My work is an exploration of the balance between the organic and the abstract, reflecting the juxtaposition of the contradictory and often surprising nature of human experience. Drawing inspiration from natural forms such as the fluidity of water or the movements of the body, I combine these familiar shapes with geometric forms to explore themes around transformation, emotional experience and human connection.
I started hand-building with clay in 2017 in retaliation against working with the digital screen in my graphic design work, to express my creativity using this tactile, natural and ancient material. However I have found that aspects of my background in design have influenced my work. I experiment with exaggerated shapes and proportions to create harmony and balance. Smooth curves often intertwine with sharp edges and clean lines, suggesting the constant flux between stability and change. I use this play between scale, shape and space to create whimsical forms that capture the imagination.
All of my work is carefully crafted by hand at the ceramics studio Clay Collective in Hackney, London.
Photo credit: Dave Pearce
Press
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Homes & Gardens July 2023
Sway Side Table featured in ‘Objects of Desire’
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Financial Times June 2023
Sway Side Table featured in HTSI
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Grazia January 2023
Hoopla mug featured in the Lifestyle opener
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Homes & Gardens October 2022
Mica lamp in ‘The joy of pattern’ feature
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ES Magazine May 2022
Light Me Up lamp in the Interior Motive feature
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Homes & Gardens March 2022
Saura lamp featured in ‘Objects of desire’
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Grazia November 2021
Featured in It’s Time To Decorate - an article about Glassette and chosen as one of Laura Jackson’s standout brands
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Rakes Progress Issue 13
A selection of Miyelle’s pieces were featured in The New Renaissance story
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ELLE Decoration August 2021
Featured as the ‘Name To Know’
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ELLE Decoration August 2021
Flo, featured in the Art House piece
Exhibitions
ANTITESI by Be Alpha
Milan, September 2023
Residencies
Villa Lena
Tuscany, July 2023
Previous stockists
Selfridges
The Conran Shop
The Design Museum
The Hayward Gallery
Natural Selection
Daylesford Organic
Search & Rescue
Adorn The Common
Human Nest
Afura Store
Nichemarket
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Get in touch
Please send an email using the address below or the form on this page.
hello@miyelle.com