T74JPV-WS — EXPRESSIVE WABI-SABI PAINTED FIELD SYSTEM
Code: T74JPV-WS
System Integration: Multi-part assembly — to be confirmed
Commercial Unit: Sold per square metre
Reference Field: 1 m² (images demonstrate field behaviour, not fixed composition)
Approximate Unit Dimensions:
L 127–138 × W 126–130 × H 8–10 mm
Coverage:
59 units per m²
Approx. 24.81 kg per m²
Surface Field:
Variegated, multi-tonal painterly spectrum
Process:
Hand-pressed ceramic units · individually hand-painted
Authorship:
Artwork by Tebogo Sethole · Produced by the VLVLK Studio
Intended Applications:
Interior wall surfaces · floors · wet areas · water-adjacent installations · ponds
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SURFACE CHARACTER
T74JPV-WS is conceived as an expressive painterly field, operating between abstraction and material depth rather than pattern or motif.
Each unit carries a unique painted composition, built through layered gestures, splashes, washes, and kiln-driven reactions. Blues, mineral greens, ochres, charcoals, and stone tones interweave across the surface, creating a field that reads as atmospheric at distance and richly legible at proximity.
The image demonstrates:
• non-repeating painterly language across every unit
• controlled chaos balanced by a restrained underlying palette
• glaze pooling, splatter, and directional movement
• visible kiln interaction and surface tension
No two tiles are alike. Repetition is neither possible nor intended.
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INSTALLATION INTENT
This surface is composed, not ordered.
Installation references supplied by the studio establish:
• pacing and density across the field
• distribution logic rather than alignment
• visual balance between active and quieter units
They are not diagrams to be replicated. Final installation relies on curatorial judgement on site, allowing the surface to resolve as a coherent whole rather than a sequence of individual tiles.
Mechanical sequencing or attempts at symmetry will undermine the intended reading.
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MATERIAL NOTE
You will receive the same or a closely related painted field to that shown.
Exact colour placement, gesture, or distribution cannot be specified.
Wabi-Sabi editions may be custom-developed upon request, including tonal weighting, chromatic emphasis, or scale calibration, subject to studio review.
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AVAILABILITY
OTR (Off-the-Rack):
Availability is governed by the lowest-quantity unit within the batch.
Commissioned Production:
Project-specific production is available, including extended runs and curated field assemblies, subject to lead time and artistic availability.
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CURATION & VARIATION — WABI-SABI EDITION
This surface forms part of the Wabi-Sabi Edition, where variation is an authored condition rather than a tolerance.
Visible characteristics may include:
• pronounced painterly variance between units
• tonal drift and chromatic layering
• glaze pooling, splatter, and micro-fracture
• soft deformation, bowing, or edge irregularity
• irregular grout articulation
Occasional minor body cracking may be present. When included, these characteristics are visible in reference imagery and are integral to the surface identity — not defects.
Each installation is singular, expressive, and materially alive.
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LIGHT & SURFACE RESPONSE
The layered glaze and painterly relief interact dynamically with light.
As lighting conditions shift, depth, translucency, and contrast evolve across the field. The surface resists a single fixed reading, remaining active, atmospheric, and spatially present over time.
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