Career as a
Ceramics Designer

A ceramics designer or ceramicists work with clay, bone china, porcelain and stoneware to create and design sculptures, pottery items, homeware, cookware and tableware. The duty of a ceramics designer does not end after the mere creation of these pieces. They also paint, glaze and decorate the product upon finishing it.

A ceramics designer can work independently as a freelancer or can be recruited by manufacturers of ceramic products. Besides formulating hands-on ceramics design, a ceramics designer also tends to research new materials and designs, promote and built a liaise creative portfolio with the client, museums, galleries, other craftsmen.

In order to get revenue from their piece of art or the manufactured product, a ceramics designer can display their work at exhibitions, craft fairs and trade shows. Not all the ceramics designer are involved in the production process, some also concentrate their efforts on design. It is very crucial for a ceramics artist to possess an inclination towards art and a flair for design. They also need to have a commercial mind to recognise and identify what grabs the eyeballs of the costumers. If a ceramic designer is working for a large company, he/she needs to comprehend the brief of the product and convert it into a commercially successful design. In case a ceramics design is self-employed, he/she can undertake design commissions for major companies.