Nottingham-based ceramicist Sophie Roger designs and handcrafts sculptural lighting and homewares. Her practice centres around the ancient Japanese carving method of Kurinuki, and adaptations on the technique, personal to Sophie’s work, has enabled her to create large-scale sculptural yet functional pieces. Sophie’s practice is heavily material driven, with instinctual making and organic materials at its core. Drawing influence from geological and natural features, she looks to design products that maintain elegance and simplicity, whilst demonstrating a level of skill and complexity with scale. The process allows Sophie to handcraft bespoke pieces that are different every time, for the home, contemporary craft, and contemporary design markets.