Sütő, Erika (1984 - )

Porcelain artist and jewellery designer. She was born in Kecskemét in 1984. In 2008, she graduated in ceramics from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, and in 2009 she earned a degree in design management from the same university. In her work, not only do function and innovative solutions play an important role but so, too, does craftsmanship. In creating jewellery, she uses her own, unique technique of layering coloured porcelain combined with precious metals. From 2010 to 2014, she was the director of Museion No. 1 Gallery in Budapest, which belonged to the Kecskemét Contemporary Art Studios – International Ceramics Studio. From 2012 to 2019 she was a contract designer for Hollóháza Porcelain Factory. Since 2022 she has been director of the Kecskemét Contemporary Art Studios – International Ceramics Studio. Her most important professional awards include the Lajos Kozma Craft and Design Grant (2010, 2016) and the Hungarian Design Award (2019). Her works can be found in several collections at home and abroad. She was made a fellow of the Hungarian Academy of Arts for the period 2020-2023.