Hand-painted ceramic jewelry adorned with 24k gold and platinum luster. Bespoke tableware. Monumental vessels for the world’s finest interiors. Each piece a singular work of art.
“Every piece carries the hand, the eye, and twenty years of refinement — from a delicate pendant to an eight-foot vessel.”
“Every piece carries the hand, the eye, and twenty years of refinement — from a delicate pendant to an eight-foot vessel.”
Melanie Sherman Ceramics occupies a rare position at the intersection of jewelry design, decorative arts, and large-scale installation. Working exclusively from her studio atelier, Melanie produces an extraordinarily diverse body of work unified by a single commitment: the pursuit of irreducible beauty through craft.
Each jewel-like pendant is hand-formed from the finest porcelain, adorned with meticulously applied 24k gold and platinum lusters, vintage decals sourced from European archives, and proprietary glaze combinations developed over two decades of studio research. Tableware services are bespoke, never repeated, created as heirlooms for discerning private clients.
At monumental scale, Melanie’s vessels command public spaces, hotel lobbies, private residences, and superyacht interiors with an authority that comes only from absolute technical mastery and artistic conviction.
Each piece in Melanie’s jewelry collection begins as raw porcelain clay, hand-formed, kiln-fired, and transformed through meticulous layers of hand-painting, vintage decal application, and multiple firings to achieve the depth of surface that defines the collection. The result is jewelry of extraordinary character — no two pieces identical, every surface a portrait of the maker’s hand.
From the first handling of the clay to the final luster firing, every step is executed by Melanie's hand — a practice of total authorship rarely seen in contemporary decorative arts.
Melanie Sherman’s large-scale ceramic work occupies a territory shared by very few artists in the world — those capable of executing museum-quality craft at truly architectural dimensions.
Standing from four to eight feet in height, these vessels are structural as well as aesthetic achievements. Each undergoes custom kiln-building, multiple firings, and a hand-painting process that can exceed six months for the most complex commissions.
Melanie Sherman Ceramics has been commissioned by some of the world’s most discerning hospitality and residential projects, delivering bespoke ceramic installations that become defining features of landmark spaces.
From ten-piece tableware services for Michelin-starred restaurants to monumental lobby installations in five-star hotels, each engagement begins with an immersive consultation and concludes with an irreplaceable work of art.
Every commission begins with a conversation. Melanie works directly with each client to understand the space, the intention, the colour vocabulary, and the emotional register a piece must inhabit.
The process is collaborative but the execution is absolute — no shortcuts, no reproductions, no editions. What leaves the studio is unrepeatable.
Melanie Sherman has spent over two decades in obsessive study of the porcelain surface — its capacity for depth, luminosity, and narrative. Her practice is built on a belief that ceramics can achieve the same gravity and market presence as painting or sculpture.
Trained in traditional porcelain painting techniques and studio ceramics, Melanie integrates historical decorative traditions — Meissen, Sèvres, Japanese overglaze enamel — with a thoroughly contemporary visual sensibility.
Her jewelry has been exhibited at Sotheby’s, featured in Architectural Digest and Elle Décor, and worn by collectors across three continents. Her vessels are held in private collections in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Melanie welcomes enquiries from collectors, interior designers, architects, and hospitality professionals. All commissions begin with a complimentary consultation call to explore the possibilities.