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The guys at <a href="http://www.ctrlzak.com/products_6.html">ctrlzak </a> in Greece have come up with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup">'mashup'</a> like no other. The Ceramix project features porcelain from East and West, which by their nature varies greatly in style and colourways. Forcing the two together produces an effect that has me staring like at a train wreck - strangely fascinated.

<img src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/tabletop/ctrlzak03.jpg" alt="Ctrl zak bowl" width="400/" />

Ctrlzak puts it this way :


<blockquote>A series of ceramic objects reflecting on the historical production of Chinese and European porcelain and its centuries of cross-fertilisation between Western and Eastern aesthetics. CeramiX Art Collection &amp; CeramiX Design Collection are the results of a lengthy research that has identified the key elements characterising both cultures placing them together in new unique forms.</blockquote>

Sincerely it's interesting and I highly recommend spending five minutes on the <a href="http://www.ctrlzak.com/products_6.html">ctrlzak</a> to see their gallery of ceramic mashups.

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<i>images all by ctrlzak</i>

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