Alternative Artefacts Danto – ‘Crisscross’, ‘Cracks’, ‘Freckles’, ‘Mycelium’

‘Crisscross’, ‘Cracks’, ‘Mycelium’, and ‘Freckles’ are porcelain tile series designed by India Mahdavi for Alternative Artefacts Danto, produced at the company’s 140-year-old factory on Awaji Island. Each explores a distinct ceramic language: raised grid motifs in ‘Crisscross’; glowing crackle glaze in ‘Cracks’; fluid crystalline patterns in ‘Mycelium’; and playful speckled surfaces in ‘Freckles’. Merging Japanese craft traditions with Mahdavi’s bold sensibility, the series reinterprets heritage techniques as vibrant, tactile surfaces—expanding the expressive role of ceramics in contemporary architecture.