The Collections — Handmade Ceramic Art by Fernando Durao

Three collections of handmade ceramic art, made in a single studio in Buenos Aires by a single potter with thirty-five years at the wheel. Each piece is wheel-thrown in high-fire stoneware, finished with a custom mineral slip, and fired at 1200°C. No molds. No editions. No reorders. Every piece that leaves Durao Studio is one of a kind — and ships to the United States with a signed certificate of authenticity.

Unikas Black — Handmade Ceramic Art in Black Stoneware

Wheel-thrown black stoneware vases finished with a custom mineral iron oxide slip — applied by brush in layers, fired at 1200°C. The surface ranges from deep matte to quiet satin depending on the layers applied and the firing temperature reached. Each piece is unrepeatable. Each occupies a room without competing with it.

→ Browse Unikas Black
→ Read: Black Ceramic Vases — What to Look for When You Buy

Unikas Quartz — White Mineral-Texture Handmade Ceramic Art

White stoneware vessels finished with a mineral quartz slip — kaolin, feldspar, and quartz, applied by brush in multiple layers. The surface is matte and coarse to the touch, like compressed stone. In natural light it reads warm and textured. In low light it becomes quieter, denser, more contained. Every piece is one of a kind.

→ Browse Unikas Quartz
→ Read: White Stoneware Vases — Why Texture Matters More Than Color

Moradores — Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

Abstract figurative sculptures begun on the wheel and developed by hand — through pinching, paddling, and adding clay — until the form resolves into something that could not have been planned and cannot be repeated. The name comes from the Spanish word for inhabitants. These objects don’t decorate a room. They live in it. Each piece is fired at 1200°C and finished with the same black mineral slip as the Unikas Black collection.

→ Browse Moradores
→ Read: Abstract Ceramic Sculpture — How to Choose and Where to Place It

Every Piece of Handmade Ceramic Art Ships with a Certificate of Authenticity

No editions. No reproductions. No reorders. Every piece at Durao Studio is made once — and ships with a signed certificate of authenticity confirming its singularity. Door-to-door shipping from Buenos Aires to any address in the United States, fully insured.

For Interior Designers

Fernando works directly with interior designers and architects — no galleries, no intermediaries. For project inquiries, availability, and pricing, contact Fernando directly. Each piece ships with full documentation including a signed certificate of authenticity, relevant for customs classification as original artwork.

→ Read: Studio Pottery for Interior Design — What Designers Should Know

To inquire about a specific piece, discuss a project, or ask about what’s currently available — contact Fernando directly. All messages are answered personally.

Follow the studio: @durao.studio

For context on studio pottery as a practice, see Studio pottery on Wikipedia.