Alabaster Matcha Bowl | Handmade Stoneware

matcha bowl in white alabaster hand-painted ceramic made in Spain

Alabaster Set • Matcha Bowl

Set of 2

£45.00

Alabaster Set • Matcha Bowl

£45.00

Handmade by independent makers

• Available in stock

Handmade in Spain • Stoneware • Matcha bowl • Set of 2 or 4 • Ø 6 cm × H 7 cm • Dishwasher & Microwave Safe

• Quantity to Order

Deep brown glazes settle naturally over stoneware, creating warm, earthy tones that make every bowl quietly unique. Designed for matcha, tea, or any warm drink best enjoyed with both hands wrapped around it.

Made in Spain · Available in sets of 2 or 4 · Dishwasher and microwave safe · Approx. 7cm height × 8cm diameter · No two are identical.

7 cm height · 8 cm diameter · 0.40 kg
Handmade in Spain
Dishwasher, oven and microwave safe
Built for daily use. No special treatment needed.

DELIVERY
All orders dispatched within 5 working days

United Kingdom
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £4.50 · Set of 2 £6.00
• Free UK delivery on orders over £150.00

Europe
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £8.50 · Set of 2 £12.00

USA & Canada
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £18.00 · Set of 2 £30.00

RETURNS
• You have 30 days from delivery to return anything, for any reason. Email team@cardoonstudio.com with your order number and we'll take it from there.
• If something arrived faulty or not as described, we'll refund your delivery charge too.

REFUNDS
• Processed within 10 days of receiving your return, back to your original payment method.

This is the bowl I reach for when I want to slow the day down. Whether it's whisking matcha in the morning or holding warm tea in the afternoon, it feels as natural in the hands as it does on an open shelf. The soft pink glaze settles gently into a room, never asking for attention, only becoming more familiar with use.

The shape of this bowl draws from the Japanese chawan, designed not simply for drinking tea, but for slowing down. Its form invites both hands.

Here, that tradition meets the Mediterranean. The bowl is made from Spanish stoneware, using local Valencian clays and glazes inspired by the colours of sunlit earth, limestone and evening skies. It brings two ceramic traditions into conversation, each with its own respect for material, craft and the rituals of everyday life.

The workshops behind this collection are part of a ceramic tradition that has endured in this part of Spain for more than a thousand years. Techniques travelled across the Mediterranean, where they took root and became part of everyday life.

The result is neither entirely Japanese nor entirely Mediterranean. It belongs somewhere in between: a contemporary object shaped by two cultures that have long understood the value of making, using and living with beautiful things.

The blush glaze is painted by hand before firing, building soft layers that settle into the clay in ways that can never be repeated exactly. Each brushstroke leaves a trace, but the kiln decides how it will finally appear.

During the firing, the glaze softens and flows, the clay contracts, and the colours diffuse into one another. What begins as a painted surface becomes something shaped equally by heat, gravity and time.

The maker understands how clay shrinks, how glaze moves, and how minerals transform under intense heat. They guide the process, but the kiln completes it.

Every bowl carries that conversation between hand, earth and fire. No two are exactly alike, and none are trying to be.