LAUFEN presents 12-color archaeology ceramics by roberto sironi [Video]

Swiss bathroom company LAUFEN takes the ceramics world by storm with the unveiling of their new 12-color palette. Developed in collaboration with Studio Roberto Sironi, the collection marks the beginning of an interdisciplinary journey through art, design, archaeology, and the history of color. On the occasion of the Milan Design Week 2024, designboom interviews Roberto Sironi on his vision and curation of the Color Archaeology exhibition hosted at LAUFEN space, traversing ancient ceramic cultures in a time span from 3000 B.C. to 1500 A.D. 

‘Similar to an alchemical process – and ceramics is first and foremost alchemy – the disciplines of art, design, archaeology and the history of color, interact with each other. In my view, if you approach ceramics as you do other historicized materials, you cannot ignore the study of that medium throughout history. Ceramics has always been an expression of identity, art, anthropology, and this was the starting point …