The world of ceramics is rich with craft, experimentation, and intention.
Across functional tableware and sculptural objects, Black ceramicists are shaping how clay lives in our homes.
Whether you are searching for a distinctive gift or looking to add artistry to your space, the Black-owned ceramics businesses below are worth knowing.
Chris Bramble Ceramics
Chris Bramble Ceramics is a UK-based studio creating hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramic objects that balance utility with sculptural presence, often featuring restrained palettes and textured surfaces that highlight the handmade process.
Ekua Ceramics
Founded by ceramic artist Sara Ekua Todd, Ekua Ceramics is based in Los Angeles and creates functional clayware known for expressive color and sculptural silhouettes, with close attention to shape and surface.
Sio Ceramics
Sio Ceramics is a Washington, D.C.–based ceramics studio producing small-batch work that ranges from functional pottery to sculptural and wearable pieces, blending traditional craft with experimentation.
Utility Objects Ceramics
Created by Aleisha Ellis, Utility Objects Ceramics is an Atlanta-based studio focused on minimalist ceramic home goods inspired by modern design principles, emphasizing texture, restraint, and everyday functionality.
Porcelain Sneakerhead
Porcelain Sneakerhead is the ceramic practice of artist London James, known for highly detailed porcelain sneaker sculptures that transform sneaker culture into collectible ceramic art objects.
Black Pepper Paperie
Black Pepper Paperie is a Washington, D.C.–based studio founded by artist Hadiya Williams that produces handmade ceramic rings and art objects alongside paper-based work. Her oversized ceramic rings are sculptural, wearable pieces that emphasize pattern, form, and tactile presence, extending her broader artistic practice into clay.
Marissa Y. Alexander Ceramics
Marissa Y. Alexander creates ceramic work that blends function with storytelling, producing pieces that incorporate symbolic detail and feel grounded, personal, and meant for daily use.
Kera Clay
Founded by Virginia Felix, Kera Clay is a Brooklyn-based ceramics studio exploring the balance between function and form. The work spans sculptural vessels, tableware, and objects that embrace the organic and unpredictable nature of clay.
Tracie Hervy Ceramics
Tracie Hervy creates ceramic work that combines functional forms with bold surface design, often using expressive color and pattern to bring energy and visual texture to everyday objects.
Grayson White Ceramics
Grayson White Ceramics is a ceramics studio founded by Grayson White that focuses on handmade, functional pottery and objects that blend simplicity with thoughtful form. The practice emphasizes clean shapes, careful proportion, and tactile surfaces, producing pieces intended to be used and enjoyed every day.
Ceranic by Nicole
Ceranic by Nicole is a UK-based ceramics studio founded by Nicole (Nic), a self-taught maker who started her practice during lockdown. She creates handmade, individually unique ceramic pieces that celebrate the beauty in imperfections.
Malika Jackson
Malika Jackson is a multidisciplinary artist whose work incorporates clay, sculpture, and narrative form. Her ceramics and sculptural pieces have been exhibited in galleries, festivals, and group and solo shows, and she has taught ceramics and community art programs in Chicago for decades.
Sample Haus
SampleHAUS is a ceramics and design studio founded by Diana Adams in Los Angeles that produces small-batch pottery including planters, home accessories, and other clay pieces informed by bold graphic patterns and bright colors.
Pottery 32
Pottery 32 is the ceramics brand of artist Rich Brown, a studio potter whose work grew from a later-in-life pursuit of clay into a full-time practice focused on wheel-thrown and hand-crafted pottery. Brown produces functional ceramic pieces shaped by a thoughtful approach to form and material and is actively involved in craft education, workshops, and exhibitions that celebrate clay as both craft and community.
From sculptural vessels to functional tableware, these Black-owned ceramics businesses reflect the depth and range shaping contemporary ceramic design.
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