MANU SOUZA

Manu Souza Ceramics

Porto, PORTUGAL

“Pottery is today, for Manu, the way she found to do storytelling.”

Manu is a graphic designer by profession, illustrator, and ceramist. Lived in different countries around the world, met different cultures and habits. She started in Brazil, changed continents, went to Sweden. From there she went to the other extreme side of the world, South Africa. Then back to Europe, Italy. She returned to Africa, lived in Senegal. Today she lives and has made Portugal her home.

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Value in the details

Crafting Unique Organic Designs

The pieces are handmade. Our hands are filled with energy captured from nature to create unique organic shapes, respecting the process involved in the necessary time for each stage of production, and enjoying the journey until the piece is made.

The fresh clay is treated and opened with the help of rollers and wooden rules, creating the shape of the piece that will have to rest until it can be painted and drawn manually.

The process for each piece can take up to 10 days.

Letting the clay adopt its shape is the principle in creating Manu's organic pieces, where the pieces are connected to each other even though they differ completely from each other: they become unique pieces!