Zuri Studio

At Zuri, you’ll find unique, handcrafted ceramics where every piece tells a story. Each creation reflects the artist’s ideas, inspirations, imagination, and techniques. These individual stories are at the heart of each piece, making them one-of-a-kind.

The name of the ceramics studio, “Zuri,” comes from the Swahili word for “beautiful,” “lovely,” or “unique.” The choice of Swahili isn’t random; it reflects the founder’s time spent in Africa, where she lived for over five years, primarily in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The beauty of Africa inspires her as much as the Black Sea and other places she’s called home over the last 15 years, before finally returning to Poland in January 2023.

Her first ceramics studio was established in Varna, Bulgaria. It was there that she molded, fired, and taught others the art of working with clay.

Every collection she creates is inspired by her travels and reflects the essence of the places she has visited.

Ceramic sculptures made by Marta Cylwik under the SOIL brand are a continuation of the disappearing culture of true craftsmanship. SOIL perpetuates naturalness and simplicity in clay. Marta relies on sensitive observation of nature, which ambiguously inspires her to create. An important part of the artist's work is the individual approach to each project. The designer makes all her works by hand without the use of molds, which makes each sculpture unique and inimitable.

Attention to detail is an inherent feature of the brand. The visual side is based on analog photographs, orders are packaged with a name letter to each customer according to zero waste principles and the whole is complemented by playlists with music close to the author's heart.

Along with the brand, Marta strives to replicate the values that are important to her. She regularly supports the Shelter on Paluch, donating 5% of the proceeds from the sale of ceramic doggies.