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Different "Forms of Belonging", each reflecting a distinctive approach to the expressive potential of ceramics.
From left to right, works by Coline Rosoux, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis, Takumi Morozumi, Soledad Christie, and Phoebe Colling-James, five of the 28 finalists of Officine Saffi Award, featured in the exhibition "Forms of Belonging", on view in Milan with free admission until November 13.

Officine Saffi Award 6. Forms of Belonging
Tuesday - Friday:
10.30 am - 1.00 pm; 2.30 pm - 6.00 pm;
Saturday: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm
Via Niccolini 35A, Milan

Artists: Marten H. Anderson, Mel Arsenault, Arun Baburaj, Jonathan Baldock, Gianluca Brando, Soledad Christie, Phoebe Collings-James, Tomás Díaz Cedeño, Andile Dyalvane, Mak Gerald, Sean Gerstley, Benedikt Hipp, Cody Hoyt, Samantha Kerdine, Pan Loong, Corwyn Lund, Agalis Manessi, Takumi Morozumi, Antoine Moulinard, Bisila Noha, Ornaghi & Prestinari, Marta Pierobon, Yaerin Pyun, Coline Rosoux, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis, Krzysztof Strzelecki, Flávia Vieira, Trude Westby Nordmark.

Partners: Albuquerque Foundation, Taoxichuan Art Center, Bruckner Foundation, Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Guldagergaard, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ottostumm Mogs, Tacchini Italia, Iac International Academy of Ceramics, Conte Vistarino.

The exhibition is presented under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan.

@mic_italia @comune_milano #officinesaffi #officinesaffiaward taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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A Tactile Story” exhibition continues at Casa Tacchini. The ceramic works of Bisila Noha — winner of the Tacchini Prize at the sixth edition of the Officine Saffi Award — inhabit the space with a presence that is both intimate and considered. Here each piece is a reflection on the meaning that objects carry over time, through a strong work on material, form and identity.

On view at Casa Tacchini
Largo Claudio Treves, 5, 20121 Milan
Monday – Saturday: 10.00–13.00 | 14.00–19.00
Open to the public daily

Image courtesy of @OfficineSaffi

#Tacchini #TacchiniItalia #TacchiniItaliaForniture by @officinesaffi

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Artists Pan Loong (1991, China) and Takumi Morozumi (1995, Japan) are among the 28 finalists featured in the ongoing Award’s exhibition “Forms of Belonging”. Their works, “Leaves” and “Abystrata”, have been awarded the Young Artist Prize, generously supported by @ottostumm_mogs , an acquisition prize dedicated to supporting the next generation of artists working with ceramics.

Discover the magic of the glazes in Leaves, the surprising materiality of Abystrata, and the works of the other great 26 finalists in “Forms of Belonging” on view in Milan until November 13.

Officine Saffi Award 6. Forms of Belonging
Tuesday - Friday:
10.30 am - 1.00 pm; 2.30 pm - 6.00 pm;
Saturday: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm
Via Niccolini 35A, Milan

Partners: Ottostumm | Mogs, Tacchini Italia, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Albuquerque Foundation, Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Guldagergaard, Taoxichuan Art Center, Bruckner Foundation, IAC - International Academy of Ceramics, Conte Vistarino.

The exhibition is presented under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan. taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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“Forms of Belonging” is now open to the public, with free admission from Tuesday to Saturday; but the exhibition's very first—and very special—visitors were the Officine Saffi Award Jury members: Laura Borghi, Valentina Ciuffi, Massimo De Carlo, Jennifer Lee, François Mellé, Marco Sammicheli, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, and Asad Syrkett. In the days leading up to the opening, the Jury had an exclusive preview of the exhibition to evaluate the works of the 28 finalists and select the winner of the Main Prize.

Officine Saffi Award 6. Forms of Belonging
Tuesday - Friday:
10.30 am - 1.00 pm; 2.30 pm - 6.00 pm;
Saturday: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm
Via Niccolini 35A, Milan

Partners: Albuquerque Foundation, Taoxichuan Art Center, Bruckner Foundation, Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Guldagergaard, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ottostumm Mogs, Tacchini Italia, Iac International Academy of Ceramics, Conte Vistarino.

The exhibition is presented under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan. taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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Moments from our collaboration with Triennale Milano @triennalemilano for "Mud Works", a durational performance conceived by Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė @linalapelyte , winner of the Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale.

On September 19, 2026, performers and audiences came together in a shared creative process, shaping a constantly evolving social and material landscape.

"Mud Works" is a co-production by Triennale Milano and the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius, for the PIT project.

"Mud Works" by Lina Lapelytė. FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts 2026 © Triennale Milano. Video by Carlo Maria Rabai. taken in Triennale Milano by @officinesaffi

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Casa Tacchini hosts
“A Tactile Story” by Bisila Noha

Starting October 1, Casa Tacchini opens up to a new dialogue between art, design and culture, welcoming “A Tactile Story”, an exhibition by Bisila Noha, winner of the Tacchini Prize as part of the sixth edition of the Officine Saffi Award – Forms of Belonging.

The artist’s ceramic works enter into dialogue with the design pieces and architecture of the Milanese apartment, bringing together distinct sensibilities through a shared exploration of materials and their expressive potential.

Vases and totems become part of the domestic setting, shaping an intimate, sensory journey that explores the relationship between material, memory and belonging.

“A Tactile Story” by Bisila Noha
1 October – 13 November

On view at Casa Tacchini
Largo Claudio Treves, 5, 20121 Milan
Monday – Saturday: 10.00–13.00 | 14.00–19.00
Open to the public daily

Images courtesy of @OfficineSaffi

#Tacchini #TacchiniItalia #TacchiniItaliaForniture by @officinesaffi

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The exhibition "Forms of Belonging" is now open to the public with free admission at Fondazione Officine Saffi, bringing together works by the 28 finalists of Officine Saffi Award - the sixth edition of the international prize dedicated to contemporary ceramics.

Tuesday - Friday:
10.30 am - 1.00 pm; 2.30 pm - 6.00 pm;
Saturday: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm
Via Niccolini 35A, Milan

Through the dialogue between contemporary artistic research, practices rooted in fine craftsmanship and collectible design, the exhibition explores the shifting boundaries between these fields.

Artists: Marten H. Anderson, Mel Arsenault, Arun Baburaj, Jonathan Baldock, Gianluca Brando, Soledad Christie, Phoebe Collings-James, Tomás Díaz Cedeño, Andile Dyalvane, Mak Gerald, Sean Gerstley, Benedikt Hipp, Cody Hoyt, Samantha Kerdine, Pan Loong, Corwyn Lund, Agalis Manessi, Takumi Morozumi, Antoine Moulinard, Bisila Noha, Ornaghi & Prestinari, Marta Pierobon, Yaerin Pyun, Coline Rosoux, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis, Krzysztof Strzelecki, Flávia Vieira, Trude Westby Nordmark.

Partners: Albuquerque Foundation, Taoxichuan Art Center, Bruckner Foundation, Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Guldagergaard, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ottostumm Mogs, Tacchini Italia, Iac International Academy of Ceramics

Jury: Massimo De Carlo, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Marco Sammicheli, Asad Syrkett, Jennifer Lee, Valentina Ciuffi, Laura Borghi, François Mellé.

Media Partner: Exibart
Wine of choice: Conte Vistarino

Forms of Belonging is presented under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan, the exhibition is open with free admission until November 13, 2026. taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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Andile Dyalvane (1978, South Africa) wins the Main Prize of Officine Saffi Award, 6th edition - Forms of Belonging.

The Jury awarded Dyalvane the €10,000 acquisition prize for "iThwasa (The One Who is Blossoming)", recognising the work’s exceptional presence and a formal and symbolic language that speaks directly to the theme of this edition, Forms of Belonging.

Rooted in ritual and in a deep bond with community, the work — created together with his wife, Nkuthazo Alexis Dyalvane — takes on the presence of a body: a container of memory, identity and lineage. Surreal and quietly unsettling, it appears at once deeply grounded in reality and otherworldly, both ancestral and contemporary. The work affirms the ability of ceramics to hold collective memory and a sense of belonging that is at once personal and shared.

Bringing together the works of all 28 finalists, Forms of Belonging opens at Fondazione Officine Saffi in Milan on September 30 and runs until November 13, 2026.
The exhibition is presented under the patronage of Ministero della Cultura e Comune di Milano.

Officine Saffi Award 6th - Forms of Belonging

Partners:
Albuquerque Foundation, Portugal
Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Norway
Bruckner Foundation Ceramic Centre, Switzerland
Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Italy
Guldagergaard, Denmark
Ottostumm | Mogs
IAC - International Academy of Ceramics
Tacchini
Exibart

Jury: Laura Borghi, Valentina Ciuffi, Massimo De Carlo, Jennifer Lee, Marco Sammicheli, François Mellè, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Asad Syrkett.

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@mic_italia @comune_milano @southernguildgallery taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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Fondazione Officine Saffi worked with artist Lina Lapelytė @linalapelyte and Tate Modern @tate on “Serendipity Island”, conceiving and producing the ceramic sculptures that carried the scores for the partecipatory performance, presented in the Turbine Hall.

“Serendipity Island” transformed the space into a collaborative stage, inviting visitors to move, make sounds and respond to a series of actions that gradually came together into a shared composition.
The ceramic sculptures formed part of this evolving choreography, acting as physical supports for the scores and contributing to the encounter between object, gesture and performance.
Through play, chance and collective action, the performance explored how individual sounds and movements can come together to create something shared.

“Serendipity Island” Lina Lapelytė at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall took place as part of the programme UNIQLO Tate Play, 25 July – 31 August 2026

📷 @renelazovy taken in Tate Modern by @officinesaffi

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We are pleased to announce Forms of Belonging, the exhibition presenting the finalist works of the sixth edition of Officine Saffi Award from 30 September to 13 November, 2026.

The exhibition presents the work of 28 artists selected from more than 1,000 applications received from 41 countries across five continents.

Moving across contemporary art, craft and collectible design, the works on view reflect the breadth and vitality of ceramic practice today. Traditional knowledge meets experimental processes, while functional objects, sculptures, installations and narrative works explore the human need to belong and the ways in which objects, gestures, rituals and memories can create spaces of recognition and connection.

Forms of Belonging
30 September – 13 November 2026
Fondazione Officine Saffi, Milan
Free admission

Under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan.

Artists: Marten H. Anderson, Mel Arsenault, Arun Baburaj, Jonathan Baldock, Gianluca Brando, Soledad Christie, Phoebe Collings-James, Tomás Díaz Cedeño, Andile Dyalvane, Mak Gerald, Sean Gerstley, Benedikt Hipp, Cody Hoyt, Samantha Kerdine, Pan Loong, Corwyn Lund, Agalis Manessi, Takumi Morozumi, Antoine Moulinard, Bisila Noha, Ornaghi & Prestinari, Marta Pierobon, Yaerin Pyun, Coline Rosoux, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis, Krzysztof Strzelecki, Flávia Vieira, Trude Westby Nordmark.

Partners: Albuquerque Foundation, Taoxichuan Art Center, Bruckner Foundation, Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona, Guldagergaard, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ottostumm Mogs, Tacchini Italia, Iac International Academy of Ceramics

Jury: Massimo De Carlo, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Marco Sammicheli, Asad Syrkett, Jennifer Lee, Valentina Ciuffi, Laura Borghi, François Mellé.

Media Partner: Exibart
Wine of choice: Conte Vistarino

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@mic_italia @comune_milano taken in Officine Saffi by @officinesaffi

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This September, the Academy workshop welcomes you with a new programme designed to inspire every stage of your ceramic journey.

A place to meet, learn, and create in the heart of Milan, the Academy welcomes everyone—from those taking their first steps in clay to experienced makers seeking to deepen their practice, as well as anyone looking for a bespoke creative experience.

Explore the Autumn programme at officinesaffi.org/academy taken in Milan, Italy by @officinesaffi

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