Is it a gen-irrelevant movement or is it just that millennials are hitting homeware age? Either way, the ceramics scene is BOOMING.

It’s the new standard for Insta-potters to amass tens of thousands of followers and dinner party conversation to be filled with the newest names in mug-making.

Joining the perennially popular perfectly imperfect aesthetic (see: irregular shapes and messy glaze jobs), there’s been a real movement towards linear face designs, as seen by US-based Kinska and UK ceramicist Beci Callow.

It’s not just ready-made crockery, but pottery as a mindful hobby, that’s experiencing a stratospheric rise in interest, with studios like Turning Earth running repeat sell-out courses.

Here are the ceramics brands to buy (or follow for homeware inspiration):

 

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Laura Bird

Who is (s)he? A London-based illustrator and ceramicist
Instagram handle: @laura_bird_
USP: Faces, female figures and teeny animals
BALANCE pick: The pool people

 

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Beci Callow

Who is (s)he? Designer, maker, jeweller from Leigh-on-sea
Instagram handle: @becicallowdesign

USP: Cute little faces, sun designs, and perfectly imperfect mugs and spoons
BALANCE pick: It’s a toss-up between the mini face spoons and the avo soap dish

 

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Hannah Bould

Who is (s)he? Ceramicist in London

Instagram handle: @hannahbould
USP: Minimal, monochrome mugs, plates and pots with jazzy irregular patterns
BALANCE pick: Tough call, but probably the little salt and pepper pot

 

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Sonia Rose

Who is (s)he? American ceramicist
Instagram handle: @rosegrown
USP: Boobs

BALANCE pick: You can send a pic of your own pair, whatever their size and shape (obviously), and Sonia will base a pot on them

 

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Kinska

Who is (s)he? Argentinian ‘3D storyteller’ based in London
Instagram handle: @kinska
USP: Linear faces with little red mouths

BALANCE pick: Any of the face mugs

 

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Skye Corewijn

Who is (s)he? Potter and co-founder of Klei Shop, living between London and Cape Town

Instagram handle: @lazyeyeceramics
USP: Neutral tones, simple shapes and minimal glazing
BALANCE pick: So hard to choose, but the bluey pieces are beaut

 

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Ana Kerin

Who is (s)he? ‘Functional and sculptural’ ceramicist
Instagram handle: @kanalondon
USP: Irregular shapes, some neutral and some zesty tones, swear words and naked chicks
BALANCE pick: F**k plates

Read more: BALANCE visits Turning Earth