Ocra ceramics
Made by hand on the coast

New firing
every month

Ocra: handmade ceramics you order by message

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Cream ceramic vases with dried grass and an olive branch beside fresh and halved oranges on a white table
The October firing, ready to ship

The kiln

Four pieces from the last firing. Each one is thrown, trimmed and glazed by hand, so no two are quite the same.

A speckled cream bowl full of oranges with leaves€48

Citrus bowl

Speckled glaze, 28 cm

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A pitcher in a glossy burnt orange glaze€72

Fornace pitcher

Burnt orange, 1.2 litres

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Clay from the hills, glazes mixed in the studio, and a kiln that fires once a month. That is the whole business.

12
years at the wheel
40
pieces a firing
2
people, no factory

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There is no cart here. Everything works by message, and a person answers within a working day.

01 · Order

Order a piece

Pick a piece and how many. We check it is still on the shelf, then send you shipping and a payment link.

How many

Thank you, there.

We will check the shelf and write back with shipping within a working day.

Hands shaping wet clay on a pottery wheel
02 · Workshops

Book a Saturday class

Three hours at the wheel, six people at most. You take home two pieces after the next firing.

Step 1 of 3

When suits you?
Have you used a wheel before?

See you at the wheel, there.

We will confirm the date by email. Wear something you do not mind getting muddy.

03 · Commissions

Commission your own shape

A set for a restaurant, a vase to match a room. Send a sketch or a photo and we will tell you what is possible.

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Drop sketches or photos here Up to 3 files, 5 MB each

    Got it, there.

    We will look at the drawings and reply with a price range and a date.

    04 · Wholesale

    For shops, cafés and hotels

    We keep a few pieces back from every firing for places that sell or use them. Ask for the price list.

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    05 · After your order

    How did it arrive?

    Every parcel is packed by hand. Tell us how yours arrived and how you are using it. We read every answer.

    How was your order?
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    Thank you.

    It goes straight to the two of us.

    06 · Anything else

    Write to us

    Questions about glazes, care, or a piece you saw at a market. A short note is fine.

    Thanks, there.

    We will answer within a working day.

    Shelves of cream and terracotta pieces in the studio, with oranges on the worktable

    Visit the studio

    Shop
    Thursday to Saturday, 10:00–18:00
    Classes
    Saturdays, 10:00 and 15:00
    Address
    Via dei Vasai 12
    Email
    hello@ocra.example

    One letter
    per firing.

    You are on the list. The next letter comes with the next firing.

    Order a piece