GE400

Sword

A deep, robust and elegant brown, returning to the range in 2026.

Fired colourHavana brown

Firing range1000–1280 °C

Available bodiesIMP

Made inNormandy, France

Technical data Safety data

SWORD, from gesture to large-scale forms.

Baptiste Macé shapes it in the workshop; OLIVIO then shows how GE400 SWORD carries a monumental form in a natural setting.Baptiste Macé is shown shaping a large piece in GE400 SWORD. OLIVIO is a Ceramic Factory creation made with this clay body. @ceramicfactory_raoultbeck

Baptiste Macé shaping a large piece in GE400 SWORD in the workshop — **BAPTISTE MACÉ**Shaping a large piece in GE400 SWORD

OLIVIO, a Ceramic Factory creation made in GE400 SWORD in the Malposte garden — **OLIVIO · CERAMIC FACTORY**GE400 SWORD · Malposte garden

Faithful close view of OLIVIO revealing the nuances of GE400 SWORD — **OLIVIO · DETAIL**Colour and marks of the hand

GE400 · Firing chart

Three firings. Three expressions of SWORD.

Shown in the same order as the original tiles, these three samples make it easy to read how GE400 SWORD develops as firing temperature rises. The layout isolates each result without correcting or standardising the clay body’s true colour.

1 000 °C

1 150 °C

1 260 °C

GE400 SWORD tiles · indicative samples photographed in natural light

Studio notes

Only what you need to know.

IMP denotes an ultrafine, flour-like grog that is almost imperceptible to the touch. It feels close to a smooth clay body without actually being one, and greatly reduces drying shrinkage.

Characteristics are indicative. Always run your own forming, drying, firing and glaze-fit tests before production, and consult the safety data sheet.

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