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Between May and June, the POEMI showroom in Bucharest hosted “The Silent Hour,” an experience inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, held as part of the BDF GO! program within the Bucharest Design Festival. Over the course of several sessions, the showroom’s Rotunda Room was transformed into a space of tranquility and mindfulness, dedicated to a ritual…
In May, POEMI participated in the Bucharest Design Festival with a dedicated installation: the POEMI Capsule, part of the Romanian Design Brands section. The highlight of our participation was the PAMANT MANA FOC dinner, an event designed especially for the POEMI community, where handmade objects stepped out of their usual home setting and…
On February 8, 2026, at the Ambiente trade fair in Frankfurt, the winners of the Tableware International Awards of Excellence, one of the most important international awards dedicated to tableware, were announced. The jury evaluated projects in 15 categories based on criteria of design, innovation, and aesthetics, and our Origen collection won the Hospitality Dinnerware category. The publication...
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The Origen collection received the BIG SEE Product Design Award in the Home and Living category, one of the most important product design awards in Central and South-Eastern Europe, organized by the BigSEE platform. The collection is made of terrazzo-type ceramic tiles, entirely handcrafted, and was inspired by the works of sculptor Constantin Brâncuși...
In May 2025, the lifestyle section Dupa Afaceri Premium of Ziarului Financiar, signed by Cristina Rosca, published a shopping selection entitled „Shopping must: o mica dar atenta selectie care speram sa va inspire”. It is the kind of list where each object is carefully chosen, alongside big names like Hermes, Victoria…
In July 2024, igloo magazine published a profile on the POEMI workshop in Sibiu, written by Anca Rotar. The article traces the journey of Alexandra and Florin Popescu, from their first experiments with clay—undertaken without any prior experience—to a ceramics brand now featured in restaurants across the country. For us, the feature in…
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