaterials #localclay #localmaterials #wildclay #experimentwithclay #localcolours #naturalpigments #ceramicpaintsamples #porcelainsamples #colourandtexture #ceramicpaintworkshop

While my second book 'Colour and Material Studies

While my second book 'Colour and Material Studies in Porcelain / Collection Cornwall' has been out of print for a few months (thank you very much!) I am currently working on a new book.

In 2019 I went to Arita 🇯🇵 for the last time, and photographer @ingridhofstra accompanied me. We have documented the entire investigation of the production process of immaculate white porcelain in Arita.
In this research I went in search of the raw kaolin that is used in the production of Arita porcelain. I visited the quarries and factories where the famous Arita porcelain clay is collected and processed. I found that the kaolin harvested in and around Arita was exceptionally pure, leaving only a small amount of waste. However, these small deposits of mineral waste gave me and Sehyo-san, the potter, enough material to develop a specific and unique color chart containing over a 100 colors and several clay bodies.
The book will reveal the process of all developed colors and materials, sourced from just a handful of quarries and production sites in southern Japan.

#kirstievannoort #research #designresearch #japan #porcelain #wastepigments #naturalminerals #latitudeforuniqueness #arita2016 #2016arita #contemporaryporcelain #pottersofinstagram #claylife #naturalglaze #ochre #ironminerals #sand #porcelainbowls #claybodies #sandminerals #porcelaincolors #japaneseporcelain #rawglaze #glazepigments

Deep colorful bowls made out of porcelain and uniq

Deep colorful bowls made out of porcelain and uniquely colored with pigments from my Cornwall collection.
Developed together with @lottederaadt for a client in Amsterdam.

#porcelain #handmadeporcelain #porcelaintableware #limitededition #rawpigments #research #designresearch #cornwallpigments #industrywaste #book #colourandmaterialstudies #glaze #makerslife #materialresearch #porcelainwaste #porcelainsample #claylife #naturalresources #pigments #ceramics #modernceramics #coloredplates #designermaker #clay #contemporaryceramics #pottersofinstagram #collectioncornwall #tableware

Second batch of color samples for my Waste-based P

Second batch of color samples for my Waste-based Paint research, made in my own studio.
In this project I set out to investigate how we can make every-day paints and coatings more eco-friendly. In particular, I investigate how natural pigments can replace synthetic pigments when producing emulsion paints. The work involves analyzing raw materials and residual waste streams, developing pigments from those streams, and testing the final products.
Besides developing a new product, the project also aims to make end-customers more aware of how paints can be used in an eco-friendly way.

In this project I work together with @baril_coatings
Supported by @stimuleringsfonds

#kirstievannoort #stimuleringsfondscreatieveindustrie #funding #newresearch #thenextstep #researchingrawmaterials #discardedmaterials #pigments #studiolife #dutchdesign #pigmentsresearch #wastebasedpaint #newproject #rawcolors

This summer @lottederaadt and myself will continue

This summer @lottederaadt and myself will continue our research around iron sludge to develop new, more sustainable and high-end building elements. During 7 weeks we will work at the old factory of @koninklijke_tichelaar in Makkum and have access to their renowned lab and highly knowledgeable and talented staff. Established in 1572, Koninklijke Tichelaar is the oldest ceramics company in the Netherlands and has an amazing track record in the field of ceramics and design. It’s such an honour to work with them.

In this project, designer Lotte de Raadt and myself developed new ideas for the use of iron sludge in ceramics and tiles. Iron sludge is a residual waste product from water production in the Netherlands. Having a deep red colour, we quickly realized the sludge could potentially be a great source for making ceramic pigments. We tested several applications and found that the material can indeed be used to produce a beautiful pink/red colouring on ceramics. We ended up developing a line of wall tiles in different shades that can be used in sustainable architecture.  We are very much looking forward to testing and developing new sustainable solutions in close collaboration with Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum. If you happen to be around (between August 22 and September 30), let us know, the factory will be open to the public and we would be happy to meet you and tell you all about our research.

#oertiles #oertile #ceramictiles #wastebasedtiles #circulairceramics #designresearch #fieldwork #storytelling #rawmaterials #kirstievannoort #lottederaadt #sustainableliving #slowliving #architecture #architecturetiles #coloredtiles #pinktiles #shadesofpink #ironoxide #ironwaste #tapwaterproduction #eindhoven #localmaterials #walltiles #shadesofpink #lightpinktiles

A look in my studio where mainly material and colo

A look in my studio where mainly material and color samples can be seen.
I am currently researching various raw materials together with (large) production partners. While creating very small samples and testing in the studio is what I do best, the challenge is always how and if we can scale up together and try to make some impact.

#behindthescenes #kirstievannoort #researchstudio #porcelain #pottery #insidethestudio #fieldwork #rawmaterials #collector #rawpigments #memories #eindhoven #nulzes #designthinking #dutchdesign #researcher #collaborator #impact #sustainability #colorsamples #materialsamples