Alessia Capra
Alessia Capra was born and raised in Oristano, Sardinia. After earning a diploma in literature, she moved to London at 18 and later graduated with first-class honours in Ceramic Design from Central Saint Martins in 2025. Her practice combines hand-building, wheel-throwing, and sculptural techniques, shaped by a deep curiosity for materials. She explores the relationship between terracotta and porcelain, alongside an ongoing interest in glaze chemistry. A year-long internship at Kevala in Bali further informed her approach. Drawing on her Sardinian roots and global experiences, Alessia reinterprets ancient traditions through a contemporary lens, engaging with themes of heritage, memory, and identity.
My practice bridges ancient craft, storytelling, and contemporary ceramics through a deep exploration of materiality. Rooted in hand-built coiled forms, textured surfaces, and tactile manipulation, my work draws on themes of home, belonging, and ancestral memory. Originally from Sardinia, my research focuses on the period spanning the Nuragic to the Iron Age, engaging with archaeology and material culture to explore how objects carry history and transmit knowledge.By working with the tension between terracotta and porcelain, I explore the fragility and resilience of identity in a globalised world. Driven by curiosity and speculative imagination, I develop a sculptural language grounded in tradition yet open to new material possibilities
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