Feldspar Studio’s hand crafted ceramic baubles return for Christmas

Feldspar Studio’s ceramic Christmas baubles have returned to stock just as the season arrives. Each sphere emerges from the hands of the studio’s ceramicists in Devon, delicately dimpled with a loop handle that casts a sculptural shadow against the deep greens of a Christmas tree.

The making process is as considered as the finished form. The studio’s rotation moulding machine, handmade years ago by Jeremy, draws liquid clay into plaster moulds, spinning them to create complete spheres with precision and lightness. The technique mirrors the method used to craft chocolate Easter eggs, a finite amount of clay stretched evenly across the form to ensure no ornament hangs too heavy on fragile branches.

Three collections, each with their own character

The Stripe Baubles carry hand painted lines that trace the spherical form, inspired by the studio’s own collection of antique glass decorations. The stripes converge at the base to form a star when viewed from beneath, a hidden geometry revealed only when the bauble turns.

The Bell shaped fine bone china decorations are painted with 24 carat gold stripes that mirror the shimmer of lights through branches. Each hangs from a deep cobalt velvet ribbon and arrives in a bespoke box worthy of keeping long after the season passes.

The Alphabet Baubles offer personalisation. Painted to order in a colour of your choosing, each bears a single letter, suspended on velvet ribbon and wrapped in tissue, ready to become a keepsake that transforms the tree into a record of the years.

Feldspar Studio’s Christmas baubles are available now through their website, each a small object that speaks to the pleasure of handmade things and the care taken in their making.

Imagery courtesy of Feldspar Studio (@feldsparstudio).