All of our ceramic products are made of stoneware. A very hard and durable clay, perfectly safe for the dishwasher, oven and microwave. They’re also safe to eat on and won’t react to foods with a high acidity content, like lemon juice, vinegar or wine (if you happen to spill it, god forbid). Keep in mind that handmade stoneware plates and bowls are slightly heavier than, say, machine-produced porcelain. Also, really, really matte glazes can, if you have sensitive ears, be a little scratchy against the silverware. But, if you ask us, that’s the charm!

You may skip this part if you want, it’s a bit long and detailed… Every ceramic plate, cup and bowl goes through the same manufacturing process, which takes anywhere from 12-20 days mainly depending on drying time. You begin by working the clay, kneading it by hand or, when you want to recycle clay scraps and failures at the pottery wheel, through a pugmill - a really weird looking machine. Each lump of clay is then weighed on a scale before it either gets turned on the pottery wheel, casted, or coiled together into a shape. These are the methods used in our studio. The pieces then dry for about a day before they get their bottoms trimmed, cup handles put on, foot rings turned etc. After that they have to dry for at least a week. At this stage they are called green ware. Next they get bisque fired in the kiln to about 980 degrees celsius.. Then comes a dip in the glazing bucket. After glazing, the pieces are glaze fired to about 1250 degrees celsius. Just the two firings alone take about 4-5 days in the kiln. A certain percentage of the ceramic goods don’t make it and have to be either thrown out or sold as seconds.

Our products are available for purchase through our retailers.

You can now find parts of our collections in our own web shop, Looped Abode. Click here to go to the webshop.

Because of the long and involved manufacturing process. Combined with the unique designs and relatively small scale of the studio, the process of the handmade will never get the same industrial efficiency of a machine operated assembly line. Our advice, with a wink to a more climate-friendly lifestyle; buy better - and thus a bit pricier - but buy less and make it last!

Simple answer; that’s the nature of the handmade. The pieces may be slightly uneven, not exactly the same size or color and they probably come in limited editions. But slightly uneven stacks of plates or cups on your kitchen shelves is the trademark of personality, individuality, charm and love. We certainly don’t do perfect!