Pottery Mugs and Cups
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Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
We designed our cups for hot or cold drinks with portability in mind, intending them to fit nicely in your hand. The pieces in our Essential line blend minimalist design with vibrant, cheerful colors. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Handmade mugs are earthy and comforting. But that doesn't mean they have to be dull and boring. Our Essential Jumbo Mug marries minimalist design with vibrant, cheerful colors. This piece is sure to bring a smile to your face and be a new favorite in your kitchen cupboard. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Handmade mugs are earthy and comforting. But that doesn't mean they have to be dull and boring. Our Essential Mug marries minimalist design with vibrant, cheerful colors. This piece is sure to bring a smile to your face and be a new favorite in your kitchen cupboard. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
We designed our cups for hot or cold drinks with portability in mind, intending them to fit nicely in your hand. The pieces in our Evergreen line blend minimalist design with an understated hand-carved texture, a subtle nod to a woodsy evergreen forest. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Sipping coffee from a handmade mug is a unique pleasure. Our Evergreen Jumbo Mug blends minimalist design with an understated hand-carved texture, a subtle nod to a woodsy evergreen forest. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Sipping coffee from a handmade mug is a unique pleasure. Our Evergreen Mug blends minimalist design with an understated hand-carved texture, a subtle nod to a woodsy evergreen forest. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Arts & Crafts style greets your morning coffee with this classically-inspired mug. Generous proportions, rounded edges, and a silky green glaze (that feels amazing in your hand) will have you reaching for this mug first! Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
Here, we elaborate our wheel-thrown Jumbo Mug with an irresistible hand-sculpted bat, moon, and branch. The piece is finished in a deep, saturated glaze with a stony matte texture. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
“Scape”—short for landscape—describes the abstract vista motif of this minimalist, wheel-thrown cup. Ponder the day’s possibilities with these perfect vessels for coffee, tea, or juice. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
“Scape”—short for landscape—describes the abstract vista motif of this minimalist, wheel-thrown mug. Ponder the day’s possibilities with these perfect vessels for coffee, tea, or juice. Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process. -
Handmade to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for production.
In honor of spring renewal and April's Earth Day, our April Mug Club offering celebrates the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi—finding beauty in the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Unlike mass-produced perfection, these handmade mugs showcase the natural variations that occur when mineral-rich glazes flow and meld during firing. Each stripe of green, blue, and gray creates a unique horizon pattern that captures the organic essence of our natural world.
This mug doesn't just hold your favorite beverage—it beckons touch and interaction, inviting you to notice the fingerprint, the brush stroke, the throwing line and see the value in them. It offers a daily reminder to appreciate the beauty in small imperfections and to value the handmade in our increasingly digital world.
Join us in embracing wabi-sabi this April with a mug that's as individual as the hands that crafted it and as unique as the person who will treasure it.
Mug Club offerings are limited editions of no more than 200 pieces. Order while supply lasts.
Handmade to order. No two pieces of the same design look exactly alike, that’s part of the magic of handmade ceramics. Because we lean away from technologies like molds, templates, and casts, each piece is wholly unique. Minor variations in size, decoration, color and finish are intrinsic to our pottery. Please expect and embrace the variation inherent in our process.
Who doesn’t have a favorite pottery mug? Ephraim’s new line of mugs and cups will be the ones you find yourself reaching for again and again. One of our three potters hand throws each pottery mug on the potter’s wheel. In addition, the potters individually pull and sculpt the handles on the mugs.
Lead-free ingredients are used to design and apply the glazes on our pottery mugs and cups in our studio. We use third-party testing to verify the ingredients are lead-free. In fact, three long years of testing yielded several complete failures. Fortunately, it also yielded a portion of promising results. From this humbling experience, we firmly concluded that these functional glazes had to be, not only pleasant but extraordinarily beautiful. Indeed, beautiful enough to eventually hold their own beside the masters of mid-century ceramics that we deeply admire. In the end, we are so happy we were able to achieve the rich, vibrant glazes, fresh color combinations, and interesting surface texture.
Our pottery mugs and cups can be made in a variety of sizes. Our standard offerings include a child-size or espresso mug, a typical size coffee mug, a larger jumbo mug, and a cup. Are you looking for something unique? Our galleries stock a large selection of one-of-a-kind mugs in a wider variety of shapes and colors. Simply contact either gallery and they can help match you with the perfect pottery mug.