Context
By upcycling ceramic waste, the heritage craft of Jaipur Blue Pottery was presented at the ongoing, digital graduate show ‘RCA2021’.
About the Jaipur Blue Pottery
- Jaipur Blue Pottery was conferred Geographical Index Status (GIS) in 2008.
- It came from Iran and Turkey to India in the 14th century.
- It is primarily used for souvenirs or decorative tableware such as coasters, trays, vases, plates, and doorknobs.
- It was patronized by the ruling house of Jaipur in the 1850s.
- The dying craft and was revived by the royal family and patrons of art and culture.
- The Central Glass and Ceramic Institute of India (CGCII) helped to introduce a new glaze finish in 2005.
Key features of Jaipur Blue Pottery
- This pottery technique does not use clay.
- Locallysourced quartz powder, plant-based gum (katera), recycled glass, and MultaniMitti are mixed to grind and kneaded to make a dough.
- This is molded as a flatbread and sun-dried.
- It is finished with intricate motifs done with oxide pigments, as an underglaze. The glaze is applied as the last step before firing at around 800 degrees.
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)
- This is one of the first four laboratories decided to be set up under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
- It started functioning in a limited way in 1944 and was formally inaugurated in 1950.
- Recently, CGCRI concentrated on formulating several major programmes under the 11th Five Year Plan of CSIR.
- Some of the programs which are covered under this plan are:
- Supra Institutional Project on Ceramic Materials for liquid and gas separation technology
- Network project on Nanomaterials
- photonics for Communications
- High power microwave tubes
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