BAUR STUDIO
Artful Living by Diana Strinati Baur
Artist, potter, and passionate restorer, I celebrate the art of transformation, shaping humble materials and forgotten homes into interesting vessels and, meaningful spaces. Rooted in both Italian and American traditions and guided by a ancestral spirit of resourcefulness, my journey continues to unfold in the Black forest of Germany and the heart of Piemonte, Italy.
The Studio
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Ceramics - The Earth and the Fire
The ceramic arts are my passion. My style is organic, balanced and free.
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Mixed Media Art - Paper and Memory
I use a myriad of materials to create collage, texture, and layered storytelling.
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Notes from the Studio
Essays brought together about beauty, process, and place
Collections
True Vines
Conceived in the Italian wine country. Each piece carries a fossil of the ecological cycle, with natural carvings, mark making and imprints. Clay and fire translate nature’s renewal into form and color.
Forest Creatures
Animals and plants reflecting the woodlands of the regions where I live. Sweet birds and mythical forest creatures are captured both in clay and mixed media.
Lime Plaster
Inspired by the sun faded walls of old Italian homes, this collection explores stoneware and pigments combining to create tactile surfaces. The work invites a conversation between color and texture.
Underbrush
These pieces are inspired by the German Black Forest where roots tangle and light filters softly through dark pines. Clay holds the memory of terrain, with both aspects of restraint and wildness. Raw and instinctive.
Restoration
From a 17th-century farmhouse in Acqui Terme transformed into a five-star retreat, to a Black Forest barn reborn as a light-filled living and cooking space, to a tiny Italian flat turned wood-stove-warmed hideaway — each project has been an act of renewal. Now, in Murazzano, we’re beginning again: restoring two stone townhouses from the 1600s with the same blend of craft, curiosity, and respect for what time leaves behind.
