SET Ceramics

Welcome to SET Ceramics, a friendly, community pottery studio in the heart of London.

Tucked inside a former cobbler’s shop near Fenchurch Street Station, our studio is a space for making, experimenting, and having fun with clay. Whether it’s your first time working with clay or you’re developing your own practice, you’ll find room to explore, try new techniques, and create at your own pace.

We offer courses, workshops, studio memberships, and kiln hire. With four pottery wheels, a 220-litre kiln, hand-building stations, glazing and finishing facilities, and dedicated artist spaces, there’s plenty of room to get hands-on and make something you’re proud of.

Explore our courses

Our courses aren’t your standard one-size-fits-all ceramics classes. Each one is artist-led and shaped by the tutor’s own practice, giving you a personal and expressive learning experience. You’ll develop core skills while exploring your own ideas in a relaxed studio environment.

All courses run for 8 weeks and are kept small, 4-6 students, so everyone gets proper guidance and individual attention.

Follow the links below for full course details, availability, and pricing.

Hand Building with Lauren McNicoll

Every Sunday 10am – 12.30pm
11 January to 1 March
Spaces: 6
Prices: £224-£280

Learn hand-building techniques from traditional to experimental. Perfect for beginners and intermediates wanting to develop sculpting, building, and decorating skills. Expect playful approaches—even using the body as a tool for sculptural forms.

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Introduction to Wheel Throwing with Lewis Hayes

Every Wednesday 8pm – 10.30pm
14 January – 4 March
Spaces: 4
Prices: £224-£280

Learn wheel throwing from the ground up. This beginner course covers studio safety, clay preparation, and forming cylinders, bowls, plates, and vases. You’ll also practice trimming, decoration (slip trailing, carving), handle making, and glazing.

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Hand Building: Surface and Substance with Francisco Zhan

Every Monday 7.30pm – 10pm
12 January to 2 March
Spaces: 6
Prices: £224-£280

Explore hand building with an emphasis on surface decoration and experimentation. Suitable for all levels, the course covers pinching, coiling, slab rolling, and carving, plus decorative techniques with slips, and resists. You’ll also try inlaying, sgraffito, and glazing, with time for personal projects.

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Studio access and workshops

Whether you’re looking to fire your own work, join the community, or try ceramics with a group, we’ve got a range of ways to get involved at SET Ceramics.

Kiln hire

If you make work elsewhere and simply need a reliable place to fire your pieces, we offer flexible kiln hire with options for single shelves or a full kiln.

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Studio memberships

Get regular access to a ceramics workspace with a dedicated bench, kiln use, and a supportive community. Memberships are for those with prior independent ceramics experience and are allocated by lottery when available. 12 hours per week = £180/month.

Private and team-building workshops

Bring colleagues or friends to try hand-building or the wheel. Everyone leaves with a piece they’ve made – a vase, a cup, or a plant pot. Sessions run for 4-10 people, all levels welcome, with a focus on slowing down, sharing skills and creating together.