02 — Art & Pottery

Made by hand, meant to be lived with

Paintings, ink drawings and ceramics from Quo Forma — the pieces that turn a beautiful form into a personal one.

Some are made for our own interiors. Others are commissioned by collectors, hotels and homeowners who want something no one else has. All of them begin in the same place: at the studio table, with paper, pigment and clay.

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Speckled stoneware bottle vase with folded arms, holding dried flowers and eucalyptus

Art is not the finishing touch. It is often where the form begins — a colour, a line or a vessel that everything else is arranged around.

Pottery

Vessels with a face

Our ceramics are shaped and glazed by hand in small batches, forming sculptural face vessels, masks, vases and bowls with a quiet, human presence.

Each face is modelled individually: eyes closed in thought, a tear of glaze, an ear for a handle. Finishes are developed in the studio to sit alongside our interior palettes, including warm stoneware, celadon greens, chalky whites and blush reds. No two pieces are identical, and that is entirely the point.

Celadon-glazed face vessel with glaze tears — Tristiano POA

Sand-glazed face vessel with a sculpted ear — Spione POA

White face vessel glowing from a light inside — Luciano POA

Ceramic mask with red lips and blushed cheeks — Vedeva POA

White and red bowl with ear handles holding eucalyptus — Charlesse SOLD

White face vase filled with wisteria on a dark plinth — Assonnata POA

Tall speckled bottle vase with pink and violet flowers — Impaziento POA

Small handled vase holding violet flowers and butterflies — Fiancho POA

Two yellow face mugs with blushed cheeks, one with a blue rim and handle, one lilac — Amanti POA

Honey-glazed plate with a serene sculpted face in relief, like a full moon — Lunatto POA

Four speckled stoneware face cups with white rims, two leaning in for a kiss — Famiglia POA

01 — Clay

Chosen for character

We work mainly in stoneware, selected for its strength, warmth and the way it takes a glaze.

02 — Form

Shaped by hand

Each piece is formed and its face modelled by hand, keeping the gentle irregularities that give it life.

03 — Fire

Glazed and kiln-fired

Layered glazes are fired to high temperature for pieces that are beautiful, durable and made for daily use.

Framed silver relief of a face with hands covering the eyes

Painting

Bold colour, quiet forms

Our paintings are graphic and confident with a strong line, generous colour, a little wit and designed to hold their own in calm, natural interiors.

Each canvas is painted in the studio, often in response to a specific wall, view or palette. We work at every scale, from intimate studies to statement pieces for lobbies and dining rooms.

Original works

Available paintings and framed drawings, released in small collections throughout the year.

Commissions

A piece made for a particular form, conceived alongside its colours, light and proportions.

Art for interiors

Complete art programmes for homes, offices and hospitality — selected, framed and hung.

Murals

Large-scale wall paintings that become part of the architecture itself.

Framed painting of a pointed white arch against deep blue — Blue Arch POA

Framed painting of a mother cradling a child in blues and violets — Mother and Child POA

Framed painting of a glowing heart shape in reds and oranges — Ember POA

Three-panel painting of a reclining figure beside the sea — Blues POA

Painting of a woman's face half hidden by black hair — Veil SOLD

Painting of a curled orange figure on green beneath a swirling violet sky — Figure in Orange POA

Monochrome painting of a reclining figure — Repose POA

Framed painting of two standing figures facing away — Two Figures POA

Drawing

The sketchbook

Pen-and-ink studies of arches, windows, shelves and forms. Many become the seed of an interior; others are framed as works in their own right.

Ink drawing of repeating arches — Arches Ink on paper

Ink drawing of a window seat with a potted plant — Window Seat Ink on paper

Sketchbook drawing of library shelving with books and vessels — Library Wall Sketchbook

Ink and watercolour sketch of a sofa, dining table and globe chandelier — Living & Dining Ink and watercolour

Ink and watercolour sketch of colourful old town houses and a bell tower — Old Town Square Ink and watercolour

Ink and watercolour sketch of a swivel lounge chair and ottoman — Lounge Chair Ink and watercolour

Profile Charcoal

Close-up charcoal drawing of a serene face with a lowered eyelid — Stillness Charcoal

In the studio

One table, many disciplines

At Quo Forma, the person drawing your floor plan may also be glazing the bowls for your kitchen shelf.

That crossover is our greatest strength. An architect’s sense of proportion shapes our pottery; an artist’s eye for colour shapes our forms. The studio is open by appointment for collectors, clients and anyone curious to see work in progress.

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The designer seated at a cream marble table in a candlelit restaurant, wearing a black dress and a gold knot pendant

Commissions

Something made just for you

Tell us about the form, the wall or the table it’s for. We’ll come back with sketches, a timeline and a quote.

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