Description
Ramie is a pair of grey stoneware mugs, each holding 350ml, hand-painted and finished in a reactive glaze. The two are not twins: one carries rows of peaked triangles running round the body, the other a ring of long vertical brushstrokes, and both are flecked all over with a speckled glaze in light and dark grey. Each is 9cm across and 9.5cm tall, with a gently rounded body and a looped handle. Side by side they make a pair that belongs together without being identical, which is much of their charm.
At 350ml these are proper mugs, roomy enough for a full cup of tea or a milky coffee rather than a quick espresso. Sold as a set of two, they suit a couple's breakfast table, a pot of tea shared with a friend on a slow weekend, or a pair kept ready by the kettle in the kitchen. Because the patterns differ, each person can claim one as their own and there is no confusion over whose is whose. They are just as at home on a desk through a long working morning as they are on an open kitchen shelf between uses.
Stoneware is dense and holds heat well, which makes it a comfortable material for a hot drink held in both hands. A reactive glaze shifts in the heat of the kiln, and painting by hand means no two brushstrokes fall quite alike, and that is the source of the character in each piece. Care is simple: both mugs go in the dishwasher, and both can go in the microwave and the oven too. The styling props shown are not included. Set them on an open shelf with the handles turned the same way, so both patterns face the room, or put one at each place on the breakfast table.
Specification
| Height |
9.5cm |
| Diameter |
9cm |
| Sold as |
Set of 2 |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Grey |
| Finish |
Reactive glaze, Handpainted |
| Capacity |
350ml |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
Yes |
| Oven safe |
Yes |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
0.8KG |
Frequently Asked
How much does each mug hold?
Each mug holds 350ml, which is a full-sized mug for tea or a milky coffee rather than a small espresso cup.
Can the mugs go in the dishwasher and microwave?
Yes. Both mugs go in the dishwasher and the microwave, and the maker says they can go in the oven as well.
What is the material of these mugs?
Both are 100% stoneware, hand-painted and finished in a reactive glaze that gives them their speckled grey surface. Stoneware is dense and holds heat well.
Are the two mugs identical?
No. One has rows of peaked triangles round the body and the other has long vertical brushstrokes, both in the same speckled grey glaze.
How big is each mug?
Each mug is 9cm across and 9.5cm tall, with a gently rounded body and a looped handle.
How many mugs come in the set?
The set is two mugs, one in each pattern, so you receive the triangle design and the vertical brushstroke design together.