Next kiln loads Tue 18 Aug
Fired and shipped from Glostrup
Blank porcelain · three engraving methods · Glostrup
We do not sell finished designs. We sell the blank and the mark that goes into it — and we tell you first what each method survives, what each glaze does to the contrast, and which kiln your piece is going in.
Next kiln
Tue 18 Aug
Dates follow the kiln, not a courier promise. A full kiln in December moves them out, and we say so rather than quietly missing them.
Price per piece
One order, one discount ladder. No membership, no subscription, no stored balance.
01The one thing most sites leave out
Every custom ceramics shop will engrave your name. Very few will tell you that one of the three common methods gradually wears off in a dishwasher. Here is the difference, before you choose.
01from +DKK 95
Beneath the glaze layer
Applied to the raw body, then glazed and fired over. It is the method to choose when the piece will be washed daily for years.
02from +DKK 55
Cut into the fired glaze surface
Cut after the final firing, so it needs no extra kiln cycle and turns around fastest. The finest of the three — it holds detail down to 1.5 mm.
03from +DKK 75
On top of the glaze layer
Printed and fired onto the finished glaze at a lower temperature. Choose it when colour matters more than wear resistance.
New · versus · 50 simulated dishwasher cycles
On-glaze decal sits on top of the fired glaze, so a dishwasher works directly on the mark itself. Under-glaze sits beneath, and the glaze takes the wear instead. Neither is better in the abstract — one gives you colour, the other gives you years. Pick against what the piece is for.
We do not describe any mark on this site as permanent, and we do not claim any of them never fade. Wear from an on-glaze decal is a property of the method, so it is not treated as a fault — which is exactly why we show it before you buy.
Compare all three methods02Why we quote a kiln, not a courier
A kiln takes a day and a half to reach temperature and come back down, and it does not run half full. Your piece waits for the next load, and that load is what sets your date. We show you which one you are in.
1Bisque
The raw piece is fired once to make it hard enough to handle.
2Mark
Under-glaze marks go on now, straight onto the bisque body, before any glaze.
3Glaze
Dipped, wiped back at the foot, left to dry.
4Glaze firing
To 1260 °C and back down. This is the firing that fixes an under-glaze mark permanently under the glass layer.
5Etch or decal
Laser etching and on-glaze decals happen after this point — a decal needs one more, cooler firing.
6Check & pack
Every piece is measured and inspected, then packed for fragile transit.
We load two kilns a week, on Tuesday and Friday. In December and through the wedding season the kilns fill earlier in the week and dates move out. When that happens we move the date and tell you — we do not hold a date we cannot keep.
03Five ranges of blanks
Each blank publishes its capacity, its outer dimensions, its weight, the area you can actually mark, and which methods it takes. Where a method is not offered on a piece, the reason is printed next to it.
Nine drinking blanks, from an 80 ml espresso cup to a 400 ml tall mug. The flank of a straight-sided mug gives the largest usable panel in the range.
From DKK 85incl. moms, engraving extra
Eight eating blanks. Flat plates and deeper bowls fall under different lead and cadmium migration limits — each piece states which class applies to it.
From DKK 65incl. moms, engraving extra
Seven sharing pieces, all hand thrown. The largest surfaces we make, and the ones that carry a long engraved line best.
From DKK 165incl. moms, engraving extra
Seven hospitality blanks built to stack and to survive a service. Thicker rims, reinforced bases, and the tier pricing that a full counter needs.
From DKK 65incl. moms, engraving extra
Five pieces made to be marked with a date. Sold as objects to keep, with the same material disclosures as everything else we fire.
From DKK 125incl. moms, engraving extra
04One order, one ladder
This is a quantity discount inside a single order — not a membership, not a subscription, and not a balance you top up. There is nothing recurring anywhere on this site.
| Pieces | Blank | Engraving | Per piece | Saved per piece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | DKK 95 | DKK 55 | DKK 150 | — |
| 6–11 | DKK 88 | DKK 51 | DKK 139 | DKK 11 |
| 12–23 | DKK 83 | DKK 48 | DKK 131 | DKK 19 |
| 24–47 | DKK 77 | DKK 45 | DKK 122 | DKK 28 |
| 48+ | DKK 71 | DKK 41 | DKK 112 | DKK 38 |
Worked through on a Café Stacking Cup 160 ml with Laser etch engraving, at DKK 150 per piece at the single-piece rate. Every price includes 25% Danish moms. The same ladder applies to every blank and every method; the configurator shows your own figures as you change the count.
06Kiln Studio
Six steps. The count moves the price, the glaze moves the contrast, the method moves the date, and the panel size caps how much text will physically fit. Nothing is hidden until checkout.
1Blank
Body, capacity and the panel you get to work with
2Glaze
Five glazes, each shown against all three methods
3Method
Filtered by the blank and the glaze you picked
4Mark
Text or your own artwork, counted against the area
5Placement
Dragged, or typed in millimetres if you prefer
6Review
Price, kiln date and cancellation deadline
05Food contact materials
Every cup, plate, bowl and pot on this site is a food contact article under EU Regulation 1935/2004. Ceramic articles additionally sit under the lead and cadmium migration limits of Directive 84/500/EEC — and which limit applies depends on the shape of the piece.
Flat article
Not fillable, or fillable to a depth of 25 mm or less
Hollow article
Fillable to a depth of more than 25 mm
Not a food contact article
Supplied as a decorative object and not intended to touch food
One blank in the range — the Memory Tile — is supplied as a decorative object and is labelled as not intended for food contact. It is the only one.
What you can have engraved
What we will not engrave
Every uploaded file is reviewed by a person before anything is fired. Nothing enters a kiln without that approval. If we reject something we tell you why and refund in full. The full rules.
What this shop is
36 blanks and 3 engraving methods, made and marked in a workshop in Glostrup. We publish the wear, the contrast, the tolerance and the schedule because those are the four things that decide whether you will be happy with the piece a year from now.
Talk to a person
If you are unsure whether a line fits, whether a glaze will carry your mark, or whether the kiln can make a date, write or call. We would rather answer first than fire the wrong thing.
Delivery & returns
Every piece is packed for fragile transit and shipped from Glostrup. Delivery cost and estimated transit time are shown in full before you confirm — never added afterwards.
Delivery, breakage and returns →If it arrives broken
Photograph the parcel and the piece and email us within 7 days of delivery. We remake or refund it. This applies to engraved pieces exactly as it does to plain ones.
Your two-year right to complain →
Paying
Charged once, at the point you confirm the order. Card details go straight to a PCI DSS certified payment provider over HTTPS — we never store or see the full card number.