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The Joyful Beachy Ceramics Of Anna Tronson

Anna Tronson’s first ceramics collection is adorned with delightful ocean creatures!
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The Environmentally Regenerative Ceramics Studio Of Casa Adams

Casa Adams is a ceramics practice that aims to spark curiosity and protect nature — an ethos that extends to the studio’s physical workspace.
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This Potter Makes Petal-Edged Bowls To Help Save The Bees

Step inside Bridget Bodenham's studio, where she creates ceramic vessels, accessories, and bowls designed to bring bees to your garden!
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The Artist Making ‘Other-Worldly’ Ceramics Inspired By Plants, Coral and Fungi

NZ born, Melbourne based Kohl Tyler's delicate ceramics appear as fossilised remnants of an imagined planet.
Creative People

The Turkish, Sydney-Based Designer Making 'Awkward' Stackable Ceramics We Love

Elif Esmez has launched her first collection of pedestal plates and bowls — designed to be stacked!
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Inside Artist Ryan L Foote’s New Melbourne Ceramics Studio (That’s Open To The Public!)

Shop ceramics made on site, or enrol in a workshop at R L Foote Design Studio in Clifton Hill.
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Meet The Artist Behind The Sculptural Ceramic Objects We Can't Get Enough Of

Meet carpenter-turned-artist Clare Hermon, who creates enchanting candlesticks and fluid vessels from her 60s home studio in Eltham.
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Inside The Experimental + Ever Changing Practice Of Astrid Salomon's 'Bastard Ceramics'

Although she only picked up clay in 2020, Astrid Salomon has already exhibited in Milan and Australia! See her captivating work here.
Creative People

The ‘Alien-esque’ Cartoon-Inspired Ceramics Of Elizabeth Lewis

Elizabeth Lewis makes surrealist-inspired ceramics… in a colour palette reminiscent of Saturday morning cartoons!
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The Sculptural Fabric + Metal Works Of Architect-Trained Artist, Annie Paxton

Annie Paxton Studio crafts sculptural objects using fragile silk and metal, that blur the line between architecture and furniture.
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Di Lunedi’s Nostalgic Ceramics Serve Up A Slice Of Coastal Italy!

Step inside the Northern NSW studio of De Lunedi's Elise Eales, who creates one-off ceramic pieces inspired by her love of Italy's seaside.
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These Unique Hand-Painted Ceramics Are Inspired by Bauhaus Design

Melbourne artist Belinda Wiltshire's sculptural creations take cues from the geometric shapes and stripes of a Bauhaus ballet!
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The Playful + Surreal Ceramics Practice of Hilary Green

From her shed-turned-studio, Hilary Green creates sculptural, whimsical ceramics inspired by seaweed, ironwork and the charming illustrations of Sir Quentin Blake!
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How Ceramic Artist Lucy Tolan Became One Of Melbourne’s Favourite Creatives

The handmade vessels of ceramicist Lucy Tolan are entirely original and instantly recognisable.
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Meet The Award-Winning Young Ceramicist Making Intriguing Sculptures

Local ceramicist Jess Graham’s organic, 'bulging' creations won two awards last year, and the emerging maker's star is on the rise!
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Beci Orpin’s Shared Studio Is Just As Colourful + Cheerful As You’d Expect!

Inside the charming studio of Beci Orpin, Ellie King and Hoddle, decked out with all the best things from local makers and creators.
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Inside Elena Strohfeldt's Beautifully Therapeutic Ceramics Practice

How the self taught artist started making ceramics as a way to work through a painful trauma, channeling it into whimsical vessels.
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Byron-Based Artist Bianca Pintan's Vividly Colourful World Of Ceramics

The Brazilian-born artist now works and lives in Byron Bay, pushing the boundaries with her bold and bright ceramics.
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Chef Turned Ceramicist Claire Ellis’ Amazing, Experimental Practice

She got her start working at Attica, but has since developed a range of beautiful stoneware, with sustainability front of mind!
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Studio Elke Relaunches With New Ceramics, Hand-Made In Her Off-Grid Studio

Studio Elke made waves as a successful jewellery designer more than a decade ago, but after a two year hiatus she's back - and with a new range of ceramics!
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Inside The Charming Studio Of Ceramicist + Flower Farmer, Janae Paquin-Bowden

Flower farmer Janae Paquin-Bowden is finally realising her oldest passion; ceramics. Take a tour around her sun-filled garden studio.
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Inside Georgia Harvey's Quirky Ceramics Practice + Dream Studio

The Melbourne-based ceramicist on creating objects that are 'not too cute and not too hideous', but somewhere in between.
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Inside Ceramicist Mali Taylor's Meditative Practice

The Melbourne maker shares how the natural world inspires her cleverly coiled works.
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Third Generation Potter Sam Gordon's Off-Grid Studio, On The Edge Of A National Park

Potter Sam Gordon on leaving the family business to establish his own practice.
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How One Ceramicist Turned Her Creative Calling Into A Full-Time Dream Gig!

How Arcadia Scott grew her pottery practice from a hobby to a full-time business.
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Inside The Fremantle Studio Of Legendary Ceramicist, Pippin Drysdale

For a new exhibition at Linton + Kay, the 85-year-old ceramic artist has shifted her focus from vast desert landscapes to the minutiae of the natural world.
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The New Ceramics Studio Built On Centuries Of Inherited Knowledge

The debut collection from new ceramics studio House Editions brings exquisite porcelain vessels from the historic Jingdezhen province of China to Melbourne.
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A Ceramics Studio Nestled Into The Bronte Hills

SAHA architects design a serene ceramics studio at the bottom of a rambling garden.
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These Painterly Ceramic Pieces Make Every Day A Party!

One-of-a-kind sculptural ceramics by Kelly Murphy of Benna Co.
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The Belarusian Sculptor Inspired By Her Sunny New Sydney Surrounds

Tatsiana Shevarenkova draws on her background in fashion to create sculptural, organic forms.
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Ceramicist Jess Choi On Feeling The Fear, But Doing It Anyway!

The Korean-born, Melbourne based ceramicist shares how she turned her side hobby into her full time gig!
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The Award-Winning Student Ceramicist Suspending Time In Clay

Bell Carver is the recipient of the inaugural Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize - a new award for emerging ceramicists, from iconic brand Mud Australia.
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Inside The Dreamy Garden Shed Studio Of Emerging Ceramic Artist, Anni Hagberg

The graduate artist was the recipient of The Design Files Emerging Maker Award at the annual 'Fresh!' exhibition at Craft Victoria.
Creative People

Keep Your Eyes On These 8 Emerging Makers!

These were some of our favourite creative newcomers in 2020!
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Behind-The-Scenes Of The Online Store With ALL Our Favourite Makers!

If you ever think you've discovered a new creative talent, chances are Kelly Thompson is already all over it!
Ceramics

Ceramic Artist Nicolette Johnson Gives Us 'High Spirits'

The Brisbane-based artist has taken 2020 by storm, and delivered an amazing suite of new work.
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Melbourne's Newest Ceramicist To Covet & Collect : Ella Reweti

Soft, corrugated ceramics that strike the perfect balance between function and ornament.
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Kerryn Levy's Wonderfully Wonky Ceramics

A studio visit with the Adelaide-based ceramicist known for her distinctly collectible statement candelabras.
Creative People

Bonnie Hislop Is The Ceramicist-Cheerleader We Need Right Now

The Brisbane-based ceramicist launches her 'Better Luck Next Year' collection of trophies for 2020.
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The Northern Rivers Ceramicist Crafting Vessels With A Soft Edge

Ceramic designer Layla Cluer shows us around her farmyard workshop in the Byron hinterlands.
Creative People

Meet The Emerging Artist Using An Unexpected Year, To Make Unexpected Objects

Melbourne-based artist Lucy Tolan shares her new collection of wonderfully wobbly ceramic objects!
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Entering Lost Worlds With Oh Hey Grace Ceramics

Ceramicist Grace Brown holds her first ever solo show!
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How Melbourne's Most Beautiful Ceramics Studio Pivoted To Online Classes

Guy Vadas from Céramiques in Elsternwick got real smart, real quick, to bring his pottery workshops to a home audience.
Creative People

The Sydney Makeup Artist Making 'Voluptuary Ceramics'

Makeup and special effects artist Emma Bartik takes the plunge to a new creative endeavour!
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The Magazine Editor Turned Ceramicist, Using Clay As Therapy

Artichoke magazine editor Cassie Hansen unveils her impressive side hustle!
Creative People

Contemporary Ceramics That Look Like Ancient Relics, By Emily Brookfield

Meet the second year uni student making sculptural ceramics out of her home in the Yarra Valley.
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Sensual Ceramics That Celebrate The Human Form

We visit Sophie Nolan in her serene studio on the Sydney's Northern Beaches.
TDF Design Awards

And Winners Of The TDF Design Awards Are...

We are so excited to share the winners across all the award categories!
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Ceramics That Celebrate The Decline Of The Disposable

Melbourne-based ceramicist Shari Lowndes of Szilvassy shares her first collection of beautiful, functional ceramics.
TDF Design Awards

The Power Of Collaboration Celebrated In The TDF Design Awards

Ten of best creative collaborations of 2018, as shortlisted in the TDF Design Awards!
Creative People

Japanese Design Meets Mid-Century Modern In These Sculptural Ceramics

Melbourne-based ceramicist Jan Vogelpoel celebrates clay through her architectural ceramic forms.
TDF Design Awards

The Best Of Australian Handcrafted Design

From functional to decorative, here are the TDF Design Awards Handcrafted Design finalists!
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The Melbourne Ceramicist Inspired By Japanese Ikebana

A studio visit with Kate Brouwer of Asobimasu Clay, one of Melbourne's most exciting makers!
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The Melbourne Ceramicist Embracing The Beauty Of Blank Space

From functional wares to art objects, Tokyo-born Yoko Ozawa reflects on her evolution at the wheel.
Art

An Installation Of Epic Proportions, Commemorating Victims + Survivors Of Auschwitz

After three-and-a-half years in the making, ceramic artist Dan Elborne’s 'Deathgate' installation is now on display at The Goods Shed in Toowoomba.
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Lustrous Ceramics To Lust Over!

Melbourne ceramicist Carla Dinnage creates a festival of colour in her latest collection ‘Holi'.
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The Reinvention Of A Beloved Brisbane Artist

Brisbane based weaver-turned-ceramicist Rose Jensen-Holm unveils her new exhibition.
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Embracing The Mistakes With Ceramicist Hana Vasak

We take a look inside the sun-drenched Northcote studio of the emerging maker behind Dáša Ceramics.
Ceramics

7 Australian Ceramicists You Should Know!

Irina Rybakov of Pépite shares some of her favourite local ceramicists!
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A New Collection From One Of Melbourne's Most Established Ceramicists

Brunswick-based potter Sophie Moran unveils her 'Quarry Collection'.
Ceramics

Everyday Rituals Elevated, With Salad Days Ceramics

Lucy Coote shares her timeless, wheel-thrown pottery.
Made of Ballarat

Harnessing Natural Splendour Through Clay

A visit to the glorious home studio of potter Kim Haughie, inspirited by Ballarat’s surrounds.
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Palm Springs-Inspired Pottery, Made in Adelaide

Architectural inspired ceramic vessels and jewellery, from Adelaide based Ebony Heidenreich.
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Mesmerising New Ceramic Creations From Milly Dent

Sydney-based ceramic designer Milly Dent presents a new body of work, investigating porcelain.
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Glenn Barkley’s Great Clay Composts of History

A studio visit with the fascinating artist/writer/curator/gardener ahead of his 'Imayimightimust’ exhibition opening this week.
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The Sydney Opera House, Sirius + Other Sculptural Ceramics

Graduate-architect-turned-ceramicist Natalie Rosin takes us through her handmade vessels and ceramic objects.
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Architectural Ceramics by Jane McKenzie

Exploring form and geometry through the architectural ceramic works of the Sydney-based artist.
TDF Open House 2017

Oh Hey Grace

The Northcote-based ceramicist introduces new playful forms, inspired by Bauhaus and Memphis design movements, created for TDF Open House.
Aboriginal Art

'Clay Stories' · Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics

A rich overview of contemporary Indigenous ceramic practice, now on show in South Australia's Barossa Valley.
Jewellery

'Matter Monumental' Meets 'Monumetal Love'

Artist Melanie Upton and jeweller Kim Victoria join forces for an exhibition of their respective collections and a collaboration.
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An Exhibition of Exquisite Everyday Objects

Renowned silversmith Julie Blyfield and ceramicist Kirsten Coelho present 'Ormolu'.
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Susan Simonini · Double Happy

Painter, printmaker and ceramicist Susan Simonini's wrapping up her Queensland-based practice with a celebratory exhibition.
Creative People

Clay by Amber Creswell Bell

A new book from Sydney writer Amber Creswell Bell celebrates ceramics from Australia and around the world.
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Leah Jackson

Distinctive handcrafted ceramics by Melbourne maker, Leah Jackson.
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Kenji Uranishi

Delicate porcelain sculptures by Brisbane-based ceramic artist Kenji Uranishi.
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