Our bold, colorful & contemporary South African ceramics are perfect for your kitchen, as decor accessories for your home or as a unique gift for any occasion. Sophisticated, bright and modern, yet distinctly rooted in African tradition.
Our functional award winning art pottery is imported directly from South Africa from a fair trade, co-operative pottery. Each lively piece is entirely hand painted with underglaze paints and signed by the artist Mfuneko Dingiswayo - winner of several awards for his eye-catching designs. Since each piece is produced by hand, no two pieces are identical and there are wonderful small variations in colour and design, which is characteristic of any piece of art.
The glaze & underglaze are entirely food-safe and the stoneware clay is high fired creating a vitreous (glasslike & non-porous) body, which means that the clay body itself is food-safe even unglazed. It also means that it is very durable & highly chip resistant. The porcelaineous stoneware body produces a clear, bright white & wonderfully bright colours.
The ceramics are suitable for the microwave, dishwasher & freezer but cannot be used for cooking. They can be put in a warm oven (150-200° F) but, to be safe, should be put in a cold oven before warming starts. Any sudden changes of temperature should be avoided as this may cause cracking.
Because our ceramics are not mass-produced and come from so far away, we may have limited stock of some items. We do try to stock many matching pieces, however, everything is designed to be "mix & match".
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