Pottery and ceramics firing service for artists and makers in London
We provide electric kiln firing for pottery, ceramics and sculpture from our studio in Deptford, South London. We offer bisque, earthenware, stoneware and porcelain firing, as well as specialist firings for decals and lustre.
Community electric kilns in our studio serve many artists across London and the region for more than ten years. Get in touch with our friendly and experienced team.
The turnover time depends on how busy the studio is at the moment (1-2 weeks is our average turnover time).
Please make sure your work is bone dry and ready for a firing when you deliver it.
Please contact us in advance to confirm we can help you.
Drop off/collection hours:
Tuesday 6:00pm – 8pm
Thursday 10:30am – 1pm
Saturday 10:30am – 1pm
Ceramics and Pottery Firing Prices
Firing costs are charged per kiln. The prices vary depending on temperature you need to use, we may not be able to provide you with an exact quote for a firing. If you need more detailed quote, please use the guidance below.
From £23+ VAT for the smallest top loading kiln (32 cm diameter by 22 deep) on the lowest temperature to £162 + VAT for our side loading kiln (79 x 68 x 55 cm) on stoneware temperature.
Where possible, we arrange to share kilns for energy efficiency. The minimum charge for a shared firing is £16 + VAT.
Most common pottery and ceramics firings we can deliver at our Deptford, South London studio (non-exclusive list):
- bisque to 1000 °C (most common)
- mid temperature bisque to 1100 °C
- earthenware glaze 1050-1060 °C
- stoneware glaze 1160/1180/1220 °C (^5, ^6-7)
- slow firing cycle for sculptures
- drying cycle for sculptures
- lustre and decals firings
- clay tests, glaze tests, wild clay tests
Please, be aware, we will require details for all the materials you are using before we can commit to a firing, use this form to submit Ceramics Firing Service request with as many details as possible ahead of coming in. If you are just starting out, record your materials, and we will be able to help you.
For health and safety reasons we will not fire anything that would create a vast amount of smoke, i.e clay having a significant amount of organic materials inside or materials that will produce highly toxic gases during the firing. We do not do raw glaze firings, if your glaze is applied on greenware, unfired clay, we won’t be able to help you. No lead glaze.