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Honest age
We never distress, stain or “antique” a new pot. If it is old, we show you why — and if it is new, we sign it proudly.
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Keepers of mud & memory
Our story
Old pots, new hands
Mud & Lore began at village kilns and flea-market shelves — falling for water pots with softened rims, bowls worn thin by decades of serving, and jugs that still smell faintly of woodsmoke.
Today we do two things. We hunt down genuine mud antiques, checking each one the old way — ring, weight, patina, base — and we throw new pottery in our own studio so the craft behind those antiques stays alive. Everything we sell, old or new, is made to be used: filled, poured, stacked, and handed down.
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Years at the wheel
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Antiques rehomed
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Partner potters
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Kiln firings
What we stand by
Three rules from the kiln shed
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Made for Mondays
A pot that cannot hold water, rice or flowers is a sculpture. Ours are fired dense and glazed safe for daily rituals.
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Mend, don’t bin
Every order ships with a care card, and our journal teaches seasoning, gentle cleaning and proud, visible repairs.
The makers
Hands before machines
We work with a small circle of potters who still wedge by foot, throw by feel and fire by the colour of the flame — alongside our own studio wheel, where visitors are always welcome to watch.
