Between the rice fields and cool-temperate rainforest of North-East Thailand, a small team of ceramicists gets all their ducks in a row to reimagine the vintage stoneware you may fondly remember from Grandma's table. Each organic shape is carefully finished by hand in a distinctive pairing of cool, smooth duck-egg blue and warm, dry, earthy brown. Then comes the unmistakable alchemy of soda firing, bringing its own movement, texture and wonderfully unpredictable variations to every piece. A little nostalgic, a little unexpected, and never quite the same twice. This is Soda Mallard.
Grandma would've loved it
She would've appreciated the human touch in every piece: the unmistakable marks of its maker, the spontaneous glaze drips and little irregularities that make each one uniquely handmade. It's a philosophy our customers seem to share, and perhaps why Soda Mallard has become our best seller. So it's a good thing we weren't finished with it.
Meet its bolder sibling, Soda Cobalt.
But what makes soda-fired ceramics special?
In traditional atmospheric firing techniques, soda firing introduces soda ash (sodium carbonate) into the kiln, vaporising and reacting with the clay to create wonderfully unpredictable results. It's a meeting of textures as much as colour; pleasing to the eye, and even better under your fingertips. Soda firing is a more labour-intensive process that requires careful kiln management and individual attention to achieve its distinctive results, making it difficult to replicate at mass-production scale.
Our process
Every piece shaped by hand, with fingerprints and character to prove it.
Our process
Good stoneware takes time. Ours starts with a slow, overnight bisque firing.
Our Process
Hand-glazed one by one, each movement following the glaze's natural flow. No fixed pattern, ever.
Our process
Behind closed doors, more than twelve hours of high-fire alchemy unfold at 1290ºc
Our process
Every piece shaped by hand, with fingerprints and character to prove it.
Our process
Good stoneware takes time. Ours starts with a slow, overnight bisque firing.
Our Process
Hand-glazed one by one, each movement following the glaze's natural flow. No fixed pattern, ever.
Our process
Behind closed doors, more than twelve hours of high-fire alchemy unfold at 1290ºc
