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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: Is any preparation required?
None, but please be aware that working at the wheel with long nails can be tricky. Your instructor will be available to help, if you need.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations, but free to reschedule up until 3 days before the class
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 10 hours total (over 4 dates), £216 per guest
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Class 1: The Cylinder – Begin your journey with a friendly introduction to ceramics. Learn to wedge your clay, center it on the wheel, and throw your first cylinders.
- Class 2: The Bowl – Enhance your technique by forming diverse bowl shapes, experimenting with variations in height and volume.
- Class 3: Trimming – Refine your creations at the leather-hard stage, tidying up your pieces and adding textures to make them uniquely yours.
- Class 4: Decorating and Glazing – After a one-week break for bisque firing, return to apply colors that bring your pieces to life.
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What you'll get
Bring home as many pieces as you can complete, with a maximum of six.
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What to bring
Please bring an apron if you have it; otherwise, we'll provide one.
Session repeats
After the first session, the next session is: every week at the same date and time, with a one-week break before the last.
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Is any preparation required?
None, but please be aware that working at the wheel with long nails can be tricky. Your instructor will be available to help, if you need.
Your teacher
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.
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