Maya Ersan and Jaimie Robson - Atelier Make is the creative studio of designers/makers Maya Ersan and Jaimie Robson. From porcelain tableware to intricate paper cutouts, their products bring the beauty and pleasure of fine craft into contemporary daily life. With a design aesthetic that is at once rustic and contemporary, Atelier Make's designs appeal to a new generation of fine-craft enthusiasts. The studio prides itself on a small batch, locally handcrafted model of doing business. More
Marie - Originally from Tibet, Marie spent her childhood in India, her adolescence in Europe, before flying to Canada. There, she returned to pottery, which she started at 9. She plays with volume, combining straight lines with curves to create objects that are pleasant to use as well as to look at.
Julie Ann - Julie-Ann Déry received a BFA in Fine Art at Concordia University (2017) and is specialized in Ceramic and Painting. She has been working as a production assistant at Atelier Make since 2014.
Rebecca - Born in Vernon BC, Rebecca Ramsey currently resides in Montreal where she is pursuing an MFA in sculpture at Concordia. Besides sculpture, she is interested in making functional work that retains a sense of movement and process. She enjoys teaching and loves the potlucks, sense of community and support that ceramic studios attract.
Gaby - Gaby works at Atelier Make as a teacher and studio/production assistant. Her personal practice is focused on the wheel, where she explores the intersections of technique and intuitive play. She has a background in communications, and cultural and sustainability studies.
