Liz O’Brien is thrilled to represent Parisian ceramist Karen Swami, whose signature porcelain, faience and stoneware pieces are reminiscent of ancient dynasties past. Swami’s aesthetic is rooted in pure and elegantly rounded forms which are smoke-fired, unglazed, and whose elemental cracks are often filled with a traditional Japanese gold lacquer technique known as kintsugi.  She recently began creating original pieces for the Dior home collection and her distinctive ceramics are prominently displayed in the most reputable interiors around the world.

 

 

Kintsugi 03

Wheel thrown stoneware vessel in a burnished and waxed smoke-fired glaze with Japanese lacquer and gold Kintsugi detail. French, 2017
17″H x 10.25″D

 

Galuchat B35
Wheel thrown red stoneware vessel in a pewter and phosphorus glaze. French, 2017
13.5″H x 11″D