Product Description
We're super thrilled to be able to share this beautiful black pottery, sourced directly from a coop of women potters with ceramic skills that have been passed down through generations on the island of Lombok. This crockery will be simply beautiful in your home - and having been made for everyday use in the villages of Lombok, it's all you need to elevate your daily life. If you like these bowls and cups, we'd recommend checking out the matching tea pot and more from our Lombok black pottery collection.
The coop allows village women to supplement their income, putting healthier food on their tables and ensuring they can afford to keep their children at school beyond primary school. It's a true cottage industry, where the women work from their homes so they can look after their children and husbands.
The women use clay, sand, water, cooking oil as their materials. The raw materials come from the hills near their villages. These hills have very unfertile soil, which is not good for agriculture. Artisans buy the materials from a man who collects the clay from the hill, using a special cart for pottery. One full cart of clay is used by four to five potters every two to three weeks. Before the raw material is ready for crafting, the potters prepare it by soaking it in water for two days, then filtering to remove materials like sand and small stones. Finally, the clay is mixed with sand and water to the right consistency until it is ready to use.
Pieces are made using a foot operated potter's wheel, and shaped and styled using tools like stones, bottles, knives, sharp bamboo and brushes. Finally, the pieces are fired in a traditional kiln fueled with dry leaves, wood and coconut husks. It's this process that gives the black pottery its colour.
Product description:
- Made from locally sourced clay by artisans on the island of Lombok, Indonesia
- As each piece is hand made, slight differences are to be celebrated
- Food safe
- Not dishwasher safe. Please hand wash only
- Cup measurements: diameter: 7.5 w handle 11cm, height 7cm
- Soup bowl measurements: diameter 14.5cm, height 8cm
Lombok black pottery crockery
Usually ready within 24 hours
We're super thrilled to be able to share this beautiful black pottery, sourced directly from a coop of women potters with ceramic skills that have been passed down through generations on the island of Lombok. This crockery will be simply beautiful in your home - and having been made for everyday use in the villages of Lombok, it's all you need to elevate your daily life. If you like these bowls and cups, we'd recommend checking out the matching tea pot and more from our Lombok black pottery collection.
The coop allows village women to supplement their income, putting healthier food on their tables and ensuring they can afford to keep their children at school beyond primary school. It's a true cottage industry, where the women work from their homes so they can look after their children and husbands.
The women use clay, sand, water, cooking oil as their materials. The raw materials come from the hills near their villages. These hills have very unfertile soil, which is not good for agriculture. Artisans buy the materials from a man who collects the clay from the hill, using a special cart for pottery. One full cart of clay is used by four to five potters every two to three weeks. Before the raw material is ready for crafting, the potters prepare it by soaking it in water for two days, then filtering to remove materials like sand and small stones. Finally, the clay is mixed with sand and water to the right consistency until it is ready to use.
Pieces are made using a foot operated potter's wheel, and shaped and styled using tools like stones, bottles, knives, sharp bamboo and brushes. Finally, the pieces are fired in a traditional kiln fueled with dry leaves, wood and coconut husks. It's this process that gives the black pottery its colour.
Product description:
- Made from locally sourced clay by artisans on the island of Lombok, Indonesia
- As each piece is hand made, slight differences are to be celebrated
- Food safe
- Not dishwasher safe. Please hand wash only
- Cup measurements: diameter: 7.5 w handle 11cm, height 7cm
- Soup bowl measurements: diameter 14.5cm, height 8cm
Delivery
We ship Australia wide and use Australia Post Parcel, unless Express Post shipping has been selected. Please allow 2–3 working days for delivery to metropolitan areas for orders placed within business hours. For regional locations, WA and sale orders, please allow up to 3–10 working days.
If you have selected Express Post shipping, assuming your address lies within the Express Post network and you have purchased within business hours (see below), Express Post orders will arrive in 1–2 business days.
If you are interested in a piece of furniture please contact us for a quote for delivery on 0498 009 814 and allow up to three days for the quote. Or, you may choose to buy this piece and either collect it yourself or arrange your own delivery, in which case, jump right in and purchase it now.
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Return
Any order purchased from Merchant Campbell can be returned or exchanged within 14 days. If you return an item within 14 days of receipt, we’ll give you back the amount you paid for the item or offer an exchange. Whichever you prefer.