Handbuilt: A Modern Potter's Guide to Handbuilding with Clay

Create a collection of 23 stylish homewares with this modern guide to working with clay.

Covering the oldest and most traditional ways to make pots, Hand Built is a beginner's guide to hand building with clay – no pottery wheel required. This book will teach you the building blocks to working with clay and how to apply a professional finish to your pots including decoration, glazing and firing techniques. Learn how to create a collection of 23 stylish homeware designs using the three core techniques: coiling, pinching and slab building.

Beginning with the basics to get you started, discover how to wedge clay, add texture and work with moulds, then put your new skills to the test through the projects that include coffee cups, a tea pot, vase, dinner plates, candle holders and more.

Packed with stunning lifestyle photography to help inspire your own handmade journey alongside clear step-by-steps and Lilly's expert tips will lead you through the process, Hand Built is the ultimate modern guide this popular, tactile and ancient craft.

Lilly Maetzig is the maker behind Mae Ceramics, which started in New Zealand and moved to London in 2016. She is based in London, living and working in South East London, making from a studio on the Deptford Foreshore. Lilly first experimented with ceramics in 2011 whilst at art school, where she learned how to slip cast and make sculptural work. After graduating, she worked from a shared studio, which is where she fell in love with the art of wheel thrown ceramics.