Untitled

2023

Stoneware clay , coiled
H15cmX W 21cm X D19 cm

Glazescapes X

2023

46cm in diameter

Melina Xenaki (b. 1989 in Athens, Greece) is an Athens based ceramics artist. After completing her BA in Ceramics & Glass (UCA, Farnham) the maker moved to London to complete her two-year Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art where Martin Smith, Felicity Aylieff and Alison Britton were her tutors. Since her graduation she has been a full-time ceramics artist and educator. 

Trained to deliver high end craftsmanship in the lines of British studio pottery, Melina is inspired by ancient artifacts and folk art found in the region of the Mediterranean, from the Bronze Age Cypriot ritualistic pots to 19th century traditional Cretan embroideries, her pieces carry patterns, animals and plants, realizing a dialogue of earth, fire and living things of the Great Sea across millennia. 

She has created exclusive collections for the shops of the British Museum and the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture as well as a series of sculptural decorations for a fashion event run by OC Special in Courchevel and various collaborations with architectural practices so to create bespoke, site-specific ceramic objects and installations. 

Melina Xenaki (b. 1989 in Athens, Greece) is an Athens based ceramics artist. After completing her BA in Ceramics & Glass (UCA, Farnham) the maker moved to London to complete her two-year Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art where Martin Smith, Felicity Aylieff and Alison Britton were her tutors. Since her graduation she has been a full-time ceramics artist and educator. 

Trained to deliver high end craftsmanship in the lines of British studio pottery, Melina is inspired by ancient artifacts and folk art found in the region of the Mediterranean, from the Bronze Age Cypriot ritualistic pots to 19th century traditional Cretan embroideries, her pieces carry patterns, animals and plants, realizing a dialogue of earth, fire and living things of the Great Sea across millennia. 

She has created exclusive collections for the shops of the British Museum and the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture as well as a series of sculptural decorations for a fashion event run by OC Special in Courchevel and various collaborations with architectural practices so to create bespoke, site-specific ceramic objects and installations.