Living Form
A row of freshly demoulded hand-cast concrete vessels in mixed warm taupe and mid grey on a worn studio workbench in Limassol

About Living Form

Hi, I'm Rafaella.

I make small-batch hand-cast concrete vessels in a studio in Limassol, Cyprus. Each piece is mixed by hand, cast into a mould I built, and demoulded after two days. Then it cures for two weeks before it ships.

I started Living Form because I wanted to make objects that hold their place in a room without trying to. Concrete is a quiet material. It deepens with use, gathers a soft patina over the years, and goes on strengthening long after it leaves the studio.

Nothing on this site is mass-produced. Nothing is a stock photo. The piece you order is the piece I cast, demould, and wrap in kraft paper before I take it to the post office.

Three Living Form vessels on a Cyprus stone windowsill with bougainvillea outside, late-afternoon light

A few things to know

Seven things about Living Form.

  1. 01

    It is a one-person studio.

    I mix, pour, demould, finish, and pack every vessel myself in Limassol. There is no team behind a curtain.

  2. 02

    Concrete is patient.

    Every piece cures for two full weeks before it ships. Concrete goes on strengthening for years after that. Treat your vessel as a small piece of stone, not a ceramic. It will outlast everything else in the room.

  3. 03

    Two colours, by choice.

    Warm taupe and mid grey. The taupe is hand-mixed with mineral pigment for a quiet terracotta whisper. The grey is the natural concrete tone. No glossy finishes, no second-guessing the palette.

  4. 04

    Variance is the work, not the apology.

    Tonal shifts across faces, occasional pinholes at the rim, soft edges where the mould met a corner. These are not flaws. They are the fingerprint of the process, and the reason no two vessels are exactly the same.

  5. 05

    Small batches, ten to twenty at a time.

    The studio holds what it holds. When a batch sells out, the next is curing. If a piece you want is not in stock, sign up to the list and I will send a note when it is.

  6. 06

    Broken pieces become one-of-one.

    Sometimes a corner gives way during demoulding, or a wedge breaks off a saucer. They are not seconds. They are unique sculptural pieces, priced higher than the standard range and listed as one-of-one.

  7. 07

    Cyprus to your door.

    Each vessel ships wrapped in recyclable kraft from Limassol to your address across the EU and the UK. A 30-day replacement guarantee if anything is damaged in transit.

Rafaella wiping the rim of a freshly demoulded taupe cube vessel with a damp cotton cloth on the studio workbench
Hands carefully peeling a silicone mould from a freshly cast concrete cube in the Limassol studio

Browse the current batch.

Or sign up to the list and I will send a short note when the next one is out of the mould.