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Based in Canberra Australia, as Mobius Distribution, we proudly introduced Keraflex to the Asia Pacific region in 2006.
To showcase this revolutionary new ceramic medium, we gave workshops, demonstrations and artist talks at universities and ceramics societies around Australia.
We also published articles in Ceramics Technical and The Journal of Australian Ceramics* to showcase the ways that Keraflex could open up never-before-seen possibilities, due to its green strength and malleability.
To demonstrate the potential of Keraflex, Mobius Distribution assisted a number of Australian graduate and post-graduate art students to achieve their goals with Keraflex. A number of these artists have now gone on to win awards and exhibit internationally with this work.
Now, as Keraflex US, LLC, we are proud to announce that we have opened our new distribution centre in Arizona.
With our shipping department in Canberra Australia and our new head office and shipping department based in Arizona, we can offer the same level of service to all of our customers, regardless of where they are located.
We believe it is important to embrace new technologies and materials in order to keep art, craft and design fresh and inspirational.
We believe it is important to learn from and support each other.
We employ ceramicists with tertiary level training in ceramics, to give our workshops and demonstrations. We have established a variety of techniques suitable for a range of projects and are happy to provide you with assistance with any technical enquiries.
Keraflex couldn’t be easier to use, and offers unprecedented artistic opportunities, due to its unique characteristics.
We understand that our customers, being lateral thinkers, will aim to push the boundaries of what is possible with any new material.
We look forward to seeing your achievements, as you reap the rewards that only Keraflex can bring to your work.
Now with a distribution centre on each side of the globe, we are proud to be able to introduce Keraflex Porcelain to the world!
*These articles are available in full on our media page.
About Keraflex
Keraflex Porcelain is made from ceramic raw materials and an organic binding matrix which burns out when fired to cone ten, resulting in a strong and translucent pure porcelain.
Keraflex opens up a world of possibilities and applications previously unattainable in clay.
Keraflex is a world-wide patented product produced to industrial standards. Its potential is unparalleled for the opportunities it offers for the creative development of your project.
The green strength of the Keraflex sheets offers the most amazing breakthrough technology for both 2 and 3d work.
Keraflex is totally unique. It is very thin, very flexible when green, yet strong and very translucent when fired.
Before firing, Keraflex couldn’t behave less like porcelain.
It is porcelain that you can cut with scissors, construct into 3d forms, and bond together with the Keraflex Slurry, then fire. Or you can soak the sheets in water for 20 seconds and then bend and twist and fold, let dry before firing. Or you can use the Keraflex sheets as a 2d painting or drawing substrate.
There is no other porcelain medium, handmade or otherwise that allows such a wide range of possibilities!
Strength and Delicacy
As you can see, Keraflex is totally unique. It is very strong, thin and flexible (after soaking) when green, yet very translucent when fired. There is no other clay like it!!
Before firing, Keraflex couldn’t behave less like porcelain. Blended with an organic matrix it allows possibilities never before seen. After firing, however, its true nature is revealed: pure, translucent, delicate porcelain that is just 0.5 or 1.0mm thick.
We have extensively tested Keraflex after firing, and found that Keraflex Porcelain is stronger than handmade sheets of porcelain (similar thickness) made by a number of artists using a variety of techniques. This is due to both the density and uniformity of the Keraflex sheets. However, remember that the beauty of Keraflex is that it IS still pure porcelain!
Pure porcelain at that thickness is delicate by its very nature. When you have fired your Keraflex Porcelain artwork, you have then created something precious and beautiful and unique.
Like any other piece of fine art, care should naturally be taken when handling your Keraflex porcelain artwork.
Workshops
March 23 2010 Arizona State University Ceramics Department. Artist talk and Keraflex Porcelain Demonstration: Rachel Kingston, Synopsis: A sneak peak at some groundbreaking Keraflex Porcelain digital print techniques printed on 3d Keraflex forms. These new photographic techniques have been developed by three artists working independantly. For an in depth look at these innovative new techniques, watch out for the upcoming May 2010 Ceramics Technical article “A New Decade” Author: Rachel Kingston.
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