Estudio Vernís
In the mountainous village of Castell de Castells, Spain, you'll find Estudio Vernís—the ceramic studio founded in 2019 by Alejandra Martínez Pina and Coke Ballester Dolz. Trained in architecture, the duo sought a more tactile, grounded practice, ultimately embracing the unpredictable, slow-paced art of wood-firing. Their white stoneware is hand-formed using techniques like pinching, slab-building or coiling, then finished with glazes they mix themselves. Fired in a backyard wood kiln, these pieces embody what it means to be made with soul.
In the mountainous village of Castell de Castells, Spain, you'll find Estudio Vernís—the ceramic studio founded in 2019 by Alejandra Martínez Pina and Coke Ballester Dolz. Trained in architecture, the duo sought a more tactile, grounded practice, ultimately embracing the unpredictable, slow-paced art of wood-firing. Their white stoneware is hand-formed using techniques like pinching, slab-building or coiling, then finished with glazes they mix themselves. Fired in a backyard wood kiln, these pieces embody what it means to be made with soul.