PORCELAIN REVERIE

A Curated Bloom

GIVE x Bát Tràng Atelier Museum

GIVE x Bát Tràng Atelier Museum

Glazed elegance from the Red River.

Curated by GIVE for Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel, this porcelain collection invites you to pause — not just to admire, but to remember. Each artifact is more than décor.

It is an echo of Vietnam’s soul — shaped in clay, fired with patience, and glazed with meaning.

The Bag – “Túi Ai Ơi”

An everyday item becomes eternal.

A collaboration with designer Lưu Việt Anh, this ceramic “tote” mimics the woven baskets used by Vietnamese women in markets and alleyways. Once soft and utilitarian, it is now stiffened in porcelain, a relic of care and domestic rhythm. Familiar yet extraordinary, it is a tribute to women’s invisible labor and grace.

 

The Shoes

Where footsteps remember the earth.

These porcelain shoes are both sculpture and metaphor. Reminiscent of simple canvas slip-ons worn across Vietnam’s rural paths, they are rendered in ivory-white glaze, frozen in stillness. They recall a quiet journey — of farmers, makers, mothers — now honored and elevated into fine art.

 

The Tulip Vase

From the softness of a petal, a form emerges.

This sculptural vase opens like a tulip at dawn — the curves flaring gently as if breathing. Minimalist yet sensual, it recalls both natural blossom and the silhouette of an áo dài. It holds not just flowers, but space for contemplation.

The Tower

A vertical poem in porcelain.

A modern reinterpretation of Vietnam’s ancient stupas, this porcelain tower echoes spiritual architecture found in village pagodas. With layered ridges and elegant height, it commands quiet attention. A fusion of structure and spirit — rooted in tradition, rising toward light

Why Bát Tràng?

Vietnam’s Living Legacy of Porcelain Art

Nestled on the gentle curve of the Red River’s southern bank, just 13 kilometers from Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Bát Tràng village has shaped clay into culture for over 700 years. Known as Vietnam’s most prestigious ceramics village, Bát Tràng is where ancient artistry meets evolving design — where craft is a way of life, not just a livelihood.

Formed during the Ly dynasty and flourishing through centuries of trade with China, Japan, and Europe, Bát Tràng has never stopped reinventing itself. Its name — meaning “the big yard” — once described the communal kilns and gathering spaces. Today, it speaks to a larger truth: a place where artisanship breathes across generations.

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