Some things are rare by decision.
This is rare by geography.
Paddled against a river stone. Fired in algarrobo at 700 °C. Smoked in mango leaf.
2006
The third protected denomination of origin granted in Peru covers the ceramics of Chulucanas.
700–900 °C
Adobe kiln, algarrobo. Reduction in mango leaf, two to three times.
One valley
Tallán paddling and the Vicús negative, together. Not a style — a place.
The Serie · made to order
The tallest of the four. A single arc rises clear of the body and closes on nothing.
| Dimensions | H 52 cm |
|---|---|
| Forming | Paddled, burnished with river stone |
| Firing | Algarrobo, 700–900 °C |
| Reduction | Mango leaf |
| Workshop | Chulucanas |
| Lead time | 6–8 weeks |
| Price | US$ 1,800 |
Two uprights, one span. The void is held between straight lines rather than under a curve.
| Dimensions | H 42 cm |
|---|---|
| Forming | Paddled, burnished with river stone |
| Firing | Algarrobo, 700–900 °C |
| Reduction | Mango leaf |
| Workshop | Chulucanas |
| Lead time | 6–8 weeks |
| Price | US$ 1,400 |
The only one that reads horizontally. Made to be seen from above.
| Dimensions | H 34 × W 42 cm |
|---|---|
| Forming | Paddled, burnished with river stone |
| Firing | Algarrobo, 700–900 °C |
| Reduction | Mango leaf |
| Workshop | Chulucanas |
| Lead time | 6–8 weeks |
| Price | US$ 1,250 |
The void passes through the body instead of crowning it.
| Dimensions | H 30 cm |
|---|---|
| Forming | Paddled, burnished with river stone |
| Firing | Algarrobo, 700–900 °C |
| Reduction | Mango leaf |
| Workshop | Chulucanas |
| Lead time | 6–8 weeks |
| Price | US$ 850 |
The making
Clay is dug from a quarry outside Chulucanas. A paddle of wood works it against a river stone held inside the vessel, and the wall grows thin under the rhythm. Slip is laid over the parts that must stay pale. Then the piece goes into an adobe kiln, into mango-leaf smoke, and the smoke takes everything left uncovered.
The document
A5 cotton rag, letterpress in one colour, piece number in graphite, a dry seal struck across it so the two cannot be separated.
A QR resolves to a page for that single piece: the photographic record of its own making, its firing dates, its workshop. Not a marketing page — a file.
Enquire about a piece
Tell us which one, and where it will live.
For the trade
For designers, architects and hospitality.