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 Palm Mini Ceramic Plate draws its motif from the desert landscapes that have shaped Egyptian art for millennia.
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 Palm Mini Ceramic Plate features a hand-painted palm motif in warm, earthy tones inspired by Egypt's iconic oasis landscape. Versatile and enduring — it serves equally well as a small plate, a trinket tray, or a decorative accent on a shelf or tablescape. 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 you'll find a use for every day.
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