about
heyday design began as a way for claire madill to combine the things that she loves the most: ceramics and all the fantastic vintage stuff that calls her name in thrift stores. finding inspiration in the unlikeliest places — the underside of glass pickle dishes, discarded vintage canning jars — claire takes textures and forms and translates them into porcelain where they can be appreciated in a new way.
ideas around value and domesticity are also a part of the work:
“When exploring thrift stores, I consistently am drawn to the designs and forms of vintage kitchen wares: the backbone of a bygone domestic era. I remind myself that, even though these objects are for sale, they essentially had little use or value to the previous owner when they were given away to the thrift shop.”
making accessories such as earrings and brooches is where heyday design really thrives: vintage patterns are put front and centre instead of being stashed in the back of the cupboard somewhere…
claire has been working full-time in her vancouver studio since graduating from emily carr institute of art & design in 2007; heyday design was born in late 2008.
see ‘where to buy‘ for upcoming market dates!
kind words / press links:
Ruby Press (11/06/09)
The Georgia Straight. “From cool clay to hot glass, a few Eastside Culture Crawl teasers” (11/19/09)
Poppytalk (11/20/09)
Little Willow (11/30/09)
ShinyFuzzyMuddy (12/01/09)
WALRUS (12/02/09)
style at home.com (12/08/09)
NOW Magazine (01/20/10)
Poppytalk (01/23/10)
Brayham Contemporary Art (02/01/10)
Got Craft? (02/08/10)
Apartment Therapy (02/19/10)
Scout Magazinee (04/21/10)
National Post: Retail Therapy (04/27/10)