Ceramics by Claudia Frignani

Born in Massa Carrara in Italy, between the white marble quarries and the sea, Claudia Frignani moved to Milan, where she attended the school of Art and Architecture University. After exploring her creativity through a variety of materials as a furniture designer (castings, metals, concrete, wood, leather, textiles), pottery became the passion in constant evolution. Starting from a raw clay block, Claudia creates exclusively by hand, unique vases.
Starting from a poor material, she arrives to a precious manufact, with extraordinary finishes. Her inspiration comes from a curious and astonished observation of the natural world, that has fascinated her since childhood. Lines, colors, shapes, textures, stolen from nature and processed through her personal and unique search of beauty . From a raw clay block, through the ancient technique of “colombino” she create the bare shape of the vase, then enriched with scales, leaves, ribs, creating a three-dimensional textures. Once finished, the artifact is left to dry slowly, for about ten days. Then it is brought into “furnace” where at a temperature of more than 1000 degrees is carried out the first firing. Now the clay that has turned red, after being enamelled, is fired for the second and last time.

The artist says "The vase is a pretext; the idea of modifying an iconic object for everyday use, of transforming it, making it attractive, charging it with meaning, using it as a surface on which to construct my three-dimensional textures, is stimulating. I have always been attracted by concave forms, things that contain, conceal and protect."

These are captivating works of tactile form and texture and craft and Sé is delighted to present three of Claudia's pieces;  "Paper Clay", "Lefka White" and "Lefka Blue",  in the Sé gallery.