ABOUT ME



kasia kaczmarek
kasia.kaczmarek@ymail.com
@workroom_kasia

Kasia Kaczmarek is a Polish-American product designer and ceramicist based in Groningen. Her work spans from functional objects to conceptual rituals, reflecting a practice rooted in both craft and design.

In her artistic work, Kasia explores themes of memory, belonging, and identity through material and ritual. She often works with wild clay that she harvests herself, embracing its unpredictability and embedded histories as a way of grounding her practice in place. Her graduation project, Casting Memories, an interactive ritual installation, was nominated for the Minerva Award for Design and the Minerva Award for Research in Art/Design.

Alongside these explorations, Kasia has developed a range of designed products over the years — objects that prioritize usability, material honesty, and thoughtful detail. Together, these strands form a practice that is both reflective and practical, moving between experimentation and everyday life.

Education

Graphic Design Diploma,
Merz-Berufskolleg, 
Stuttgart
2018-2021

Internship
Cor Unum,
2024 (6 months)

Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design,
Minerva Art Academy,
Groningen
2021-2025
Awards & Nominations

(nomination)
Minerva Award
for Design,
2025

(nomination)
Minerva Award for
Research in Art/Design,
2025

Exhibitions & Residencies

StarFish Mugs
GoudGoed Show,
Groningen
2023

StarFish Mugs
SUMO Fest,
Groningen
2023

Casting Memories
Minerva Art Academy
Graduation Show,
Groningen
2025


(AIR) Casting Memories
ROAM, Groningen
September - October 2025


METRO C Opening Expo
Groningen
October 2025