About

Helena Lacy is a London-based ceramic artist who creates sculptures and one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Her work is driven by a deep curiosity for how materials interact and transform, particularly in ways that replicate natural patterns. Her practice reflects a dynamic balance between structure and unpredictability, exploring the contrast between flow and form. Fascinated by natural movements and distortions, Lacy experiments with glazing techniques that mimic the flows of water, lava, and other elements in nature, using the kiln as a second conductor to balance control and spontaneity.

Lacy’s Fingō Furniture range embodies this ethos, drawing inspiration from the tactile comfort of natural formations. The name fingō, derived from the Latin meaning to form, shape, and touch, perfectly captures the grounding essence of her designs. These small, sculpted pieces feel as though they’ve been cut from the core of cliffs themselves, created to hold just one: one cup of tea, one book, or several treasured pieces of jewelry. Inspired by the shape and weight of a beach stone found on the Jurassic Coast, each piece invites touch and offers a sense of grounding. Through this range, Lacy explores the intimate connection we share with objects in our homes, encouraging moments of self-calming, slowing down, and re-grounding ourselves.

Lacy recently completed her Master’s in Ceramics at the Royal College of Art, building on her degree in Technical Arts and Special Effects from Wimbledon College of Art.

Her recent MA project, Object Narratives, aims to highlight the connections between natural objects and their environments. Each sculpture’s shape is inspired by a found object, and using innovative glaze printing techniques, Lacy applies map markings that reference the location of each object’s discovery. The project emphasises preserving and amplifying the often-overlooked details in nature, revealing the unique histories and narratives within each object, while showcasing the interplay of flow, form, and the unexpected.

She creates her work from her studio in Shepherds Bush, West London.