Michela Foppiani is the co-founder and Creative Director of Gaya Ceramic, a design-and-production studio based in Ubud, Bali. She moved from Italy to Bali in 2001 with partner Marcello Massoni to establish Gaya Ceramic & Design, and in 2010 co-founded the Gaya Ceramic Arts Center with Massoni and Hillary Kane as the company’s educational branch. In the studio she leads product direction across tableware, decorative objects, lighting components, and wall systems, overseeing concept research, surface development, prototyping, and collaborations with architects, chefs, and brands. Trained in scul