Under the name hap ceramics, Berlin-based ceramicist Maxi Hoffmann creates tactile, sculptural objects that push the boundaries of glaze and form. Hoffmann works at the threshold where control slips into chance, allowing material, gesture, and imperfection to shape the outcome. Her objects, marked by extremes of glaze and the presence of the body, resist anonymity and bring emotional vitality back into domestic space. Her deep connection to craftsmanship, design, and art was shaped early on—growing up with a ceramicist mother, an art teacher grandmother next door, and the lasting influence of her great uncle, the product designer Clauss Dietel.