We make ceramics with local coastal sand and clay, but really? We make stories. The kind you serve olives in. The kind that sit quietly on a shelf but hold everything. Made by hand in Aotearoa, shaped by the movement of the sand, and finished with meaning. It’s not just pottery it’s your next family heirloom, hiding in plain sight.
Authors Love of the Beach
It all started on a beach called Te Arai, where my wife (Bumble date at the time) and I had our first proper non weird drink at a bar date. We spent that day surfing alone in the clear water under the Winter sun, a memory etched in my heart forever
Our love affair with the beach inspired us to integrate its essence into our ceramics. Starting with the sand collected from our wetsuits after a surf, this natural touch not only connects us to our favourite places but also infuses each piece with a unique coastal charm.
Best Sellers
The Iconic Boring Platter
A piece of functional art for your Summer entertaining, the Boring Platter is our most iconic design. Sculptural, practical, and made to be the centre of your table, it’s the platter everyone ends up talking about.
Perfect for Christmas lunch, New Year’s grazing, or those long afternoons that turn into nights, this is the ultimate entertainer’s piece. The curves create natural spaces for everything from smoked salmon and cured meats to folded napkins and whipped butter. The raised folds stop crackers from sliding away and make it easy to lift, pour, and pass around the table with a glass in hand.
Made with sand from New Zealand's Coastline and blended with our signature clay, every platter captures the raw beauty of our coastline. So gather your mates, fill the chilli bin, and make something memorable.
Dont be Boring and Shop the Boring Platter now to secure yours in time for Christmas, numbers are limited.
Our four clay blends aren’t just recipes they’re the coastline, reimagined. Each one is built from the sand, stone, and stories of Aotearoa’s shorelines, from black volcanic sand to pale coastal speckles. It’s the land, fired and made to last.
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West Coast
Made with black sand from the wild West Coast. A blend we...
Online Course and Community
Welcome to Author at Home, the online pottery experience that turns your kitchen table into a clay-covered studio. This isn’t another boring course. It’s hands-on, heart-first, and made for people who want to create something real with stories, fingerprints, and a bit of beautiful mess.
Join a community of makers, dreamers, and dirt-under-the-nails creatives learning to slow down, shape clay, and make magic from mud. You’ll laugh, you’ll fail, you’ll make things you actually want to keep, and you might just fall in love with the process.
Ready to give it a go?