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.

Born in Beirut, Léa Maleh grew up in a culture where hosting is an art and the table holds a central place in family life. The great Lebanese tables of her childhood, their colours, aromas and attention to every detail would later nurture her passion for the art of the table.

After completing a Master’s degree in Interior Architecture and Product Design at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, she began her career at an interior architecture studio in Beirut. There, she developed her eye for detail and love of noble materials, while also collaborating with artisans to create her first pieces of bespoke furniture.

When she moved to Paris a few years later, she continued this exploration through furniture, sculpture, jewellery and object design. She travelled across France in search of craftspeople whose expertise could give form to her ideas, creating pieces that combined traditional techniques, precious materials and contemporary processes.

Her work was presented at events including Arte Laguna in Venice, Paris Design Week and Paris Fashion Week. During this period, Léa also worked with luxury houses and leading schools on innovation and customer experience.

A meeting with a three-Michelin-starred chef rekindled Léa’s connection to the art of the table and sparked the desire to reinvent its codes. She began researching materials, a journey that led her to porcelain.

It was a revelation, and the beginning of a love story.

She launched Maison Maleh in 2020.

Over the years, Léa became as passionate about making as she was about creating. She deepened her understanding of modelling, casting, mould-making, firing and every transformation involved in bringing a porcelain piece to life.

Most importantly, in Limoges she met passionate artisans who shared their expertise with her, advised her, challenged her and accompanied her as she developed her craft. Some became mentors; others chose to join her when the idea of creating a manufacture began to take shape.

The opening of Maleh Porcelaines in Limoges is the natural culmination of that journey: a designer who, through the material and the people who shape it, became a porcelain maker.