A composition-led texture design created for making a coordinated handmade pitcher within the Iris Collection.
The Iris Collection Pitcher extends the botanical surface language of the table setting set into a taller vessel format, allowing potters to create a pitcher, jug, or pouring form that belongs naturally alongside the wider Iris Collection.
The composition has been intentionally arranged to suit a pitcher form, giving the surface movement and botanical detail without relying on a simple repeat texture. It creates a more authored result while still allowing flexibility for scale, cropping, handle placement, glazing, and individual studio interpretation.
Designed as part of the Studio Collections range, this texture works beautifully alongside the Iris Collection Table Setting and Platter, or as a standalone feature surface for jugs, vases, and slab-built vessels.
Suitable for slab-built pitchers, jugs, vases, layered glazing, oxide washes, and functional ceramics intended to work within a cohesive collection.
Why Potters Love It
Designed specifically for taller vessel forms (body excluding spout 24cm)
Coordinates with the Iris Collection Table Setting and Platter
Creates a cohesive collection across plates, bowls, mugs, and serving pieces
Strong, readable impressions in clay
Works beautifully with layered glazes and oxide washes
Useful for pitchers, jugs, vases, and feature vessels
Best Suited For
Pitchers and jugs
Slab-built vessels
Coordinated dinnerware and serveware collections
Botanical and decorative surface work
Potters wanting authored composition layouts
Makers developing cohesive table settings and functional collections
How To Use
Roll evenly into soft slab clay using consistent pressure. The composition is designed to suit a pitcher or vessel format while still allowing flexibility for cropping, shaping, handle placement, and individual studio interpretation.
A small amount of dark residue may appear during the first few uses as part of the laser production process. This burns out completely during firing.
Details
Laser-engraved EVA foam
Flexible and durable
Designed for repeated studio use
Handmade in New Zealand
Studio Collections
Studio Collections are composition-led texture systems designed for creating cohesive dinnerware, serveware, and functional ceramic collections.
Combining original Magpie tooling with authored surface layouts, these sets are designed to help potters create coordinated bodies of work across multiple forms and scales.
