Handmade crockery for restaurants and cafés
Plates, bowls and mugs made by hand in Cape Town for restaurants, cafés and boutique hotels, in the colours and shapes that suit your food and your room.
Every piece is thrown or hand-built in stoneware, so your tables have crockery nobody else has.
- No-obligation quote within 2 working days
- A sketch and glaze colours to approve first
- Delivered across South Africa
Get a quote
Plates
Side plates and dinner plates, plain or with something painted in the middle.
Bowls
Deep bowls for noodles, soup and ramen, and shallow ones for sharing.
Cups and mugs
Coffee cups and mugs with your café’s name painted on.
Plates, bowls and mugs in your colours
Start from one of the studio’s shapes and glazes, or bring a reference: a colour from your menu, a plate you love, the feel you want on the table. Faith will suggest sizes and glazes that suit how you serve.
Quantities, lead times and replacements
Orders are made in batches, so allow 6 to 10 weeks from approving the design.
It’s worth ordering a few spares of each piece. Replacements can be made later in the same glaze, though handmade glazes always vary a little from batch to batch.
Care in a busy kitchen
The studio’s tableware is dishwasher and microwave safe. Tell Faith how your kitchen works (commercial dishwashers, stacking, heat lamps) and she will tell you honestly what will and won’t suit.
Prices
- Tableware sets
- from R3 500
- Restaurant and café orders
- priced per piece, on quote
How it works
1. Get in touch
Fill in the form with what you have in mind, roughly how many, and when you need it.
2. Sketch and quote
You get a sketch, a price and a timeline, usually within a week. See pages from Faith’s sketchbook
3. Deposit
A 50% deposit books your place in the making queue.
4. Making
Throwing, drying and two kiln firings take 6 to 10 weeks, with photos along the way.
5. Delivery
Pay the balance, then collect from the studio or have it carefully packed and couriered anywhere in South Africa.
Questions
Is handmade crockery practical for a restaurant?
Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, and the studio’s tableware is dishwasher and microwave safe. Chips can still happen in a busy kitchen, which is why a few spares are a good idea.
How many pieces can you make?
Anything from a set for a small café to a full restaurant. Tell Faith what you need and when, and she will plan batches and a timeline around it.
Can you match our branding?
Yes: your colours, your name or logo painted on, or a shape that suits a signature dish.
Do you supply restaurants outside Cape Town?
Yes. Orders are packed carefully and couriered anywhere in South Africa.
