During the second workshop in the Migrating Crafts series, Italian designer and ceramist Chiara Caselli explored the migration of materials, gestures, and everyday rituals. Drawing from her heritage in Sassuolo and residencies in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, Caselli reflected on how clay bodies and firing methods cross borders through trade and cultural exchange. Participants experimented with mixing raw clays, sand, and pigments to create their own unique materials before hand-building a plate, bowl, or container tied to personal memory, food, or tradition. Arranging the finished pieces on a shared table, the workshop framed ceramic vessels as domestic amulets and everyday tableware as a collective landscape of storytelling, migration, and human connection.

Chiara Caselli is an Amsterdam-based designer, ceramic artist, and founder of Swayze Amsterdam. Alongside her collaborative work in CCONTINUA+MAMT with artist Francesco Carrasso, she explores functional tableware, material blending, and the rituality of daily life.