Swawole
‘Swawole’ comes from Polish and means ‘Frolics’ (German: Ausgelassenheit, Herumtollen). It represents the thrilling joy of freedom that emerges while I immerse my hands in clay. It’s that electrifying tick of excitement accompanying the whole creative process, from a brainstorm until the unveiling the final results when I open the still-hot kiln full of blazing pots. And, finally, it represents my pleasure to bring my passion to life and share it with others.
Swawole is like Hakuna Matata in Polish
and simply stands for the creative happiness.
Architect at work & Artist in the free time.
My name is Paulina Puciłowska. I live in a wonderful harbor city, Hamburg, Germany. Here I work at renowned architecture office - Hadi Teherani Architects. Every free minute I spend at my studio, creating pottery.
My career has started with completing various academic courses: Architecture & Urban Planning at the Gdansk University of Technology, Design at Gdansk Academy of Fine Arts and an excursion course on Architecture & Industrial Design at Politecnico di Torino.
Where can you find Swawole?
Below is a non-exhaustive list of media that write about my work, pottery and Swawole Atelier. If you find an article that is not listed here, or you would like to write about us, please let us know!
Buy Swawole:
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Swawole Atelier - Eppendorfer Weg 125, 20259 Hamburg
Giovanna Kaffee - Kleiner Griechenmarkt 33, 50676 Köln
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Forum Designu Kraków - Dawny Hotel Cracovia, ul. Focha 1, 30-311 Kraków
Napar Coffee - Most Pauliński 3, 87-100 Toruń
Publications:
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It’s Liquid - Paulina Puciłowska at Venice Biennale
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NDR - Filigrane Keramik aus Eppendorf - Video Beitrag
DerHamburger - In Love with Paulap.Crafts
Kiekmo - Stilvoll zu Tisch: Keramik aus dem Swawole Atelier
Kiekmo - Keramik mit Leidenschaft aus dem Swawole Atelier
Eimsbütteler Nachrichten - Keramik von Swawole Atelier
Hamburg.de - Paulina Puciłowska - Glas / Keramik / Porzellan
MitVergnügen - Swawole Pop-Up Store
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Elle - 15 rzeczy, które koniecznie chcemy mieć z wrześniowych Targów Rzeczy Ładnych
Bryła.pl - TRŁ FRESH! - świeży design i mnóstwo premier. Za to uwielbiamy Targi Rzeczy Ładnych
PlnDesign.pl - Targi Rzeczy Ładnych – inspirująco, integrująco i… świeżo!
Magazif - Rekordowa liczba debiutów na TRŁ FRESH! Nowy polski design w Koneserze
Homebook.pl - Rekordowa liczba debiutów na TRŁ FRESH! Nowy polski design w Koneserze
EkoManufaktury - Swawole
Politechnika Gdańska - Wzornictwo z wyższej półki, czyli Salone del Mobile
Trojmiasto,pl - Dzbaneczniki – Paulina Puciłowska
Gazeta Giżycka - Projektantka z Giżycka na prestiżowych targach w Mediolanie
As a young architect and designer, I have participated with successes in a number of competitions, workshops, and exhibitions in architectural, design and artistic fields. Among others:
Ceramics:
Ceramic lamps 'White Fellows' on exhibition:
– Meet My Project, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2017
– Anima Mundi Festival – 'Visions', La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy 2017
Coffee-Making Set. Ritual. on exhibition:
– ‘Rzeczy. Kultura Materialna’, Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk 2017
Individual Exhibition 'Phyllamphorae' – ceramic sculptures, Gdynia 2016
Architecture:
Honorable Award of President of Gdansk 'for Best Architectural Master Diploma of 2017': Project 'Lary i Penaty – Society on New Canal in Gdansk' in cooperation with my husband Maciej Gerszewski. 2018
Special Mention in the Builder Magazine Competition for 'Zen House – a single-family house project', in cooperation with my husband Maciej Gerszewski and talented friends Jakub Charkiewicz and Mokołaj Bazaczek. 2014
Zen House on exhibitions:
- Budma Fair, Poznan 2014
- Złote Tarasy, Warsaw 2014
- Article about the project in 'Builder' Magazine, 2014
2nd Place in the International Archtriumph Competition: Project 'Hex-a-Go Holiday Eco-Friendly Lodgings on Maldives', in cooperation with my husband Maciej Gerszewski and talented friends Jakub Charkiewicz and Rafał Makola. 2012
- article about the Hex-a-Go project, 'Architektura – Murator' Magazine, 2013
Design:
Furniture for Common Space at the Centre of Contemporary Art (temporary installation), Toruń 2014
Cardboard by-Sitter on exhibition:
– 'Wokół stołu' exhibition, Lodz 2013
– DMY International Design Festival, Berlin 2013
