Talia Designer Maker

Talia Designer Maker

About

Originally a textile designer for luxury fashion brands, Talia James is a ceramicist who uses this love of colour, form and pattern to create contemporary ceramics that reflect her Moroccan heritage and training in Mashiko, Japan.

The strong geometric patterns you see throughout her designs are inspired by a combination of two elements – patterns you can find in Moroccan cities; and Kintsugi, a Japanese technique of gold lacquer pottery repair.

Stepping away from a perfect factory-produced look, Talia strives to give the material and making process room to come through in the design, and so tell the story of how they are made.  Because of this, each piece is handcrafted and unique.