BRUTES CERAMICS

Founding Brutes Ceramics in 2014, magazine-editor-turned-ceramicist Emma de Clercq discovered her calling in the world of clay through a decision to experience something new as a means to unwind from the stresses of everyday life in the digital age – a remedy to the increasing amount of time spent glued to computer screens and email threads.

Having co-founded Clay Collective - a co-operatively run pottery studio - in 2016, the London-based ceramicist blends a Brutalist tendency with hand-formed and slab building techniques to create simple yet strikingly bold homewares. Incorporating a sense of play into her routine, Emma’s work has built an aesthetic tendency that draws influence from architecture and contemporary design to introduce a forward-thinking and instantly engaging sensibility with a spirit of playfulness.