Hello,
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I'm Flora Fabris, a potter born in France, now based in South East London. My work unfolds along two distinct but connected paths. One speaks in quiet lines and balanced forms and offers an architecture of pause. The other speaks through raw materials, wood ash, and the elemental traces of fire. Together, they form the two heads of my style — structured and instinctive, refined and raw — held in balance by the hand that makes them, embracing the wabi-sabi philosophy: finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and the authenticity of handmade work.
As a former civil engineer, I’ve spent years understanding structure, balance, and precision. In my pottery practice, I’ve learned to let go of control and embrace the beauty in imperfection. Both my rational mind and creative spirit shape my work, each offering a counterpoint to the other. But my whole body of work is rooted in the same intention: to create ceramics that invite slowness, presence, and a deeper relationship with the everyday. Each piece is crafted with materials that honor the earth and its cycles, embodying sustainability in both creation and use. I believe in making objects that will be cherished and used for years, rather than consumed.
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​I draw inspiration from the natural landscapes of my childhood in the French Pyrénées, and from the Japanese quiet philosophy of wabi-sabi to create vessels that balance heritage and personal expression. Each of my pieces reflects traces of spontaneity, imperfection, and slow craftsmanship, celebrating the beauty of impermanence and inviting moments of connection and contemplation. My handmade ceramics are glazed with my own glazes in a muted neutral palette, often incorporating natural ingredients like wood-ashes, plant-ashes, various shells or found clays, and mostly fired in an oxydised environment, in my London garden studio. Each stoneware piece coming out of my artisanal practice is one-of-a-kind and lovingly crafted to bring presence and beauty to everyday life.
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