The Line
How a line becomes a cup.
Every LINEVESSA drawing is made in one continuous stroke, then sized to the cup, pot, tray or towel it sits on. Here is how that works, and what we will and will not tell you.
It starts with one stroke
Every LINEVESSA drawing begins in a sketchbook as a single continuous line. The pen goes down at one point and comes up at another, and in between it draws a face, a branch or a city. If the line breaks, the drawing does not make it onto porcelain.
A continuous line leaves things out. There is no shading and no fill, only the path the pen took. That is why the pieces stay calm enough for every day.
Sixteen drawings in three families
Each drawing gets a number, from Line Nº 01 to Line Nº 16. Faces are profiles and glances. Botanicals are branches, fronds and flowers. Skylines are cities seen from the water or the rooftops.
Sized to the piece it sits on
A drawing for a tea cup is not the same size as one for a teapot or a tray. We redraw each line for the shape it will wrap around, so it runs round a cup, carries on to the saucer, or lies flat across a tray.
The same drawing appears on several pieces. Put a Profile cup next to a Profile teapot and they belong together without being identical.
What we tell you, and what we do not
On every product page you will find the size, the capacity, the material and how to look after it. You will not find star ratings, sales counts or press quotes: we would rather show the piece clearly and let you decide.
If something is unclear, write to us. A person answers, usually within two business days.