Julie & Jesse

Julie & Jesse is a creative studio focusing on experimental ceramic investigations that stretch across the fields of design, craft and art. It was founded in Hong Kong and Jingdezhen in 2012 by Swiss designer Julie Progin and American artist Jesse Mc Lin.
The duo manifests research into materials and bridges conceptual and emotional narratives with meticulous making technique. Their projects draw inspiration from a wide range of cultural, historic and economic topics, expanding existing perceptions and expectations of porcelain. From capturing the movement of clay during firing to archiving the break and decay of distressed production moulds, their creative practice centres on the themes of time, context and transformation.
Julie & Jesse’s works have been exhibited at M+, Design Society, the Triennale Di Milano and Chicago Design Museum. They also closely collaborate with international design companies such as COS to create unique installations.
Julie Progin holds a BFA in Product Design from Parsons, the New School for Design and a BFA in Textile Design from École Duperré. Jesse Mc Lin holds an MFA in Ceramic Sculpture from NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University and a BFA in Print and Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute.
Public Collections
Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca
China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen
Design Trust, Hong Kong
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Palace Museum
K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong
M+, Hong Kong
New World Development, Hong Kong
Qingdao Municipal People’s Government
Raffles Hotel, Shenzhen
Sanbao Ceramic Art Village Museum, Jingdezhen
SELECTED WORKS
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Taking Root 05
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 05, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
44.5 x 51 x 28 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 06
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 06, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
45.9 x 29.5 x 24.5 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 07
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 07, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
31 x 49 x 22.5 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 08
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 08, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
59.3 x 53 x 22.5 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 09
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 09, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
43 x 23 x 19 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 10
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 10, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
41.2 x 32.5 x 20 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 11
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 11, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
45 x 21.5 x 15.8 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 12
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 12, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
39 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm (vessel only) -
Irony 12.5 Edition 1/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 12.5, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 1/8
12.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm -
Irony 12.5 Edition 2/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 12.5, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 2/8
12.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm -
Irony 12.5 Edition 3/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 12.5, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 3/8
12.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm -
Irony 12.5 Edition 4/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 12.5, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 4/8
12.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm -
Irony 12.5 Edition 5/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 12.5, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 5/8
12.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 1/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 1/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 2/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 2/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 3/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 3/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 4/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 4/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 5/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 5/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 6/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 6/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 25 Edition 7/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 25, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 7/8
25 x 25 x 0.25 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 1/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 1/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 2/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 2/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 3/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 3/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 4/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 4/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 5/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 5/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Irony 50 Edition 6/8
Julie & Jesse
Irony 50, 2023
Porcelain and iron oxide.
Edition 6/8
51.5 x 51.5 x 0.35 cm -
Unpacked Study 01
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 01, 2023
Porcelain.
25 x 26 x 6.5 cm -
Unpacked Study 02
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 02, 2023
Porcelain.
20 x 13 x 12.5 cm -
Unpacked Study 03
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 03, 2023
Porcelain.
22.5 x 26 x 4 cm -
Unpacked Study 04
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 04, 2023
Porcelain.
22.5 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm -
Unpacked Study 05
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 05, 2023
Porcelain.
17.8 x 17 x 7 cm -
Unpacked Study 06
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 06, 2023
Porcelain.
42 x 39 x 10 cm -
Unpacked Study 07
Julie & Jesse
Unpacked, Study 07, 2023
Porcelain.
30 x 30 x 21 cm -
Taking Root 04
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 04, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
40.7 x 20.7 x 17.2 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 03
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 03, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
43.5 x 34 x 22 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 02
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 02, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
21.2 x 21.6 x 17 cm (vessel only) -
Taking Root 01
Julie & Jesse
Taking Root 01, 2023
Rescued banyan tree, porcelain, glaze, and wood.
29.3 x 18 x 18.3 cm (vessel only) -
Anomalous Artefacts 01
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 01, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10 x 6.8 x 3.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 32
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 32, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9 x 7 x 5.4 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 31
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 31, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.2 x 11.2 x 5.2 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 30
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 30, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10.7 x 10.4 x 4.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 29
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 29, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 28
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 28, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10.5 x 7.5 x 8.2 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 27
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 27, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.8 x 27.8 x 4.2 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 26
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 26, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
22.8 x 22 x 5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 25
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 25, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
14.7 x 9.3 x 5.3 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 24
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 24, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
13.1 x 11 x 3.9 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 23
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 23, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.8 x 5.4 x 6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 22
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 22, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
6.8 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 21
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 21, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
11.3 x 10.7 x 3.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 20
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 20, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.1 x 11.7 x 4.1 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 19
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 19, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
7.5 x 9.5 x 3.2 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 18
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 18, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
12.8 x 21 x 4.6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 17
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 17, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
16.9 x 16.9 x 7.5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 16
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 16, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10.4 x 9 x 4.5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 15
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 15, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
6.4 x 21.9 x 3.6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 14
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 14, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
8.8 x 16.9 x 4.8 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 13
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 13, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9 x 22.8 x 4.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 12
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 12, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10.8 x 13.6 x 4.9 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 11
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 11, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.1 x 10 x 2.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 10
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 10, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
12 x 11.8 x 3.5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 09
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 09, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
16.2 x 10.2 x 4.5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 08
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 08, 2023
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
10.3 x 13.3 x 4.8 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 07
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 07, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.1 x 9.1 x 3.3 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 06
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 06, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
14.6 x 8.6 x 4.3 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 05
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 05, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
11 x 8.6 x 6.7 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 04
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 04, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
11 x 9.5 x 5 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 03
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 03, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
9.7 x 11.6 x 3.6 cm -
Anomalous Artefacts 02
Julie & Jesse
Anomalous Artefacts 02, 2012
Found ceramic shards and epoxy
14 x 11 x 2.7 cm