Studio Lehmann is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.

About

My name is Claire, i’m based in Melbourne and have been making ceramics for about 15 years. Operating as Studio Lehmann, my ceramic practise spans product design, prototyping for clients, lighting design for commercial buildings/property, lighting design for exhibitions, curation and exhibition design.  

I have another business with Jia Jia Chen called Fluff Corp. In 2017 we began curating immersive catering events and soon combined our expertise in an object based practice focussing on lighting design. We have curated shows for Melbourne Design Week, Design Tasmania and Footscray Community Arts.

Contact me here if you have any questions or enquiries.

Background

I have an Arts Degree from Melbourne University with an Art History major, an Advanced Diploma of Electronic Design and Interactive Media (EDIM) and a Diploma of Ceramics from Holmesglen, TAFE.

My practise has evolved alongside study, shifting from painting, drawing and digital media, to object design, sculpture, lighting design, exhibition design and an interest in relational arts practises. My ceramic lighting stems from an obsession with luminosity, shape, texture, process, weight and material tolerance. Taking cues from industrial design to create delicate domestic objects relates to an interest in challenging the boundaries and assumptions around materiality in object design.

After graduating from ceramics in 2017, I participated in the graduate Fresh Awards at Craft Victoria and was awarded a grant to attend a residency at the European Keramic Work Centre (EKWC) in The Netherlands.

About the clay

I use a mix of different clays, mainly from Australia. I work a lot in terracotta and Bone China - two materials at either end of the ceramic material spectrum.

Care Instructions

My porcelain and stoneware work is twice fired to a stoneware temperature - 1240-1280 degrees celsius. They are nonporous, oven, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Terracotta pendants are usually left raw outside as I like to show the material, they are then covered in Beeswax to protect them from dirt.

Every item is unique. Slight irregularities in size, shape and glaze finish are normal and to be expected with a hand made product.