VSSEL Design LLC
Mission Statement:
All products have been produced by creating digital models that come to physical fruition through a mixture of rigid and flexible rubber mold making.
Product Line:
Cement Planter in “Shadow BLCK” or “Bone White”
“This planter adds quiet refinement with a touch of drama into any space. Your friends will comment on how sophisticated you've become. Industrial vibes meet innovative living.”
Two sizes - Small (5.25"X5.25"X5.25")
Large (5.25”X6.25”X6.25”)
Materials: Cement and Black or White Water
Polished Cement Lidded Jar in Shadow BLCK and Bone White
“It's cold to the touch. When I look at the polished cement, it feels distant until we interact, followed by endless love. This jar warms my lonely fingers. They are surprised at how soft the surface feels and at how much they're drawn to inquire further. Place your daily routines into this vessel. Make it a part of each day that follows.”
- color may vary slightly, as will every experience in life -
3.5”X2.75”X4”
Materials: Grief, Longing, Stillness, Everlasting Love, Polished Cement, Black Water
VSSEL Design is a business that focuses on making objects relating
conceptually to the idea of the vessel as a container. In much the same way that humans collect experiential energy that builds and compounds throughout their lives that turns into the personalities that make them uniquely authentic, expressive individuals, a vessel has the potential for holding the energy bestowed upon it. Materials like porcelain, cement, metal, and glass create the foundation from which these efforts begin.
We’re interested in pursuing ideas that support self care and slowing down with the hope that through doing so, that we can encourage personal self actualized wellness within the various communities we’re a part of. We intend on doing this by making thoughtfully designed objects that generate attention points throughout the day, that evoke curiousity, tactile interest, a sense of calm, and perhaps to act as the inspirational epicenter for a lifestyle that encourages greater mental bandwidth.
All pursuits connect back to the relationships that exists between beings.
By: Dani+Josh
Welcome to the next phase in the VSSEL pursuit.
We are proud to present the "Cylindrical Lidded Cement Vessel".
This jar was inspired by notions of resistance relating to how human beings move throughout their days. Through walking and observing, we notice our surroundings within a perpetual state of slow change, while remaining and retaining the same. Character is developed and integrity is reinforced
- walls are erected with embedded metal that provides reassurance.
Much in the same way that architecture manifests a scaffolding system from which we may interact with shared spaces, these objects have been made to inspire consideration to the passing of time and the relationship we have with the world changing around us, with the relationships involved in maintaining a sense of self.
It's what's inside that mirrors the VSSEL that contains. Your choice - It's always up to you.
By Dani+Josh
“Downpour, Petrichor Matte Black” Ceramic Vase
(This glaze is available on small, medium, and large sizes)
Significant. Satisfying. Satiatingly weighty, but not too heavy. In your Hands.
This curvaceous vase has all the right lines. The balance in it's composition of acute to obtuse angles captivates the eye and promotes introspection. You want to inspect this. You want to look at it just a little longer. Like the empty blackness of the night sky, this vase connects with the universe it was born in.
Materials: Glass and clay and the places you collect.
Large - 6.25”X5”X5”
Medium - 5”X4”X4”
Small - 3.75”X2.5”2.5”
Other Writing relating to this line of slip cast Ceramic Vases:
“Suspended Snow”, White Ceramic Vase
(This glaze is available on small, medium, and large sizes)
True love and a kiss. You helped me believe, you helped me see through the cascading ribbons of snow relentlessly falling across that landscape. I knew it was always you with your silver eyes and your warmest of gazes, your familiar ocean view.
Forever frozen, endlessly poetic. This bright, lightest of flurries, glossy, glassy, glaze will show you where to take that next step.
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“Abyss BLCK”, Ceramic Vase (SM)
(This glaze is available on small, medium, and large sizes)
Glossy, Glassy, Deep. This absolute abyss black glaze reminds the human eye that it’s connected to the body. Like the moment of self realization after stairing into a fire, day fades to night into day. It continues on, and on, and on.
Enjoy Absolute Abyss Black
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Wheatfield Waterfall Dreams, Ceramic Vase (SM)
(This glaze is available on small, medium, and large sizes)
Close my eyes and imagine waterfall wheat fields falling from the sky. From a distance, we both move together. Slow. Steady. Intentionally and thoughtfully. Your sepia tone eyes lock on to the special nature of this object. This vessel holds your place. It holds collected compounding visions of your speckled past.
Hold in your hands, the materiality of your moments.
