About this product
Handcrafted in the village of Tunis — a picturesque settlement nestled between Lake Qaroun and the desert dunes of the Fayoum Oasis — the Leaves Mini Ceramic Plate carries the unmistakable mark of Egypt's most celebrated pottery tradition.
In the 1980s, Swiss ceramic artist Evelyn Porret founded a pottery school in Tunis, introducing the village children to the craft of clay. Her graduates became the village's master potters, shaping a distinctly Tunisian aesthetic: hand-formed pieces adorned with primitive motifs drawn from the local flora and fauna. Each piece is shaped from clay sourced along the Nile banks of Aswan, then hand-glazed and painted by hand — no two are identical.
The Leaves Mini Ceramic Plate features a delicate hand-painted leaf motif in green and indigo tones, bringing a quiet elegance to any setting. Petite in scale but rich in character, it works equally well as a side dish, a jewellery catchall, or a decorative accent on a shelf or tablescape. Slight variations in colour and form are not imperfections — they are evidence of the hands that made it.
Lead-free and food-safe. A thoughtful gift and a lasting piece of functional art.
Description supplied by Calimia Home through its current Shopify listing. Product, performance, and health claims are the seller’s and have not been independently verified by StorkScout.
