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

  • Homes & Gardens July 2023

    Sway Side Table featured in ‘Objects of Desire’

  • Financial Times June 2023

    Sway Side Table featured in HTSI

  • Grazia January 2023

    Hoopla mug featured in the Lifestyle opener

  • Homes & Gardens October 2022

    Mica lamp in ‘The joy of pattern’ feature

  • ES Magazine May 2022

    Light Me Up lamp in the Interior Motive feature

  • Homes & Gardens March 2022

    Saura lamp featured in ‘Objects of desire’

  • Grazia November 2021

    Featured in It’s Time To Decorate - an article about Glassette and chosen as one of Laura Jackson’s standout brands

  • Rakes Progress Issue 13

    A selection of Miyelle’s pieces were featured in The New Renaissance story

  • ELLE Decoration August 2021

    Featured as the ‘Name To Know’

  • 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

RAESTHETE

Get in touch

Please send an email using the address below or the form on this page.

hello@miyelle.com