Re-imagined contemporary vessels in the style of Ancient Greek amphorae, which are inspired by the need to re-imagine our world economy in relation to climate change. 

 

Ancient Greek amphorae provide a ceramic link to past economies as they were used in early Greek maritime trading for storing and transporting goods.  DNA samples from amphorae preserved on shipwrecks in the Mediterranean have been extremely useful in determining the extent of trade in the ancient world.  
 

These commercial containers were made in their thousands by potters who threw them on the wheel in stages, often roughly and at speed. They typically had a long neck, narrow enough to be corked, with two handles joining the neck and body and a pointed base which could be used as a third handle to facilitate pouring. The name means ‘carried on both sides’, derived from the Greek word amphi-phoreus.