Since 1958 · Alentejo, Portugal
A house built on clay, fire, and a long memory.
The Atelier
Three generations of potters, working the same wheels in the same light-filled studio on the edge of the Alentejo lagoon.
A Casa do Oleiro — "The Potter's House" — was founded in 1958 by master ceramicist Joaquim Marques. His grandchildren run the atelier today, with the same uncompromising standards: no slipcasting, no decals, no shortcuts. Every plate, every vessel, every candle holder leaves our kilns having passed through human hands.
We work in small batches. We refuse to scale beyond what the studio can do well. Our pieces are imperfect by design — a thumbprint here, a glaze pool there — because perfection is a machine's vocabulary, and we have always preferred a different language.
Material
Atlantic-fed clay, wedged by hand, glazed with mineral oxides we mill ourselves.
Method
Kick-wheel thrown, trimmed by hand, painted by our resident artists, fired twice.
Provenance
Made in Alentejo, Portugal. Imported, warehoused and shipped from our New York hub.
Crossing the Atlantic
A Portuguese house, now keeping American homes.
In 2026 we opened our American operation in New York — a showroom, warehouse and atelier-in-miniature serving private clients, designers, hospitality groups and chefs across the United States. Every order ships within five business days, with white-glove handling for fragile and oversized pieces.
