Clay Night × Lisbon Design Week Edition

FIGURE SCULPTING NIGHT IN LISBON Clay Night returns to Lisbon for the fourth edition of Lisbon Design Week. From 27 to 31 May 2026, the studio in Baixa-Chiado hosts a special edition of the sculpting night that has been running across Europe for over eleven years. A live model. A block of clay. A few hours of quiet, focused attention. No experience required. What is Clay Night Clay Night is an immersive life model sculpting session. You arrive, you take a seat at your bench, and you spend the evening shaping a figure in clay. The approach is simple: connect people to listening with their eyes. You do not need to have sculpted before. Most people who walk in have not. By the end of the evening, you will have made something with your hands that you could not have imagined making three hours earlier. The Lisbon Design Week edition This edition runs alongside the official Lisbon Design Week 2026 programme, the citywide festival of contemporary design, craft and architecture taking place across more than 80 venues from 27 to 31 May. What is different about this edition: Portuguese cheese, charcuterie, olives, grapes and crackers, alongside a curated Portuguese wine selection. Sourced locally. Served throughout the session. Everything else stays the same. Live model. Real clay. Real attention. No phones at the bench. When and where Dates: 27 to 31 May 2026 Location: Baixa-Chiado, Lisbon Duration: Approximately three hours Capacity: Limited, small group The studio sits in the heart of Lisbon's historic centre, walking distance from the main Lisbon Design Week venues in Chiado, Príncipe Real and the riverfront. Easy to fold into a Design Week itinerary, before or after gallery visits. Who it is for Designers, makers and visitors in town for Lisbon Design Week. Couples looking for a creative evening that is not dinner and a bar. Solo travellers who want to meet people through doing rather than small talk. Local creatives, expats and anyone who has walked past the studio and wondered. Singles welcome. Couples welcome. No experience needed. Tools and clay provided. How to book Seats are released on Shotgun. Limited capacity, and Design Week sessions tend to sell through fast. Book Clay Night · Lisbon Design Week 2026 on Shotgun More from Ella Taub Studio Clay Night is the signature offering of Ella Taub Studio. See all workshops at ellataub.com