About

Leora was born in Zimbabwe. Exposure to the extraordinary ecology of that land and to the complex values arising from the intersection of human cultures continues to influence her work.


She carved out her first career creating psychedelic environments for the underground music scene during the 90s, allowing her the freedom to develope broad and varied material fluencies. From there she progressed to a formal training and subsequent practice in architectural design before taking a break to raise a family.


She returned to her practice in 2019 with a new focus on ceramics, pursuing this material pathway at the Royal College of Art, supported by the prestigious QEST scholarship. In 2021, during the course of the M. A., she was selected for the British Ceramics Bienalle ‘Fresh Talent’ category and won one of their three residencies. In 2022 she emerged as a noted new maker of collectible design, was selected by Corinne Julias for her talent showcase ‘Formed with Future Heritage’ and featured in a number of craft publications including ‘Craft Magazine’and ‘Ceramic Review’.

She has since exhibited at prestigeous events internationally, such as PAD design, Design Miami and Homo Faber, Venice and the Design Museum in London and her work is held in private collections world-wide.

She is represented by Gallery Fumi in London.