Cristina Figarola is a sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona. She studied art at university in Milan and Lisbon, and in 1995 she graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Cuenca.

She began her professional career combining her knowledge of sculpture and design with ‘Luz de Luz’, a small company dedicated to the creation of lamps. The Totora lamp was one of his most successful projects, which was selected for the FAD awards and continues to be marketed internationally.

Years later he left lighting design to devote himself professionally to sculpture. He specialised in the technique of the potter's wheel and enamelling. With the discovery of pottery, he began a new artistic path in Barcelona, where he currently lives.

 

A lover of utilitarian ceramics for their elegant formal simplicity, he investigates the transformation into artistic objects exempt from their original use. These pieces, taken out of context and playing with composition, become abstract geometric figures. One of the characteristics of his work is the use of clay as a naked material, without glazes or artifice, achieving a matt finish and using the colours of the material itself.

 

His work is exhibited in private collections and public spaces in Europe, the United States and Asia.