{"id":6959,"date":"2026-11-09T06:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/namika-atelier-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:02:22","slug":"namika-atelier-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/fr\/namika-atelier-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Namika Atelier | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hala Matta&#x27;s Beirut studio for raku-fired vases, totems, plates and stoneware furniture pieces.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hala Matta spent about 25 years in Paris working in banking and retail, including at Louis Vuitton, before turning to clay. She took intensive courses in Beirut with Nathalie Khayat and Nevil Salha, studied with Samar Mogharbel at the Lebanese American University, and trained in raku and naked raku in Greece. In 2015 she opened Namika Atelier, a collaborative pottery studio in Beirut, and later built her own raku kiln. Raku firing gives her pieces their crackled, textured surfaces. She throws on the wheel and also hand-builds with coils and slabs, making colorful vases, glazed pots, candle holders, plates and stacked totems, as well as tables, mirrors and wall lights that pair stoneware with cast brass. Her work was part of House of Today&#x27;s Ceramics from Lebanon show and is held by Saleh Barakat Gallery.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Namika Atelier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founded<\/th>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Hala Matta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Raku-fired vases, glazed pots, candle holders, ceramic totems, plates, mirrors and wall lights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Where to Buy<\/th>\n<td>Through the atelier; works also held by Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Instagram<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/namika_atelier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/namika_atelier<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Hala Matta&#x27;s Beirut studio for raku-fired vases, totems, plates and stoneware furniture pieces.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Namika Atelier at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Studio opened in Beirut in 2015<\/li>\n<li>Specializes in raku and naked raku firing<\/li>\n<li>Hala Matta built her own raku kiln<\/li>\n<li>Work held by Saleh Barakat Gallery and the Boghossian Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind Namika Atelier<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hala Matta<\/strong> (Founder and ceramicist). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/salehbarakatgallery.com\/Artists\/Details\/48\/Matta-Hala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">salehbarakatgallery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is raku firing?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a firing method Hala Matta uses that leaves crackled, textured glaze surfaces, so no two pieces look the same.<\/p>\n<h3>Does Namika Atelier make functional pieces?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Alongside sculptural totems, the studio makes vases, pots, plates, candle holders, mirrors and wall lights.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I see Hala Matta&#x27;s work?<\/h3>\n<p>Her pieces are held by Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut, and the atelier shares new work on Instagram at @namika_atelier.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salehbarakatgallery.com\/Artists\/Details\/48\/Matta-Hala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saleh Barakat Gallery: Hala Matta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebanontraveler.com\/en\/magazine\/meet-the-women-ceramists-shaping-clay-in-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanon Traveler: Meet the Women Ceramists Shaping Clay in Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity.ae\/house-of-today-showcases-ceramics-from-lebanon-for-collectible-salon-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identity: House of Today showcases ceramics from Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beirutartcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BACdesign-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BACdesign catalogue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hala Matta&#x27;s Beirut studio for raku-fired vases, totems, plates and stoneware furniture pieces. 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