Materials & Craft
The Main Types of Clay
Not all clay is the same. The body a maker chooses shapes everything that follows — strength, colour and feel.
Stories & Craft
Materials & Craft
How handmade ceramics are made — and the people whose lives are changed by making them.
Materials & Craft
Stoneware: The Workhorse of the Studio
Tough, dense and beautiful, stoneware is the body behind most of the pieces you’ll use every day.
Materials & Craft
Porcelain: Fine, White and Demanding
The most refined of clays is also the most difficult to master — translucent, delicate and unforgiving.
Materials & Craft
Terracotta and Earthenware
The warm, rustic red clay of garden pots and country kitchens — one of the most ancient materials we still use.
Materials & Craft
Where Glaze Colours Come From
The blues, greens and ambers of our shop all begin as humble minerals dug from the earth.
Materials & Craft
The Tools of the Trade
A potter needs surprisingly few tools — and the most important ones are their own two hands.
Materials & Craft
Sustainability and Slow Craft
Handmade, long-lasting and made to be kept — craft pottery is the quiet opposite of throwaway culture.
Materials & Craft
Caring for Your Handmade Ceramics
Treated kindly, a handmade piece will outlast almost everything else in your kitchen. Here’s how.