About this product
Handcrafted in the village of Tunis — a picturesque settlement nestled between Lake Qaroun and the desert dunes of the Fayoum Oasis — the Cubs Ceramic Small Plate brings a playful energy to one of Egypt's most celebrated craft traditions.
In the 1980s, Swiss ceramic artist Evelyn Porret founded a pottery school in Tunis, introducing the village children to the craft of clay. Her graduates became the village's master potters, shaping a distinctly Tunisian aesthetic: hand-formed pieces adorned with primitive motifs drawn from the local flora and fauna. Each piece is shaped from clay sourced along the Nile banks of Aswan, then hand-glazed and painted by hand — no two are identical.
The Cubs Ceramic Small Plate features hand-painted lion cubs on a warm golden brown background, animated by a scatter of playful navy dots. The result is a piece that feels both ancient and contemporary — rooted in a centuries-old tradition but full of personality. Use it for snacks and small bites, as a jewellery tray, or as a standalone decorative object. Slight variations in colour and form are not imperfections — they are evidence of the hands that made it.
Lead-free and food-safe. A piece with character to spare.
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