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Sara Howard is an award-winning London designer, building new systems in pursuit of circularity and regeneration in the ceramic
industry and beyond.

Sara graduated from Central St. Martins in 2020, studying BA Honours Degree in Ceramic Design. In her final year, Sara designed an industrial symbiosis around the ceramics industry, whereby waste from one industry replaces the virgin raw materials in ceramic production. Sara’s methods and processes are shared in her book, Circular Ceramics, allowing fellow ceramicists to adopt the sustainable processes in their own practice.



Current & Upcoming Exhibitions



People and Places Circular CeramicsTalk
Hypha Studios, United Kingdom.
December 11th 2024

In Conversation with Heather Kuzyk
Art Gallery of Burlington, Canada.
12pm EST January 23rd 2025

Material District
Utrecht, Netherlands.
12th March - 14th March, 2025,



Past Exhibitions




Sustainable Ceramics
Princessehof Museum of Ceramics, Netherlands.
November 2023- November 2024

Fibrelab Festive Pop-up
Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch, United Kingdom.
November 30th 2024 - December 1st 2024

Grand Designs Live
Green Grad
4th May 2024- 12th May 2024

Milan Design Week
Isola Design.
15th April 2024- 21st April 2024

Earthing: London Craft Week
Haeckels House London
16th May 2024 - 18th May 2024

London Design Week
Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London.
11th March 2024- 15th March 2024
Indonesia Meubel & Design Expo 2023
IFFINA, Jakarta.
14th September 2023 - 17th September 2023

Craft Sustained
National Centre of Craft and Design, Hub, Lincolnshire.
23rd July 2022 - 6th November 2022

Talente 2022 at Munich International Skilled Trades FairMunich, Germany.
6th July 2022 - 10th July 2022

Fife Contemporary Craft Pods Tour
Scotland, UK.
2021 - 2022

Grand Designs Live
Excel, London
30th April 2022 - 8th May 2022

REsolve: a Creative Approach to the Circular Economy
Kirkaldy Galleries, Scotland.
26th February 2022 - 8th May 2022




Ash, Ember, Flame: A Japanese Kiln in Oxford
Embassy of Japan, London.
10th December 2021 - March 2022

The Handmade’s Table with Ruup & Form
14 Cavendish Square, London.
16th – 26th September 2021

Green Grads at Samsung Kings Cross
Coal Drops Yard, London.
25th & 26th September 2021

UNMUTE, 2021
Bargehouse OXO Tower, London.
Ceramics, 2020

Coal Drops Yard, London.
Talente, 2021
Ambient, Munich.





Tableware Clients


Locavore NXT, Bali, Indonesia
Kala Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
Au Jardin, Penang, Malaysia
Radici Farm, Italy
Four Seasons, Bali, Indonesia
Hugo Boss, Bali, Indonesia
Anoy Kitchen, London



Consulting


Radici Farm 2024
Kevala Ceramics 2022- 2024
Emma Lacey 2023
Studio Frostwood 2023
Wedgewood 2022
Patina Maldives 2022





Awards


2024: Winner of the Sustainable Product of the year, The Punch Awards.
2024: Dezeen Awards 2024, Longlisted in Sustainable Design (Consumer)
2023: Winner of the Isola Design Award for Tableware.
2023: Shortlisted for the Giving Economy Individual Philanthropist Award.
2021: Winner of the Earth Award at Green Grads.
2021: Winner of the Designers Den at Green Grads.
2020: Winner of the Wanted Design Award for ‘Sustainable Solution’.
2020: Shortlisted for Distributed Design.
2020: Shortlisted for Global Design Graduate Show.


Articles 


Ceramics Monthly Magazine: March Issue 2024 - Clay Culture
Textura Magazine 2023










Talks & Lectures


2024: City Lit, Circular Ceramics Talk.
2024:The Farnham Pottery, Circular Ceramics Talk.
2024: Culford Studios, Circular Ceramics & Golden Earth Studio Talk.
2024: San Diego City College, Circular Ceramics Talk.
2024: Making Change Conference, Leach Pottery.
2023: Four Seasons, Jimbaran.
2023: Northern Potters Association, University of Central Lancashire.
2023: Responsible Clay Webinar. Hosted by Yulia Makliuk.
2023: Sustainability and the Circular Economy. The Design Trust Business Club.
2023: Woman Innovators in Foundation Industries Circular Economy Talk, University of Exeter.
2022: Coombe Studios Digital Talk, Circular Ceramics.
2022: Grand Designs Live, Circular Ceramics Talk.
2022: Ceramic Art London, Claytalks.
2021: National College of Art and Design Dublin.
2021: The Dear Green Bothy - Circular Ceramics in the Round. University of Glasgow for COP26.
2021: Isola Design Festival - Sustainable Innovation for Interiors.
2021: Central Saint Martins, Foundation Course.
2021: National College of Art and Design Dublin.
2020: People and Planet: Creating Change Panel Discussion, UAL.
2020: Studio Pottery London.









Podcasts


2023: The Indonesia Business Podcast, Circular Ceramics Revolution.
2023: The Circular Economy Podcast with Catherine Weetman.
2023: CE-HUB, UKRI National Disciplinary Circular Economy Research.

Interviews


The Punch Community: Meet Sara Howard - Circular Ceramicist & Sustainable Materials Researcher.
Your Creative IP Rights: Ideas, Innovation & Impact with Sara Howard
Circular Economy Hub UK: Interview with Sara Howard, Circular Ceramics.
Japan Embassy: Making Pottery From Industrial Reclaim
University of the Arts, London: BA Ceramic Design and Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Alum.
Wanted Design: Q&A with Winner of Sustainable Solution Award 2020 Sara Howard.  
Isola Design: Sustainable Innovation for Interiors by Silvia Ceria with Sara Howard






Stockists


Kevala Home (Sanur, Ubud, Uluwatu) Bali, Indonesia.
Sun Contemporary, Bali, Indonesia.
Home of Sustainable Things, 53 Barnsbury St, London N1 1TP, United Kingdom.
Tender Books, 6 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4HE.


Teaching


Central Saint Martins, Visiting Lecturer BA Ceramic Design, 2023.
Central Saint Martins, Graduate Teaching Assistant, BA Ceramic Design 2020 - 2022.
The Clay Garden, 2020-2022.
Camden Arts Centre, 2018-2019.