Moon Jars
Quiet forms inspired by Japanese and Korean moon jars. Their restrained surfaces and softened proportions celebrate balance, symmetry and stillness.
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Aldeia do Meco · Sesimbra · Portugal
José CarvalhoCeramic Artist
Contemporary ceramics shaped by landscape, material and time.
The practice
Where clay becomes conversation.
José Carvalho is a Portuguese ceramic artist creating sculptural and decorative ceramics from his studio in Aldeia do Meco, Sesimbra, Portugal.
Inspired by landscape, Korean and Japanese ceramic traditions and natural materials, his work explores proportion, texture and volcanic glaze surfaces.
Selected collections
Form, surface
and fire.
Lopsided Vessels
Asymmetrical vessels that embrace irregularity, movement and the visual tension between control and spontaneity.
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V-Shaped Vessels
Geometric vessels developed through a recurring V-shaped profile, combining architectural clarity with hand-finished surfaces.
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Aldeia do Meco · Sesimbra
The Studio
Located in Aldeia do Meco, Sesimbra near Portugal’s Atlantic coast, the studio is both a place of making and experimentation, where functional objects and sculptural forms develop through careful attention to material and process.
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Workshops & residencies
Learn with José
Private tuition, small workshops and artist residencies take place throughout the year in José’s studio.
Workshops & ResidenciesSelected clients
Objects in considered spaces.
- Heckfield Place
- Soho House
- Conran and Partners
- Colefax & Fowler
- Ralph Lauren
- Molteni&C Dada
“Every piece begins with clay and is shaped by hand, but its final form is shaped by material, fire and time.”
Latest from
the Studio
New work, material studies and moments from the studio.
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