When I was working in an architectural office with a great team, I sometimes wished for a day without interactions, believing it would help me finish tasks faster. Now, as I work alone with ceramics, I long for a collaborative team, which I occasionally manage to replace with collaborative projects.

Collaborations offer fresh perspectives and insights that can significantly enhance the creative process. Working with others provides new viewpoints and constructive feedback that challenge and expand your own ideas. These interactions can reveal aspects of your work that you might not have noticed on your own.

In design, critique is crucial for supporting and developing the creative process. Both positive and well-reasoned negative feedback play an important role.

It fascinates me how people connect through recognizing modes of expression, both physical and through design and creation. You fall in love with the products that draw you in, and then you begin to see the story within someone’s art and how it resonates with your own feelings. This connection deepens as you perceive how art travels across different contexts, intersects with personal experiences, and ultimately brings a profound sense of meaning. Art becomes a dialogue that transcends the individual, weaving together diverse perspectives into a richer, shared narrative.

Then sometimes, life brings you the chance to work with people whose work you admire, which is both inspiring and enriching. I am thankful for these experiences and will seek out more opportunities like them.

On the picture is the last collaboration with Nina & Mateja from HercogMartini design studio. Please find these beauties here.

You can read more about collaborations in section Collaborations and explore products in Limited Edition.