Karen Swami

Karen Swami is a French ceramic artist based in Paris. After a first career in finance and film production she turned to clay, drawn to the strength of the gesture and the nobility of the material, and now works full time at the wheel, building a practice around thrown forms, mineral glazes and the repetition of a few archetypes, chiefly the vase.

Her pieces move between craft and contemporary design: one-off and limited series shown in galleries and at design events, including Paris Design Week 2026, and published in Elle Décoration, Le Figaro and Les Échos Série Limitée. Production is in France, with a studio shop for the smaller series.