Design e experiências de mulheres no circuito dos salões de cerâmica em Curitiba - PR (2004 - 2010)

Abstract

The Ceramics Salons were events held in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. The first edition of the Paraná Ceramics Salon took place in 1980, totaling sixteen editions until its expansion in 2006, when it was renamed the National Ceramics Salon, which hosted five additional editions. Between 2004 and 2010, the event incorporated design as a specific category for selection and awards. The aim of this research is to reconstruct fragments of the experiences of women active in the Ceramics Salons in Curitiba (2004–2010), with a focus on the design category. To achieve this objective, the study adopted methodological procedures based on bibliographic review, documentary analysis, and field research. As results, the research highlights the protagonism of women in the organization and maintenance of the Salons, as well as the formation of networks of sociability that contributed to their continuity. Different understandings of design within the context of the events were also identified. The study contributes to the historiography of ceramics and design in Paraná from the perspective of women’s history.