The Claydies, aka Tine Brokso and Karen Kjaeldgaard-Larsen, are ceramicists who give traditional Nordic earthenware a modern slant ‚ as in their most popular design, the Grass vase, a small vessel resembling a clump of grass (available at Normann Copenhagen, Osterbrogade 70). Along with René Redzepi, the Claydies have been named ambassadors for New Nordic Food, an initiative to promote regional cuisine.

Both Karen Kjoeldgard-Larsen and Tine Brokso graduated from Danish School in 2000. In 1999 Karen made Blue Fluted Mega for Royal Copenhagen.

Their philosophy: " Tine throws a lump of clay and Karen catches it. Karen throws it back to Tine but it falls to the ground. We try with a new lump. This time Tine catches it and starts shaping it. It is a ping pong process, in which we are always hunting good ideas. Sometimes we wear our bowls on a catwalk. Sometimes we are inspired by horrors and murder our pots. And sometimes we set up dogma-rules and work blindfolded. We strive always to renew ourselves and make ceramic design that matters. That is to have fun and give fun."