Inspiration behind the bowl

The Mercury Hive bowl evolved from three specific forms of inspiration. Originally, drought cracks inspired the patterning with sporadic shapes. This was simplified into hexagonal patterning which as a result reflected the bee hive. The static structure of the patterning needed to be enhanced through distortion, thus the third form of inspiration was utilized, that being mercury. This created a juxtaposition of a static structure with a fluid form, thus the end resultant of the bowl utilizes this composition of two different structures.

Drought Cracks

Honeycomb

Mercury



Edward Yao