Our story
We make a small number of things, properly.
The studio started with one second-hand wheel and a kiln that took three people to carry up the stairs. It has grown a little since, but not much — and that is on purpose.
How a piece gets made
Clay gets thrown in the morning, while the room is still cool and the clay is easy to work. Each piece then dries slowly through the afternoon, gets trimmed the next day, and waits on the shelf until there is enough to fill the kiln — usually about a week.
It is fired twice: once to harden it, once more after the glaze goes on. Between those two firings there is plenty that can go wrong, and sometimes does. What comes out imperfect stays in the studio. What comes out well goes into the shop.
Why nothing matches exactly
A mug thrown by hand is never the same twice. The height varies by a few millimetres, the glaze pools differently where the wall curves, the speckles land where they land. If you order two, they will be a pair, not twins. We think that is the better outcome, but it is worth knowing before you buy.
The textiles
The linen comes from a European mill and arrives stiff as paper. We wash it several times before cutting, which is what gives it that soft, slightly rumpled feel. Hems are stitched by hand. The wool for the throws is undyed — the cream, grey and brown are simply the colours the sheep came in.
Come and see
The studio is off the old souk and the door is usually open. You are welcome to come and look at the work in progress, or just have a coffee. If you want something made to a particular size or colour, that conversation is easiest in person.