In my work as a designer I specialize in developing sustainable ceramics products, trying to make conscious choices every step of the process.

My designs are minimalistic, timeless and often made of materials the earth provides. I search for the right balance between human needs and respect for mother earth. 

I also engage in rather thorough ceramic research, for instance in the use of (residual) minerals whom I collect locally, in areas around my workshops, both in Eindhoven (NL) and more recently my new home in Fågelsjö, Sweden.

I started my ceramic design studio in 2010 in Eindhoven directly after her graduation at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

Some highlights throughout the years:

• The Tap Water Carafe was the first product produced in my ceramics studio in Eindhoven.
• A collaboration with Vij5 (an Eindhoven based design agency) was the start of scaling up the production of the Tap Water Carafe. Later on other ceramics collections were added to their collection.
• In 2018, I initiated the Oer project in Eindhoven. Within the Oer project Lotte de Raadt, Kirstie van Noort & Jetske Visser investigate various applications of local and natural (residual) materials for ceramic products.
• In 2019 I left the Netherlands to work for one year in Rwanda for Super Local and Mass design group in Kigali. Together with other talented designers I worked on the BUGESERA Collection, 75 furniture and fixture products for the Rwanda Institute of Conservation Agriculture. 
• A collaboration with Koninklijke Tichelaar for scaling up the production of Oer tiles happened in 2020. 10.000 Oer tiles were produced for a new pump building of Brabant Water in Eindhoven.
• This research continued in 2022 with an Artist in residence at Koninklijke Tichelaar in Makkum. Together with Kirstie van Noort we developed new possibilities for the residual iron sludge in tiles.
• In 2023 my family and I bought a summerhouse in Sweden. Working and living at the same place in a quiet forest village was something she dreamed of. In Fågelsjö they found their home and built up the ceramics workshop. 

Ceramic studio in Fågelsjö (Sweden)

In 2023 we bought a house and ceramic studio in the village of 

Fågelsjö, northen Dalarna. The property included a ceramic kiln who was used by the former owner, ceramic artist Frank Larsen. 

The village of Fågelsjö is well known because of its Unesco world heritage site and museum, Bortom Åa. In  the summer aproxemately 10 000 tourist are visiting the museum. Fågelsjö can be desribed as the cultural center of Orsa Finnmark.

Associated to Bortom Åa you find a great number of other cultural acvtivities like courses in old handycraft methods, publishing of books, seminars, excursions to nearby natural and cultural sites etc.

Every day Inlandsbanan is making a stop in Fågelsjö and visitors have the opportunituy to stay over at the local pension - Gästis - and have lunch or “fika” at the local cafe. 

The region is also famous for its natural sites, like Hamra National Park and Börningsbergets skogsmuseum. 

In the summer the village invite to “Handverksfestivalen” where different workshops and lectures are held. 

• More information about the workshop click here

• More information about Fågelsjö Gammelgård click here

Local and natural resources

Fågelsjö has a rich tradition of iron production, starting in the 15th century. The raw material was sediments from lakes in the region,

”sjömalm” or ground based sediments (“myrmalm”). The end product was pieces of iron: “a lump”.

You still find an abundance of both sjömalm and myrmalm in the region and it has been an obvious material for me to harvest, explore and use in my work, thereby connection to my ongoing work as well as to the village and it’s history.