What’s your name?

Sofia de Moser Leitão

Where are you from?
Lisboa, Portugal

Where do you live?
Paris

One thing people might not know about you?
I am always singing and listening to very loud music at my atelier in Paris. And I love to collect miniatures of things.

How did you start your practice?

About 5 years ago in Lisboa, in a small studio called Caulino, while I was doing my master in cultural management. It was all very spontaneous. I would never have thought it could end up as my main practice. It is still quite crazy to realize that.

Can you tell us a little bit more about your practice and how you work?

Personally I just do hand shaped pieces. I don't work with a wheel. I use a lot of "engobes" and my pieces are usually low temperature (max 1020 degrees). They definitely have a lot of irregularities but this is one of the things that make them unique. I mix a lot of pigments and this is my favorite part of creating a new piece: playing with colors.

What is your best tip for decorating your home with bright objects?

Balancing with light colors and cosy atmosphere. It is great to have some crazy bright and colorful pieces, but they can't be the center of attention. They have to be small details, otherwise you will get tired of looking at them. What I really love about a cute colorful detail is that you are always forgetting about it and rediscovering it later. And this is so refreshing!

One tradition you have when you host people at home:

Great music (most of the time I even prepare a nice playlist according to the mood of the group), candles everywhere, and a lot of white drinks because I get crazy when I end the night with more marks on my rug or couch ahah.  Also I absolutely love to prepare a nice table with the right tablecloth, the right napkins, plates etc. I can get very very excited with this. haha It's almost too much. I can even make this with an Uber Eats delivery.