The maker
Savanna
Founder & Ceramicist
"I wanted pieces that were actually unique — so I started making my own."
◊ @fortyfourceramics"The appetite for something genuinely one of a kind — not just marketed as such — was real." Savanna · Founder, fortyfour ceramics
My first experience with clay was at nine years old — a pottery class on holiday abroad. Something about shaping material by hand, watching it become an object through nothing but movement and pressure, stuck with me as a core memory I'd always revert back to.
School largely burnt out all my creative skills. Art became about grades, rules and getting it right rather than making something that felt genuine. By the time I left, I'd lost any real connection to my creativity.
It came back in the most unexpected way. I was renovating my home and couldn't find what I was looking for. Everything felt mass-produced, familiar. The kind of thing you'd clock immediately in someone else's house. I wanted pieces that were actually unique, so I started making my own.
The response from people around me made me realise others felt the same way. That the appetite for something genuinely one of a kind and not just marketed as such was real.
fortyfour grew from that. The name is personal — it's a number that finds me everywhere. Petrol pump 4. Flight 444. Gate A44. Parking bay 44. I take it as a sign I'm moving in the right direction. Every piece I make carries that same quiet confidence.
— Savanna
Values
What we believe in
01
No two pieces alike
Every vessel is a unique object. The natural movement of hand-shaping means imperfections are not corrected — they are the work.
02
Quiet luxury
Inspired by beautifully restrained interiors — pieces that command a room without announcing themselves, that reward a second look.
03
Designed to last
Every piece is fired to stoneware temperatures for strength and permanence — objects intended to outlast trends.
Be first to see
new pieces
New glazes, new forms, and limited pieces — straight to your inbox.