Kiln-fired in small batches

Mugs with a grip on character.

Clayframe is a one-potter studio shaping heavyweight ceramic coffee mugs — thrown by hand, glazed by feel, and built to outlast every other cup in your cabinet.

Stoneware
14oz
Fired at
2350°F
Made in
Ohio
Clayframe hero

A promise from the wheel

What you get when you order a Clayframe.

We're new — no thousand-review wall yet. Just these four things, in writing.

Thrown by one potter

Every mug starts as a wedged lump of stoneware on my wheel. No moulds, no factory.

Lifetime chip warranty

If it chips from normal use, send a photo. I'll send a replacement, free.

Ships within 5 days

Boxed in recycled kraft and dispatched the same week you order. Tracked, always.

Lead-free glazes

Food-safe, dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe. Tested batch by batch.

The lineup

This week from the kiln.

From mud to mug

Three weeks. One pair of hands. A cup you'll keep.

  1. 01

    Day 1 – 2

    Wedged & thrown

    Locally sourced stoneware clay is wedged by hand, weighed to 1.4 lb, and centered on the wheel. Every wall is pulled tall, then trimmed leather-hard the next morning.

  2. 02

    Day 3 – 12

    Slow-dried & bisque-fired

    Mugs rest under cloth for a full week so the foot and rim shrink evenly — no warps, no surprise cracks. Then a bisque firing at 1940°F sets the bone.

  3. 03

    Day 13 – 21

    Glazed & high-fired

    Each piece is hand-dipped in a custom matte or speckle glaze, then fired again to 2350°F. The result: vitrified, food-safe, and tough enough for the dishwasher.

Stop drinking from disposable design.

Pick the mug that fits your hand. Drink coffee from something a person made for you.