I’m an Italian artist and interdisciplinary designer whose work in ceramics bridges curatorial practices, material studies, and practice-led research. Through making, I explore contemporary cultures, creative practices, and the evolving role of materiality. Currently based in Shanghai, I hold an MA in Contemporary Design from Aalto University in Finland (2023) and collaborate internationally between Italy, Finland, China, and Japan. email: amedeomartines@icloud.com instagram: @martinesamedeo writings: ADF Webmagazine |
15 July - 15 Oct. 2026 | 陶二厂 Creative & Cultural Ceramic Avenue, in collaboration with International Academic of Ceramics (IAC) and UCCA Clay, Yixing (China), residency |
26 Jan. - 11 Mar. 2026 | Soil Laboratory: Exploring the Dialogue Between Human and the Earth in Utsjoki, Galleria Kellokas, Äkäslompolo (Finland), group exhibition |
10 May - 23 Nov. 2025 | BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2025: Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., Corderie dell’Arsenale, Venezia (Italia), group exhibition |
13 June - 01 Aug. 2025 | Species, curated by Maarit Mäkelä and Outi Turpeinen, Marsio Space, Espoo (Finland), group exhibition |
15 Dec. 2023 - 31 Jan. 2024 | De+Humans: Designing with more-than-human, Officina Vanvitelli, Caserta (Italia), group exhibition |
8 - 17 Sep. 2023 | ARTEFAKTI: Contemporary Design Graduation Show, Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki (Finland), group exhibition |
6 Sep. – 6 Oct. 2023 | Radical Ceramics: Rethinking Geopolimers, Design For A Cooler Planet: (in)visible, Aalto University, Espoo (Finland), curatorial and group exhibition |
7 Jun. - 30 Aug. 2023 | Lasin Jäljet / Traces of Glass, curated by Sara Hulkkonen, Design Museo, Nuutajärvi (Finland), curatorial and group exhibition |
16 - 24 Mar. 2023 | Bell Casting with David Snoo Wilson, coordinated by Remigija Vaitkutė, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Telšiai (Lithuania), founded by NordPlus Grant and Aalto University Design Grant, residency workshop |
4 - 22 Jan. 2021 | Transcultural Pottery, Luis Vega (Organiser), Aalto University, Espoo (Finland), residency workshop |
8 - 17 Sep. 2020 | Kotitöitä, Aalto University x Fiskars Group, Helsinki Design Week, Olympiastadion, Helsinki (Finland), group exhibition |
Publications | |
2025 | Species, curated by Maarit Mäkelä and Outi Turpeinen, edited by Laura Beloff, catalogue |
BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2025: Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective | Catalogo della 19. Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, Venezia (Italia), catalogue | |
Eco-Inspired terraform networks emerge from material self-organization, Matteo Convertino, Enza Migliore, Amedeo Martines, Sci Rep 15, 34997 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-18846-6, article | |
2023 | ARTEFAKTI: Contemporary Design Graduation Show, Helsinki Design Week, catalogue |
2022 | Approaching the earthenware heritage: Accidental archaeology of brick buildings and their fragments, Amedeo Martines, master’s thesis |
