Saying that The Kiln Rooms are some of the best pottery studios in London is a bit of a big statement…
…but they’ve urned it.
After all, they’re run by multi-award-winning director Stuart Carey and Ben Cooper, who have poured their talents into four spaces set across Peckham and Farringdon. They provide everything a budding potter could need, from open-access sessions to painting and firing, all in-house.
Both studio locations welcome all levels of pot-heads, with courses & workshops ranging from simple afternoon beginner taster sessions all the way through to 8-10-week throwing and 12-week courses for all abilities which take place on either a weekday evening or a laid back Sunday.
So what goes into a taster session? Well, in short, unless you’re already a Swayze-level clay carver that’s where you’ll want to begin. It’s a basic intro to throwing and hand building skills in which you and a dozen others get to sit behind the wheel and create three or four of your own pieces. The teachers will walk you through the shaping, decorating, and glazing with a range of in-depth demonstrations at each stage of the creation process, and at the end of if it all your pieces will go into the kiln to get fired (which, we should point out, actually takes 3-4 weeks to finish) before they make it back to your home.
And if you want to push the envelope further still? Then there are the specialist throwing courses, glazing masterclasses, and the option of drop-in access to the studios whenever you fancy. They’re set up with all the tools, equipment, programmes and professionals you could want, and probably a little more, too.
Basically, they’re kiln it.
NOTE: You can find out more about Kiln Rooms, and book a class or course at their website right HERE.
Kiln Rooms Studios:
Peckham Levels, SE15 4ST
Railway Arch 198, Bellenden Road, SE15 4QJ
Unit 9C, Copeland Park, SE15 3SN
Farringdon, 11 Eagle Ct, EC1M 5QD
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