Sculptural art
Site-specific and integrated art
Environmental and landscape Art
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Maia Leppo
Safran Everyday
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Fabrication, including wood, metal, glass
Metals / Jewelry
Site-specificity determines materials used
Conversation Bench, 2025, metal, powder coated aluminum, legs are 20″ tall, each seat is 30″ wide. Designed in collaboration with AGE Pittsburgh.
Book Ends, 2024, powder coated steel, 10″ x 10″ x 6.”
Propagation Station, 2024, powder coated steel with glass tubes, 6″ x 6″ x 3.
Scalloped Wall Shelf, powder coated steel, 10″ x 3″ x 2.”
Large Planter with Stand, 2023, powder coated steel and fabricated steel frame, 64″ x 16″ x 32.”
About the Artist
I’m a designer and metalsmith based in Western Pennsylvania, working primarily in steel. I design and fabricate minimal, functional objects—ranging from small-scale jewelry to home goods and wall-mounted pieces—meant to be used every day.
My background in contemporary jewelry informs how I approach larger work, with a focus on proportion, detail, and how something meets the body or the wall. I’m interested in creating pieces that feel straightforward and durable, but still considered—objects that hold up over time and become part of a person’s routine or space.
I’m also the founder of Safran Everyday, a line of home goods produced regionally. Through this work, I’ve developed a practice that moves between design, fabrication, and small-scale production.
I’m especially interested in how functional objects can shape shared environments, and in applying this approach to public-facing and site-responsive work.
Photo by Tara Bennett
Web
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
Yes, all ages
Joined the Directory
April 2026
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“Collaboration keeps my work responsive, grounded, and inventive, and it also strengthens my relationship to the public user, since the best design comes from understanding how people actually move through and interact with shared space.”
Maia Leppo
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Related
PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
