Hand-building with clay
Pinch, coil and slab your way to a mug, planter or bowl. No wheel needed.
What you do
No wheel, just your hands, a few wooden tools and a block of clay. The host walks you through three classic techniques, pinch pots, coils and slabs, then you choose what to make: a plant pot, a mug, a trinket dish or a small sculpture. You score, join and smooth the pieces, add texture with stamps or found objects and finish with coloured slip or underglaze. It is calm, chatty and forgiving, and every piece ends up looking like its maker.
What you take home
Your finished piece, fired and glazed by the host after the session and usually ready a few weeks later.
Who it suits
Teams of any size, because everyone works around the same tables. It travels well too: many hosts bring the clay, tools and table covers to your office.
The practical bits
- Duration:2–3 hours
- Public sessions:usually 8–16 people
- Private and team sessions:from 6 people. Bigger teams get more tables, sessions or hosts.
- Where:at the host's studio, or at your office or venue
- Drinks:works without alcohol
- Good for:Team socialsAway days and offsitesNew-joiner welcomesWellbeing weeksChristmas partiesBirthdays
This is an activity format, not a specific class. Tell us your city and date and we find a host who runs it, with real dates and a per-person price.
Where you can book this
Pick a city to ask for it there. Not listed? Any city in the world works: tell us where you are and we find the host.
Europe
- DenmarkCopenhagen
- FranceParis
- GermanyBerlinMunich
- IrelandDublin
- NetherlandsAmsterdamRotterdam
- PortugalLisbon
- SpainBarcelonaMadrid
- SwedenStockholm
- United KingdomBathBirminghamBishop's StortfordBrightonBristolBurton-on-TrentCardiffColchesterEdinburghFolkestoneGerrards CrossGlasgowLeedsLeigh-on-SeaLeighton BuzzardLiverpoolLondonLutterworthManchesterManningtreeMilton KeynesNewcastlePlymouthSaffron WaldenSheffieldWinchester
North America
Oceania
Middle East
Typical prices
- Typically ≈ US$80–240 pp in London
- Typically ≈ US$65–187 pp in Manchester
- Typically ≈ US$60 pp in Dubai
Middle half of per-person prices across classes we have researched there, shown in your currency (≈). Your quote depends on the host, date and group.
