Ceramics Studio gains new modernist address in BH

Located in Belo Horizonte, the Ceramics Studio – run by Flavia Soares, Luiza Soares and Daniel Romeiro – gained national fame with works that move between art and design , intentionally blurring the line between the two. "Before being a brand of artisanal ceramics, we are a design studio ," explains Flávia Soares. "We are a creative collective that uses ceramics as its essential language . We found in this material – and in the processes involved in its manufacture – a fertile field to explore individual talents that complement each other in a shared project," she adds. Until the beginning of the year, all activities – from the creative process to the burning, including the store and various events – took place in a charming house in Contagem, MG . Starting in June, all development open to the public will be concentrated in the new modernist address in the capital of Minas Gerais. The new house is a listed cultural asset that is part of the Protected Urban Complex of Praça da Liberdade . It was built in 1952 as the residence of the doctor Milton Machado Mourão and the artist Gilda Antonina Maria Falci Mourão. The architectural restoration and ambiance project, which studied the opening of the house to the city , is the work of renowned architect Gabriel Castro and his office Mobio Arquitetura , which from now on is also located in the property with its new headquarters.

There, individual and collective projects are presented in a gallery format. "We also remodeled the presentation of utilitarian ceramics to communicate more directly the level of sophistication and complexity that meticulous craftsmanship can achieve," explains Luiza Soares , who runs the new house. In this context, a wider range of products will be available with the aim of offering exceptional alternatives for a wide variety of demands ranging from a complete dinner set to an important gift. "We found the synthesis of many of our designs in a historic house listed as part of the cultural heritage of Belo Horizonte, located on the outskirts of Praça da Liberdade and hidden by a wall. The striking features of modern architecture no longer go unnoticed by people since we removed the wall, in a symbolic gesture of the invitation to look that characterizes the Studio", says Daniel Romeiro.

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Where: Av. Bias Fortes, 225 - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm Saturdays: 10am-1pm Telephone: (31) 3398-3733