BIOGRAPHY
The dialogue between materials is where the work begins — ceramic density against the breath of textile, rough against smooth, weight against weightlessness — as central to her work as form itself. Heino makes sculpture from experiences she cannot fully explain — and does not try to. Working across ceramics, textile, and wood, she follows the logic of material rather than plan, translating the atmosphere of lived moments into form through a slow, intuitive process. What results carries the imprint of its origins without revealing them.
Based in Turku, Finland, Heino founded her studio in 2019 following fifteen years in interior design and the creative industries. Her sculptural work has since been exhibited internationally, with presentations in Paris, Brussels, New York, and Milan. Her works are held in collections across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, including The Amiri Diwan, Qatar; Cartier's New York Mansion; The Royal Mansour Hotel, Casablanca; and Hotel Maria, Finland. She has been featured in Elle Decor, Vogue, T Magazine (The New York Times), and Le Figaro Magazine, among others.
In 2024, Heino received a residency prize at the 5th Officine Saffi Award — one of the most significant international prizes in contemporary ceramics — and is a member of the Homo Faber Guide, Michelangelo Foundation. In 2025, she completed residencies at Casa Wabi, Mexico, and with Amélie du Chalard, Provence — both giving rise to new bodies of work.
The work finds its own form, slowly — and asks to be stood in front of, long enough for something to settle.
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