Marta Cypel at the door of her ceramic studio in Lisbon, holding a piece in progress Close-up of Marta Cypel's hands refining an unfired clay wall light

Marta Cypel · Italian ceramic artist · Lisbon

Unique objects
for your everyday rituals.

A practice at the intersection of art and design.

Marta Cypel (b. 1990, Milan) is an Italian ceramic artist whose work explores the dialogue between soil and human experience. Now based in Lisbon after several years in Paris, she develops a practice rooted in experimentation and material transformation.

Drawing inspiration from geology, where each layer reveals a story of creation and erosion, her work reflects on how landscapes, like societies, are formed, dissolve, and reemerge. Cypel’s ceramics evoke the notion of contemporary relics: objects that bridge the ancient and the modern, embodying both memory and metamorphosis.

Forged in clay, her ovoid forms suggest the cyclical nature of existence, life, death, and renewal. Marked by a personal confrontation with mortality in 2020, her practice has evolved into a meditation on continuity, where every ending gestures toward a beginning.

Represented by Amélie du Chalard in Paris, Chiara Colombini and Noodmude.

Vessels, mirrors & sculpture

Selected works

Unique pieces exploring the dialogue between soil and human experience. Ovetto, Ampulla, Collo and Plinto formats are also made to order, from 580 € in stoneware.

Dark blue ceramic mirror with a ribbon-like frame
Cosmo Specchi (Nastro) 2025 · red stoneware, smoky grey glass · 17 × 12
Round sand-coloured vessel with a cratered glaze
Ilios Vessel · white stoneware, stoneware encrustations · 21 × 20
Tall green glazed vessel on a ceramic plinth
Mirto Vessel · white stoneware & porcelain · 38 × 28
Tall red clay amphora with green and white glaze
Amphora III 2025 · red clay · hand-painted silk by Chloe Bryon · 45 × 20
Tall white textured vessel with pale yellow glaze
Amphitrite Vessel · stoneware & porcelain · 30 × 15
White and blue vase against a red background
Of wind and sun Vessel · white stoneware & porcelain · 38 × 20
Ceramic mirror hanging from a brass chain on a yellow-painted wall
Cosmo Specchi (Core) 2025 · porcelain & red stoneware, smoky grey glass · 17 × 11
Dark ceramic vessel on a square plinth
Holding the moon in the palms of my hands Vessel · red & white stoneware, porcelain patch · 22 × 13

Lighting collection 2025–2026

Lighting

Made to order in 6–8 weeks. Every piece carries the subtle irregularities of the handmade. Public prices, VAT included.

Ortigia small wall sconce in a smooth nude glaze with brass screws In stock · ships in 3–5 days

Ortigia Small Nude

480 €

Wall sconce · nude glaze · ceramic & brass · 24 × 7.5 cm · E14

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Ortigia small wall sconce in grège glaze with brass screws

Ortigia Small Grège

480 €

Wall sconce · grège glaze · ceramic & brass · 24 × 7.5 cm · E14

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Ortigia large wall sconce in white relief glaze

Ortigia Large

815 €

Wall sconce · ceramic & brass · 23 × 15.5 × 9.5 cm · E27

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Ortigia maxi wall sconce against a red background

Ortigia Maxi

1 680 €

Wall sconce · ceramic & brass · 40 × 18 × 12 cm · double E27

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Vetra wall sconce with green ceramic shade and mirror plate

Vetra

1 200 €

Wall sconce · chromed brass & hand-painted ceramic · 40 × 20 × 20 cm

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Two Campanella wall lamps above a bed

Campanella Sconce

880 €

Wall sconce · chromed brass & Edera green ceramic · 24 × 16 × 24 cm

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Tulipa table lamp with painted ceramic shade next to a leather sofa

Tulipa

780 €

Table lamp · hand-painted ceramic shade & brass stem · 85 × 17–20 cm

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Campanella pendant lamp in white stoneware hanging from a chain

Campanella Pendant

580 €

Pendant · stoneware & brass · 20 × 17 cm

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