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Alley Vase, the finished form
Object passport

Alley Vase

RĀD OBJECTONE OF ONE№0442026

This passport tells this work's whole story.

Maker
Saman Karimi
Date created
May 2026
Clay / material
Clay mixed with Karaj river sand
Glaze / colours
Carbon matte, deliberately incomplete cover
Dimensions
22 cm high
Firing
Oxidation, 1180°C
Original inspiration
A vase shaped by a forgotten Tehran alley: narrow, shadowed, with light that arrives only at noon.
Owner
Still in the studio
City
Tehran

RAD before RAD

Drag a finger or the mouse and watch idea become hand, material, and RAD.

Alley Vase

The making log

From the first line to the last look, as the workshop recorded it.

  1. Alley note, before clay
    First sketch

    Alley note, before clay

  2. A vertical recess for noon light
    While making

    A vertical recess for noon light

  3. Alley Vase, the finished form
    Final

    Alley Vase, the finished form

Unexpected changes

A horizontal hand-line remained, and the matte shadow came out deeper than the drawing.

Where is this RAD now?

Tehran → the workshop shelf

  1. 01RAD workshopIt is still here

The kiln-accident family

They stay unique. They share DNA, not identical designs.

  1. 041Homesickness Bowl
  2. 044Alley VaseA kiln colour-break became another path

Care

Wipe the matte surface with a soft sponge. Do not leave water on the foot.

RĀD / 044