Shaped by hand, fired by time
philosophy
ShapingBeauty fromEarth and Fire
Beauty is not something to be manufactured. It is something to be coaxed from the earth. Guided by patience and the maker's hand, Nero opens a quiet path from raw clay to a piece you can hold, use, and live with every day.
projects
CraftingObjects forEveryday Life
A selection of completed work across hospitality, design collaborations, and institutional projects - restaurants, brands, and studios Nero has designed and produced for.
projects
01Hospitality & Dining
Bespoke tableware, built with the room in mind.
From a Michelin-starred kitchen to a beach club on the Aegean coast, we design and produce restaurant tableware around a chef’s own menu.
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02Design & Brand Collaborations
Ceramic pieces made to another studio’s vision.
From Dior’s Paris flagship to a Vienna lighting studio, we produce bespoke ceramic objects to the exact specification of the design studios and brands we work with.
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03Institutional & Special Projects
Interior decoration and technical model-making.
Beyond tableware, we take on interior decoration for corporate facilities and technical, scale-model work for public exhibitions and fairs.
collections
Five Categories,Shaped byOne Craft
Interior objects, architectural cladding, and jewelry display — each category begins with a single material choice and is carried through by hand until it belongs in its space.
collections
01Interior Architecture & Decoration
Six forms, made to hold their place in a room, not just decorate it.
From a hand-ribbed honey jar to a wall panel poured like molten metal, each piece begins with a single material choice, carried through by hand.
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02Exterior Architecture
A cladding tile finished in metallic tones, made for façades and garden walls.
Bronze is a hand-glazed ceramic tile; Ember and Graphite are cast in glass — a wall built from them shifts in tone and material from one brick to the next.
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03Jewelry Display
Sculptural ceramic stands, built to hold jewelry the way a shelf holds a favorite object.
A wave, a cloud, and an arch — each a single continuous form with places built in for rings, chains, and cuffs.
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04Kitchen
Tableware and cookware for daily use — currently in development.
The same clay bodies and glazes as the rest of Nero, shaped this time for how a kitchen actually works.
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05Custom Collections
One-of-a-kind commissions, built from a conversation, not chosen from a catalog.
A single sculptural piece, an unusual glaze, or a form built to your own drawing — currently in development.
company
Who we are
No matter how the world changes, the value of something made by hand remains the same. Nero shapes clay into objects for everyday life, pieces meant to be used, lived with, and passed on.
Every piece carries the maker’s hand, a small imperfection that makes it yours alone.