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Eccentric Plates by Daniel van Dijck

Dutch designer Daniel van Dijck launched a line of tableware in a series called Eccentric Plates, consisting of four handcrafted decorative and dinner plate designs. Each unique design is made from various materials like ceramic, copper, and brass.

The plates are not only a part of our daily eating ritual, they also represent the process that go on in our body while we’re eating. We all know how sometimes that’s more extreme than others, which means some of the plates are more eccentric than others, hence their name.

Copper Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

Copper Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

The Copper Plates were created by the process of using a flexible casting mold. During the casting the weight of the clay shaped the mold, which makes every plate unique.

Copper Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

Copper Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

Rough Edge Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

Rough Edge Plate (Dinner Plate) \\\ Handmade ceramics

Created by the process of using an existing plate for press molding.

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Quid Feci? Plates were created by the process of using small bubbles in the casting clay, which later melted away in the oven.

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Quid Feci? Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Wrinkled Plate (Design Souvenir)

The Wrinkled Plate (Design Souvenir)

Created by the process of using a combination of a flexible casting mold and casting brass.

The plates were launched at Designboom Mart during Tokyo Designers Week 2014.

Photos by David Joosten.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.