About WAUW design
Behind WAUW design I stand, Sussi Krull. IN my workshop at Østerbro I design, develop and produce all my products. So everything is made by hand in my own workshop. I am educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Glass & Ceramics, where I graduated in 2006.
Mostly, I find my inspiration in the landscape and nature. This is probably related to the fact that I have worn my children's shoes in the South Funen moraine landscape, sailed the South Funen archipelago thin and almost lived in the land-water encounter.
My material and inspiration originally come from the same place, it feels a bit like a circle that ends when the results come out of the oven.
workshop shop
The workshop shop at Willemoesgade 13 is the place where you can see all of WAUW design's ceramic collections in one place and with the largest selection.
The ceramics shop is located next to the workshop and is where everything comes into being. From the initial idea to the final product coming out of the kiln and onto the shelves in the shop.
You can see the production while you shop, and I think that helps to give an understanding of the ceramics and the processes that I work with as a ceramist. You are always welcome to ask questions and take a closer look at the different things I am working on. It makes for some interesting conversations, which I really enjoy.
In the back room I have my ingredients for clay, porcelain and glazes. I mix it all myself, and I am particularly proud of my large glaze collection, which I have developed over my 20 years as a ceramist (I celebrated my 20th anniversary as a trained ceramist in 2026).
I have two ceramic stoves that run almost every day. It's a bit like playing Tetris when an oven needs to be filled. It's about filling it with as little surplus space as possible. That way I save time and burns.
WAUW design employees
In addition to standing in the shop yourself on weekdays, you will be able to meet Rose if you come on Saturdays.
I also have ongoing interns and other part-time employees who work in production, they learn and improve their skills in ceramics.
You will also be able to meet Maria from time to time, although she is often "invisible" behind the screen. Maria helps me with the social media and my website. She is also a house photographer, and together we take new pictures for use here on the webshop and my social media.
The leftovers are used
It's no secret that there is naturally some waste in any ceramic production - including mine. That's why it's important to me that I recycle as much material as possible. I can do this in my own production by, among other things, emptying the so-called "sludge tub" that collects the sludge under the sink so that it doesn't go down the drain. It can be dried and reused to a certain extent. I also collaborate with my former intern, Maria, who is behind MM ClayGround. She collects leftover clay, glaze residue and other leftovers from my production and uses them for her own creations. It's great that as little as possible goes to waste.
The idea of reducing waste was also the basic idea of mine collection of Sustain vases. I found a way I could mix porcelain and clay from the production of the other vases and tableware that could be used for the cylinder vases. The material works well with many of my glaze blends, and that way they can also be used here.
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Since I produce plates, cups, bowls, etc. for food use, my products are of course subject to the Danish Food and Food Authority's regulations on ingredients in glazes and molding compounds - so you as a consumer can be sure that my ceramics are properly manufactured with legal ingredients that are food approved.
From the kan The smiley reports here.
