Chicago based ceramicist, Zoe Minzenberger explores how handmade objects shape the rituals and environments of everyday life. Her ceramics practice reinterprets routine within domestic spaces. Through the use of functional forms, Zoe creates a through-line between familiarity and innovation. Her love for Chicago and its rich architectural landscape fuel her sense of form in order to express the immediacy of space, object, and self.

This approach to design-as-care extends into Zoe’s role as cofounder and programming coordinator of The Digs, a nonprofit community ceramic studio. The ethos of The Digs mirrors their artistic philosophy: functional, thoughtful, and always curious about human experience.