Domani

Crafted by Elements
For the past 25 years Domani has been reinventing craftsmanship in pottery. “We have always respected the delicate balance between century-old techniques and innovative designs,” says founder Gino Van den Breen. “Thanks to that balance we make innovation ageless, for example by applying spectacular glazing to a traditionally baked pot. Yet our designs always have to remain functional.” When necessary, tradition is updated to the needs of today.

Domani adapted Mediterranean terra cotta to our climate so that pots wouldn’t burst due to weather conditions. Typically Domani: its 25th birthday does not give rise to festivities, but rather to a warm meeting of friends. “Some of our clients and architects have been working with us from the very beginning. They spread the word and made us what we are today,” says Bart Bauweraerts. “ Craftsmen who honor traditional techniques and artists who build on that tradition have also been very faithful allies.


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MATERIALS

All our Domani items are handmade in our own European production.

Terracotta

Our own high-quality clay has a kaolin basis with special properties. While baking the clay will coalesce so that virtually no absorption of water is possible. Our terracotta pottery absorbs no more than 3-4% of water. With this low percentage of water, our potteries are guaranteed frost proof.

Not suitable for outdoor: ATLANTIS, BATUR and BUDAPEST collections (because of their shape). The Raku collection is the only collection made out of a different clay composition.

Raku

Raku is a baking technique originated in Japan, in the mid-sixteenth century. During the extreme temperature change of cooling down, crazing or cracking occurs on many of the glazed areas of the pots. The multitude of parameters involved provides results varying at infinity, which gives each piece the quality of a single object.

NAKED: the glaze has been chipped off the pot leaving an intriguing pattern of smoke lines on the clay after burning.

Zinc

We use titanium-zinc plates soldered together with tin. Our tin contains 4% of silver, which makes it extremely durable. When zinc is exposed to humid air or water, it will naturally oxidize. First, the zinc will create a white powder to protect itself; then a light grey patina will appear. All our zinc pots are delivered with water drainage on the side.

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