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Maud & Mabel in 2023

Maud & Mabel in 2023

A highlight of Maud & Mabel exhibitions, new artists and conversations in 2023, and a sneak peak of more to come in 2024...
Introducing Youyou Wang

Introducing Youyou Wang

Youyou Wang draws inspiration from the design and forms of small and rounded Zisha clay teapots from the Yixing region.
Artists-in-Conversation: Celia Dowson & Chloé Rosetta Bell

Artists-in-Conversation: Celia Dowson & Chloé Rosetta Bell

Underlying Celia Dowson and Chloé Rosetta Bell's works and unique friendship is a shared dedication to their craft, practice and mutual connection to nature.
Ceramic Photoshoot Maud and Mabel

Our Images and Shoots

Our curator and photographer achieves beautiful images through careful decision-making: natural lighting rather than artificial, props and a combination of materials. Find out more about her process and some of the other artists who inspire our photo shoots.
Interview with Mariana Alzamora - White Moon Vase

Interview with Esteemed Ceramicist, Mariana Alzamora

Mariana Alzamora, a ceramicist and painter living on the island of Mallorca, takes ancient and mythological tales as source material for her art. Read our interview with this esteemed ceramic artist.
The Homes of Artists and Collectors we Admire

The Homes of Artists and Collectors we Admire

At Maud and Mabel we adhere to minimalist and zen philosophies of design and the curation of spaces to celebrate natural materials and wonderful works of art. The following three spaces are all inhabited by makers or lovers of art.
Alessandra Taccia - Ceramics & Art Blog

Alessandra Taccia - Ceramics & Art

FORM & SPACE - the art collection that brings together Alessandra Taccia’s paintings and ceramics for the first time - exudes a sense of calm in the gallery at Maud and Mabel. Read more.
An Interview with Swedish Ceramicist, Enriqueta Cepeda

An Interview with Swedish Ceramicist, Enriqueta Cepeda

Explore the inspiration behind the ceramic designs of Swedish ceramicist, Enriqueta Cepeda. An interview by Maud and Mabel.
White and Porcelain

White and Porcelain

The whiteness of porcelain is fundamental to the way that is has been understood and desired. ‘In many natural objects, whiteness enhances beauty, as if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, and pearls.’ 
Surface Detailing in Handmade Ceramics

Surface Detailing in Handmade Ceramics

One of the things that makes our handmade ceramics collection at Maud and Mabel so eclectic is the variety of surface detailing. With particular methods and techniques, ceramicists create surface detailing that makes their work irrefutably their own.
Natural Forms in Sofie Berg's Designs

Natural forms in Ceramic Design - 5 Ceramicists Whose Designs Merge the Outdoors with our Interiors

At Maud and Mabel we represent many artists who take inspiration from the natural world. Explore five ceramicists whose organic ceramics are directly informed by their experiences of nature and their surroundings
Nicola Tassie Ceramicist

Best of British Ceramics - Ceramicist Spotlight

Contemporary Ceramics and its recognition as an art form has, rightfully, progressed considerably since 1940, when Bernard Leach wrote that ‘very few people in this country think of the making of pottery as an art’.