Ceramic artist · Hanoi & Vancouver · Since 2012

Nguyễn
Thanh Hải

Handmade pottery from Vietnamese clays. He works from his studio in Hanoi and spends part of each year in Vancouver.

A matte grey vase holding dried blue-grey flowers
A small speckled bowl held in an open hand
Speckled bowl, 2025
Hải working on a large jar in his studio, surrounded by tall vessels

The potter

Self-taught,
and still learning.

Hải began his ceramic career in 2012, though the world of firing and glazing had captured his interest long before. He has never taken a traditional pottery course. He works with body clays from different regions of Vietnam, testing their physical properties and developing firing techniques of his own.

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Selected work

A few favourites

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A wide white crackle-glazed bowl with a small clay figure sitting in its centre

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A small selection of vases, bowls and cups, each one made by hand.

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