Fernando Durao — The Artist and the Studio

Fernando Durao is a studio pottery artist based in Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina. For over thirty-five years he has worked at the wheel in his own studio — making, firing, selecting, and discarding. No delegation, no division of labor, no molds. Every piece that leaves the studio passed through his hands from raw clay to finished object.

This page is a guide to the artist, the studio, and the work — and to the questions a buyer should ask before choosing a piece.

What Is Studio Pottery — And Why the Studio Matters

Studio pottery is ceramic work produced by an individual artist working in their own studio, with full control over every stage of the process. The term has been diluted by the market — but its meaning is precise. One person, one studio, one process, from clay to finished object. This is what Fernando Durao has practiced for thirty-five years.

→ Read: What Is Studio Pottery — And Why the Studio Matters

Buenos Aires Studio Pottery — The Context

Buenos Aires has a serious ceramic tradition that is largely invisible to the English-speaking market. Fernando Durao’s work is rooted in that tradition — shaped by a city where craft is taken seriously, where European design culture and Latin American materiality coexist, and where the afternoon light enters the studio at an angle that has been part of how Fernando sees form and surface for three decades.

→ Read: Buenos Aires and Ceramics — A Serious Studio Pottery Tradition

How to Buy Art Directly from Fernando Durao

No galleries, no intermediaries. When you buy from Durao Studio, the conversation is with Fernando — and the full price goes to the studio. Browse the collections, contact Fernando directly, and the piece ships from Buenos Aires to your door, fully insured, with a signed certificate of authenticity.

→ Read: How to Buy Art Directly from an Artist — And Why You Should

The Certificate of Authenticity — What It Is and Why It Matters

Every piece at Durao Studio ships with a signed certificate of authenticity from Fernando Durao. It confirms that the work is an original, one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic art object — not a reproduction, not part of an edition. It is also the document that supports customs classification as original artwork for pieces shipped to the United States.

→ Read: What Is a Certificate of Authenticity for Ceramic Art

Browse the Collections

Three collections of handmade ceramic art — each piece wheel-thrown in high-fire stoneware, finished with custom mineral slips, and fired at 1200°C. One of a kind. Ships to the United States.

Unikas Black — Handmade Black Stoneware Vases

Unikas Quartz — White Mineral-Texture Vessels

Moradores — Abstract Ceramic Sculptures

To inquire about a specific piece or discuss a project, 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.