Who I am
My name is Enrico Guidi, born and living in Rome. Drawing has always been part of my way of observing and understanding the world: a natural, daily gesture, which over time has become my profession as an illustrator, graphic and product designer.
Who I am
My name is Enrico Guidi, born and living in Rome. Drawing has always been part of my way of observing and understanding the world: a natural, daily gesture, which over time has become my profession as an illustrator, graphic and product designer.
From fracture to form
How does a passion for ceramics arise?
Sometimes all it takes is a broken pot.
My journey into ceramics, however, began by chance. A bonsai pot broke, and it was there that I began to shape my new found curiosity. At the end of 2017, I began, self-taught, to explore this slow, meditative universe, made of manual skill and patience. I learned from books, videos, advice, trial and error, and chance discoveries. Some time later, I acquired a small kiln and a used potter's wheel, and with them, more time to experiment. It's a hobby that, having become a passion, grows over time and, pot at a time, enriches me in many ways.
From fracture
to form
How does a passion for ceramics arise?
Sometimes all it takes is a broken pot.
My journey into ceramics, however, began by chance. A bonsai pot broke, and it was there that I began to shape my new found curiosity. At the end of 2017, I began, self-taught, to explore this slow, meditative universe, made of manual skill and patience. I learned from books, videos, advice, trial and error, and chance discoveries. Some time later, I acquired a small kiln and a used potter's wheel, and with them, more time to experiment. It's a hobby that, having become a passion, grows over time and, pot at a time, enriches me in many ways.
Uniqueness as
a Conscious Act
Not replicating, but understanding and moving beyond.
I believe that true uniqueness must be designed, so each pot is conceived and crafted to be actively unique, not by mere chance, but because it embodies a precise formal choice. I don't seek a personal style to replicate, but rather approach each pot as a unique opportunity. This allows me to constantly explore new ideas, forms, and possibilities. Mine is a continuous quest, a process rather than a result, in which the goal is not to repeat, but to understand and then surpass what has just been achieved.
Uniqueness as
a conscious act
Not replicating, but understanding
and moving beyond.
I believe that true uniqueness must be designed, so each pot is conceived and crafted to be actively unique, not by mere chance, but because it embodies a precise formal choice. I don't seek a personal style to replicate, but rather approach each pot as a unique opportunity. This allows me to constantly explore new ideas, forms, and possibilities. Mine is a continuous quest, a process rather than a result, in which the goal is not to repeat, but to understand and then surpass what has just been achieved.
Tradition
and Discontinuity
Honoring tradition by adding new pieces.
I draw inspiration from nature and various cultures: from Eastern to Mediterranean. While respecting the proportions and functional principles of Eastern tradition, I seek new perspectives, informed by my cultural background and channeled into new forms, new connections not necessarily canonical, between a pot and its bonsai or companion plant, which can unite them and enhance their pairing. The world of bonsai is governed by ancient traditions with well-codified rules and proportions, but from my perspective, there can be no tradition without innovation, and vice versa.
Hence the name, from the Latin of my ancestors, Haereticus. A heretic is, semantically, someone who has made a choice, a divergent choice, not necessarily in opposition to established dogma, but certainly different. 異端者 (itan-sha), if you prefer the Japanese.
Tradition
and Discontinuity
Honoring tradition
by adding new pieces.
I draw inspiration from nature and various cultures: from Eastern to Mediterranean. While respecting the proportions and functional principles of Eastern tradition, I seek new perspectives, informed by my cultural background and channeled into new forms, new connections not necessarily canonical, between a pot and its bonsai or companion plant, which can unite them and enhance their pairing. The world of bonsai is governed by ancient traditions with well-codified rules and proportions, but from my perspective, there can be no tradition without innovation, and vice versa.
Hence the name, from the Latin of my ancestors, Haereticus. A heretic is, semantically, someone who has made a choice, a divergent choice, not necessarily in opposition to established dogma, but certainly different. 異端者 (itan-sha), if you prefer the Japanese.
