London-based ceramic handbuilding studio
We are Ella and Hannah
A ceramic education studio based in South London. We run pop-events, private parties, team building and studio workshops to teach slab-building and hand-forming ceramic techniques. Our aim is to make the arts more accessible, affordable and inclusive.
All of the techniques we teach require no previous knowledge, complicated tools or equipment. You can join us in our studio or we can pop-up in your space and take everything away with us to fire with our kiln (the specialist bit). We ensure a fun, inspiring environment for people to learn a new skill.
We love partnering with local businesses for both our workshops and collaborative products. Some of our current regular collaborators are Stanley Arts Centre, Workspace, Gipsy Hill Brewery Taproom, Volcano Coffee Works and Passé The Store.
We love our growing community and sharing the passion we have for making!
What we offer
Pop-Up Events
Pop up events is how Firing Station was born, with the aim to share our love of hand-building and form a community we partnered with businesses that we loved to host workshops in their spaces. This is still very much at the heart of the studio to this day.
You can find all the information on our upcoming pop up events to attend below. If you would like us to run a pop-up event or series of classes in your business please contact us.
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Studio Workshops + Courses
Our studio workshops and courses invite you into our space to give you an opportunity to experience our creative studio. Our giant windows overlooking leafy London, we are surrounded by work made by us and our artists, it’s an inspiring place to be. Our studio courses are designed for all experience levels and abilities, from a complete beginner to someone wanting to further their skill set or brush up.You can find all the information on our upcoming studio workshops.
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Studio Sessions + Kiln Hire
A founding part of Firing Station’s history, we fire work from home makers and artists from all over London, offering a bespoke programming and advisory service. We help makers to achieve their planned results - to help very experienced ceramicists to complete novices we aid to achieve their goals.
If you are in need of a space to make and its too many logistics bringing work to and from our studio, we provide studio sessions at our sessional desk, to build, glaze and troubleshoot with Hannah and Ella. Our airy studio space is a social and creative environment to work in, with day light flooding in all year round.
If you would like to fire with us or book in to use the sessional desk, enquire below.
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Corporate + Work- Do Booking
One off workshops are the perfect activity to do with your colleagues, it’s creative and relaxing and allows you to learn a new skill. It can be a great team builder and is fantastic social. Give us a shout if this sounds like something you and your team would love!! We bring all the gear building a bespoke work-do at your preferred location or from our studio in West Norwood. No request is too out there!
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Private Parties
If you have a birthday, hen/stag or work-do or just fancy an excuse to get a load of pals together, we’ve got you covered! Get in touch with any requests, our private parties are open to be bespoke for your perfect event. Locations are completely flexible to your preferred locations, or we can host in our sunny studio in West Norwood.
Reach out to see if we can host your ‘Do’ by enquiring below.
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Products + Commissions
We work with an array of incredible companies which have grown arms and legs over years, making bespoke products. Working with Volcano Coffee Works originally, building editions of handbuilt mugs for their shop site. We now work daily with Passé the Store creating their own brand homewares based on their eye for stunning antiques and vintage pieces. Other superb brands we have collaborated with include A Small Studio Architecture Firm, Cub + Pudding and creating bespoke private commissions.
If you would like to work with us, please reach out!
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