In the mountainous village of Castell de Castells, Spain, you'll find EstudioVernís—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.