Collection: Chiara Vittorini

Chiara Vittorini is a Roman ceramist who describes herself simply: she makes things.

She left the security of a permanent position to work with clay, a decision she almost never regrets. Her practice is rooted in material: in the time it requires and the discipline it imposes. Each object becomes an exercise in balance between technique and story. For Chiara, working by hand is a way of thinking. 

This collection began not with prototypes, but with conversation. Terracotta emerged as the most honest choice, the clay her studio works with naturally, without altering process or system. 

Terracotta also carries memory. For me, it recalls childhood in California: sun-warmed earth tones and early pottery traditions shaped by hand, from Indigenous Chumash vessels to the simple forms that followed. When that connection surfaced, something aligned. Italian clay met West Coast reference. Natural tones and intuitive forms moved directly into the work without intermediate trials.

The result is a series of cups made for daily coffee: grounded, tactile, and meant to be used. In their simplicity, they hold both Roman craft and distant memory — separate influences meeting in one material.

(photo credit Martina Caroli)