Ceramic bowl - fish motif

On these ceramic bowls, wheel-thrown and hand-painted in Sifnos in the Cyclades, large fish motifs take center stage, dear to Nikos and his family. Sometimes colorful, sometimes black, at times joyful, at times more melancholic, these fish seem almost endowed with their own personalities. Each design is painted freehand, without preliminary sketching, and no two pieces are ever quite the same, as if the sea, the wind, and the light had left their mark on the ceramic. Used daily—for breakfast, soup, fruit, or an improvised dessert—these bowls always give the impression of holding a piece of the Mediterranean in your hands.

Here, tradition dates back to Antiquity. Pottery made on this small Cycladic island long traveled by boat, delivered from village to village all the way to Athens. In the workshop located in the north of the island, with no precise address—you arrive by following directions from the neighbors—pottery has been a family affair for over a century. In summer, production intensifies to supply holiday tables and regular clients; the rest of the year, Nikos takes the time to create pieces for the elegant neighborhoods of Athens and for La Maison de Commerce in Paris.

The style of this tableware is built on gentle contrasts: a fine balance between perfection and irregularity, simple yet expressive drawings, confident forms, and luminous colors. Timeless, not to say eternal, each bowl tells in its own way the story of the sea, the sun, and the gentle wildness that defines the island.