On ash glazes and the colour of rain
What a wet autumn does to a glaze bucket, and why we stopped chasing a single recipe.
Read note →Design & craft studio — Leipzig
Objects made
slowly,
by hand.
We work with clay, oak and paper in a small workshop on the west side of the city. Every piece is thrown, joined or folded on site — in runs small enough to keep our hands on all of it.
Open commissions for spring 2027
Selected works
Limited series, numbered and signed
The studio
Three benches, one kiln, and a lot of daylight.
Craft Studio Lab began in 2019 as a shared bench in a former print works. Today we are three makers and one very patient kiln, working across ceramics, small furniture and paper goods.
- Founded2019, Leipzig
- WorkshopKarl-Heine-Str. 24
- MaterialsStoneware, oak, paper
- Editions12–40 pieces
How we work
Measured, not rushed
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Drawing
Every series starts on paper. We sketch proportions at full scale and live with the drawing for a week before touching material.
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Making
Clay is thrown and trimmed by hand; oak is jointed and finished with hard wax oil. Small runs mean we can correct as we go.
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Firing & finishing
Pieces are bisque-fired, glazed and fired again to 1240 °C. Each one is weighed, photographed and numbered before it leaves the bench.
“A useful object should still feel like it was made by someone.”Mara Feld, founder
Journal
Notes from the workshop
A bench for the kiln room
Rebuilding the packing table from reclaimed beech — measurements, mistakes and one good joint.
Read note →Twelve bowls, twelve mornings
A short diary of a small commission and the small decisions that shaped it.
Read note →Commissions
Have something in mind? Let’s draw it first.
We take on a small number of projects each season — interiors, tableware and one-off objects.
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