Created for MONUMENTS, Fanny Schultz’s ceramic works explore the beauty of fading seasons.
Inspired by the muted stillness of late-season florals, Swedish ceramicist Fanny Schultz created a bespoke stoneware series for Audo House. Rooted in calmness, colour and form, the works reflect a natural shift: a stillness that holds presence without demanding attention.
“I wanted to freeze-frame that moment,” Fanny reflects. “When nature becomes quiet; when the flowers no longer require anything from the observer. That moment calms me. I wanted to hold it in clay — something grounded, peaceful and emotionally resonant.” The earthy tones and floral motifs of her works reflect “the beauty of a season in retreat” — a moment between presence and absence.
Working “between art and craft — what we in Sweden call a formgivare,” Fanny brings a painter’s sensibility to ceramics, layering sculptural reliefs with glazes that evoke brushstrokes. “I’ve always started with colour,” she says. “Even when I painted. Now, I let it guide the clay — though the kiln always has the last word.”
Despite their weight, the works feel gentle, even atmospheric. There surfaces are honest; not pristine, but layered and open. “I’m a perfectionist,” Fanny admits, “but I’ve learned to let go. Sometimes a piece disappoints, but later, I come back and see it in a new light. That forgetting and rediscovering is a part of it.”
Each stoneware piece feels like a companion, shaped by hand, guided by feeling. Like the architecture of Audo House, they speak softly but stay with you, and are a reminder that form, at its most honest, is always felt before it’s understood. “I wanted the pieces to belong, not shout,” she adds.
Though sculptural, these pieces are meant for daily life. “I hope they live with people — that they become part of daily rituals and not just sit on a shelf,” Fanny says. “Quiet companions that shift with light and remind us to slow down.”
