About


 

Gopi Shah, potter and ceramicist, in front of her clay work

Gopi Shah Ceramics features a collection of unique, handmade pottery and ceramics in Long Beach, California. Inspired by folk art, California natural landscapes, and textiles and prints, Gopi Shah Ceramics combines youthful creativity with craftsmanship to create stoneware pottery that bridges ancient traditions and techniques with the modern world.

Gopi Shah is the Owner and Creative Director of Gopi Shah Ceramics, a South Asian, woman-owned ceramics handcrafted pottery design studio in the Los Angeles area. Gopi began working with clay at the age of 14 and continued her education in ceramics at the Museum of Fine Arts and Santa Monica College. Since starting her business in 2014, her work has been featured in Curbed and The Jungalow, displayed at the Craft Contemporary, and sold in West Elm and Anthropologie. Her business has also been featured in international commercials for Quickbooks and FedEx. She currently resides in Long Beach with her catahoula, Hanz.