Autumn Cooking Set Pottery Workshop

Create a spoon rest and a garlic or ginger grater for cosy autumn cooking at Bottega Ceramica, Edinburgh.


Bottega Ceramica
Bottega Ceramica
5.0 (53)

2 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests    

  £50 - £60 (£50 for Public; £60 for Private) (PayPal Pay in 3 available)
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As the days grow cooler and earthy autumn meals return to the table, bring a handmade touch to your kitchen with this two-hour pottery workshop. You’ll hand-build two practical pieces to use during the rest of the year and beyond: a spoon rest for your busiest cooking moments and a ceramic grater for adding fresh garlic or ginger to seasonal favourites.
Settle into our studio at the Edinburgh Open Workshop and discover the pleasure of turning functional needs into clay forms. With personalised guidance from Chiara, your instructor, you’ll learn hand-building techniques to shape your pieces, considering how their shape and texture make them useful as well as beautiful. Create a resting place for your cooking spoon and a textured surface for grating aromatic ingredients into soups, stews, and warming sauces.
Then, make both pieces your own. Explore decorative marks, carved details, and colourful slips, choosing earthy autumn shades or a palette that suits your kitchen. Keep your designs understated or experiment with expressive patterns. With a small group and guidance throughout, there’s room to explore whether you’re new to pottery or already enjoy working with clay.
After the session, your pieces will stay at the studio to dry before being glazed and fired for a durable, food-safe finish. Ready to collect in a few weeks, they’ll become everyday kitchen companions... or a thoughtful handmade gift for someone who loves to cook!
What you'll get
A handmade cooking set, including a spoon rest and a garlic/ginger grater, is fired and ready to use.
Knowledge required
None. Beginners are always in season!
What to bring
Please bring an apron if you have one; otherwise, we'll provide one.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Edinburgh Open Workshop, 39-41 Assembly Street, Leith, Edinburgh

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Bottega Ceramica
Bottega Ceramica

5.0 (53)
female Women-owned

Bottega Ceramica is a ceramics studio founded by Chiara Dorbolò, an architect and ceramist trained in Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. The studio's mission is to share the transformative experience of working with clay using your hands and the pottery wheel.
Crafting beautiful and functional pieces from clay is a joyful and empowering process. The repetitive, rhythmic motions involved in kneading, centering, and shaping clear the mind and lift the mood by means of mindfulness and sensory grounding. Nestled in a sunny studio space within the Edinburgh Open Workshop, Bottega offers beginners and seasoned potters alike a chance to experience this wonderful process. Whether you are touching clay for the first time or the hundredth, you'll find room to disconnect from the daily hustle and reconnect with your creative self.
The name Bottega is inspired by the traditional Italian workshop where artists and craftsmen trained under a master. Since Renaissance times, 'andare a bottega' has been synonymous with learning through observation and practice—preparing materials, replicating processes, and accumulating practical knowledge. Your instructor, Chiara, is a graduate of the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam and the Francisco Alcántara School of Ceramics in Madrid. With two years of experience as a pottery teacher and nearly a decade as a design and architecture educator, she brings a rich pedagogical foundation to every class. At Bottega, she provides a thoughtful learning experience rooted in tradition and shaped by contemporary design practices. Through an approach that combines technical skill, material sensitivity, and spatial thinking, she'll help you deepen your understanding of ceramics as a craft and as a design language.
Classes at Bottega follow the atelier model, featuring small group sizes, personalized guidance, attention to technique, and space for experimentation. In particular, we offer:
  • Taster classes, for those eager to dip their fingers into the tactile world of ceramics.
  • Introductory courses, for beginners ready to embark on a comprehensive learning journey.
  • Weekly sessions, ideal to sharpen your skills and explore new creative horizons.
  • Themed workshops, where you are guided to create pieces inspired by seasons, topics, or celebrations.
Join us for an immersive experience tailored to your level of expertise. Dive into handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques and discover the sense of tranquillity that comes from engaging with this timeless craft. You'll leave with more than just pottery: you'll gain patience, inspiration, and a deeper connection to an ancient art form.
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