Urban centers have become vast stretches of concrete and glass that push nature to the periphery. Human interactions with nature are reduced to token houseplants, objectified as decoration, and cut off from any real ecological meaning. TY Ceramics deliberately weaves nature into the fabric of interior space, as living, breathing parts of domestic architecture. 

TY Ceramics is a nascent design-research practice by architecture trained designers Taylor Murray and Yannik Sigouin. Building on their Master of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, their work challenges the interdependence between horticultural traditions, clay, architecture, and ecology through new technologies for making. The work offers a new lens into the symbiotic relationships between plants and people that make life possible in dense urban environments.

Clay, a natural and life-supporting material, offers unique opportunities for design at multiple scales. Its sculptural qualities in a wet state enable the creation of tactile, engaging forms that invite curiosity, interaction, and care. TY Ceramics produces aesthetic and functional pieces of residential infrastructure that help urban dwellers to reconnect with nature, even in the heart of the city.