In 2020, Léa Maleh founded Maison Maleh in Paris and chose Limoges porcelain as the material through which to bring her first collections to life. She began creating pieces that reinterpret the codes of the table through contemporary forms, sculptural volumes and distinctive textures.

Her creations quickly found their way onto the tables of some of the world’s most renowned chefs and establishments, including Le Bristol, Odette, Maison Lameloise, Park Hyatt, Mandarin Oriental, The Peninsula and Ritz-Carlton. Thousands of pieces have since left Limoges for tables in Paris, Singapore, Shanghai and far beyond.

With each collection, Léa grew increasingly close to the making process itself. She discovered everything the hand could bring to a piece: a bolder curve, a more subtle relief, a more balanced proportion, a more expressive texture. Modelling, slip casting, finishing and the successive transformations of the material gradually became a natural extension of her creative work.

This fascination with craftsmanship, combined with the growth of the house, led to an obvious next step: taking the process all the way by creating her own manufacture.

In 2026, Maison Maleh becomes Maleh Porcelaines and establishes its manufacture in Limoges.

Creation, development and production are now brought together under one roof. Léa can work alongside the artisans every day, follow each piece from its first sketch to its final form, experiment more freely and push innovation ever further in her creations.

In our manufacture, every piece takes shape through a succession of precise gestures, from modelling through to the final finishing touches.

After the drawing comes modelling. This is the moment when the idea takes physical form. Thickness, curves, balance and grip are adjusted. We observe how the piece feels in the hand, how it sits and how it lives on the table. The model makes it possible to refine every detail and explore how far the form can be taken.

Once the first porcelain sample has been produced, a surface often needs to be reworked, an edge refined or a detail adjusted until the desired result is achieved. The moulds are then created, followed by production itself, which requires both dexterity and patience as each piece is cast and unmoulded by hand, one by one.

And the process continues. Once removed from their moulds, the pieces pass through another pair of hands for an initial finishing stage before glazing or firing. After firing, each piece is individually sanded by hand and carefully inspected before making its way to your table.

Modelling, mould-making, casting, glazing and finishing: at every stage, the hand accompanies the piece and gradually gives it its unique character. Every gesture requires precision, experience and sensitivity to the material.

No two pieces made from the same mould will ever be exactly alike. A subtle variation in the material, a nuance in the glaze, the almost imperceptible trace of a hand: each detail tells the story of how your piece was made and gives it its singular character.

At Maleh Porcelaines, the table is composed freely. Léa creates a vocabulary of forms, textures and volumes designed to converse with one another.

A sculptural plate can sit alongside a beautifully pared-back piece. A matte surface can meet the depth of a glaze. The same creation can take on a different character depending on what surrounds it.

Each person can therefore compose a table of their own and allow it to evolve over time. Every piece is conceived individually, yet all are connected by the same visual language.

Every Maleh Porcelaines piece takes time. The complexity of the forms, the succession of gestures, the drying and firing times, and the level of attention given to every finish naturally set the rhythm of our manufacture.

Our pieces are therefore crafted in Limoges in quantities shaped by the slow pace of porcelain and by the standard of quality we require for each one.

This made-as-needed approach also allows us to keep stocks low and use our materials thoughtfully. Unused liquid porcelain is recovered and returned to the production cycle; pieces are reworked whenever possible, while discarded porcelain is sent for recycling. Our packaging and shipping materials are also designed to be recyclable.

To make with care, and to create timeless objects made to last.

Léa Maleh est née en 1983 à Beyrouth, où elle grandit imprégnée du riche patrimoine culturel et de la convivialité raffinée des grandes tablées libanaises. Les souvenirs de repas généreux, où les plats soigneusement préparés se mêlaient aux arômes dans une harmonie parfaite, ont profondément influencé sa vision artistique et son amour pour l’art de recevoir.

Après un Master en architecture intérieure et design de produit à l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts, Léa débute sa carrière dans une prestigieuse agence d’architecture intérieure à Beyrouth. Elle y développe son sens du détail et sa passion pour les matériaux nobles, en travaillant sur des projets d’intérieur contemporains et haut de gamme. Parallèlement, en tant que designer indépendante, elle collabore étroitement avec des artisans spécialisés pour créer ses premières pièces de mobilier sur mesure.

En 2011, elle s’installe dans sa seconde ville de cœur, Paris, pour approfondir sa connaissance de l’art, du design et de la gastronomie. Un tour de France à la rencontre des meilleurs artisans donne naissance à des pièces uniques : mobilier sur mesure, sculptures contemporaines inspirées des chandeliers — plus tard déclinées en bijoux en argent tournés à la main — ou encore panneaux en bois massif calligraphiés à la fraise numérique. Ses créations sont exposées dans plus d’une dizaine d’événements prestigieux, parmi lesquels Arte Laguna à Venise, Paris Design Week ou encore la Fashion Week de Paris.

Entre 2018 et 2020, Léa accompagne des maisons de luxe telles qu’Hermès et Chanel sur les enjeux d’expérience client, tout en bousculant leurs démarches d’innovation à travers le design thinking. En parallèle, elle transmet son savoir en enseignant le design et l’innovation à Strate, à ISG Luxury Management, à CentraleSupélec et à l’EPITA à Paris.

C’est une rencontre avec un chef triplement étoilé qui déclenche son envie de fonder Maison Maleh. Lancée en octobre 2020 à Paris, la marque incarne la vision singulière de Léa : un dialogue entre savoir-faire traditionnel, matériaux nobles et lignes contemporaines. Les collections de vaisselle Maison Maleh, fruit d’une recherche approfondie et d’un travail d’atelier d’exception, proposent une scénographie contemporaine où chaque objet dégage une force et une élégance uniques.

Le parcours de Léa est marqué par une quête constante de beauté et de sens. Ses créations — sculptures, bijoux ou pièces de vaisselle — conjuguent toujours tradition et modernité, avec une volonté constante de bousculer les codes pour créer des objets intemporels. À travers Maison Maleh, Léa continue de réinventer l’art de vivre, en proposant des objets d’exception qui subliment le quotidien et célèbrent l’art de la convivialité.