Tear Sheet
Designer
Sophie Rogers is a Nottingham-based ceramicist who designs and handcrafts sculptural lighting and homewares from her home studio. Her practice is grounded in the ancient Japanese carving technique of Kurinuki, which she has adapted and expanded to develop a personal language capable of supporting large-scale, functional, and sculptural forms. Material exploration lies at the heart of Rogers’s work. Her process is instinctive and tactile, guided by an intimate engagement with organic materials and the act of making itself. Drawing inspiration from geological formations and natural landscapes, she creates objects that balance elegance and restraint with a quiet sense of monumentality. Simplicity of form is paired with technical complexity, particularly in her ambitious use of scale. The Kurinuki process allows each…