In very good condition, no chips, no cracks. Alexandre Kostanda apprenticed with Louis Giraud in Vallauris in 1936 and teaches ceramics in Biot. He settled in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire in 1942. At the end of the war, he teaches throwing and pottery at the Longchamps Faïenceries apprenticeship center in Côte-d'Or. He will be the professor of the four founders of the Accolay workshops. In 1949, he returned to Vallauris to take over the direction of Louis Giraud's workshop. Alexandre Kostanda founded his own workshop in 1953. He brought stoneware clay from Cluny, which can withstand higher firing temperatures, and mixed it with the clay from Vallauris. He is among the ceramicists who organized the International Biennale of Ceramics in Vallauris in 1968. His production, sensual and plastic in its beginnings, evolved towards a more refined ceramic with floral or abstract patterns. The decorations are often painted by his mother Irène, a former "Ripolin" decorator at Giraud. In Vallauris, despite the dazzling colors of the local ceramics, Alexandre Kostanda retains a preference for muted colors, close to the natural shades of clay. His ceramics, seemingly rustic, surprise with the finesse of their craftsmanship and the balance of their proportions, revealing Kostanda's exceptional technical mastery. Original creation by Alexandre Kostanda, potter in Vallauris. Addressing an eclectic audience, Kostanda's ceramics cover styles that cater to different tastes: from rustic-country meals without decoration to vases, plates, and dishes decorated with floral patterns, stylized figures, or compositions inspired by Cubism. Some pitchers, in "free form," defy any utilitarian use and redefine themselves as sculptures and meditations on an outdated functionality. Recommended products Provided by Service Terre Cuite Vallauris Foucard Jourdan Abstract Ceramics Soup Bowl See the product Country of origin: France.