Our Story
Kati Ceramics was born in a small studio on the outskirts of Rīga, Latvia — a converted garage with a single wheel, a secondhand kiln, and a belief that the objects we use every day should carry the mark of the hands that made them.
Studio Photography
The Philosophy
We believe that a tea cup is more than a vessel. It is a ritual object — something you reach for in the quiet moments of your day. When you wrap your hands around a handmade cup, you feel the decisions of the potter: the curve of the rim, the weight of the foot, the way the glaze broke over the throwing lines.
Our work draws from Latvian traditions — the muted palette of Baltic winters, the raw clay of the Gauja river valley, the ancient practice of wood-firing — but speaks a contemporary language. Each piece is designed for daily use, made to be held, to be noticed, to become part of someone's morning.
Materials & Process
We dig our own clay from local deposits, process it by hand, and mix our glazes from foraged wood ash and Baltic feldspar. Our kilns fire to 1240°C in a reduction atmosphere, a process that takes 12-16 hours of constant attention. The results are unrepeatable — every firing season has its own character, every piece its own story.
We make in small batches. Some pieces are one-of-a-kind. Others are part of ongoing series where variation is the point. We do not chase perfection — we chase presence.
Process Photography
The Name
“Kati” — the Latvian diminutive of Katrīna, the artisan behind every piece. The name carries the warmth and intimacy of a first-name basis: no formality, just the relationship between maker, material, and the person who will hold the finished work.