Made for the mood. Crafted for the ritual.
Handmade Mugs & Cell Phone Stands That Can Be Customized for your people.
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Made in America by 2nd generation potters
Custom Orders
Our customers love our custom handmade thrown mugs and stands.
Put your logo, artwork, or lettering on a wheel-thrown stoneware mug or a handmade ceramic cell phone stand. Upload your design and we'll send a quote and a photographed proof before anything is fired.
From 10 pieces
$30 each, less on bigger runs
Free proof
See your piece before the run
Your artwork
Logos, lettering, or a sketch
2–4 weeks
Made by hand, one at a time
Our Process
Made by hand. Made to be used.
Every Epic Pottery mug begins as a lump of clay and ends as something you reach for every morning. Each piece is thrown, trimmed, handled, glazed, and fired to create a functional piece of handmade pottery designed to be used — not hidden away in a cabinet.
- 01
Clay
- 02
Throwing
- 03
Shaping
- 04
Drying
- 05
Glazing
- 06
Kiln firing
Featured
Mugs with personality.
Why handmade
A cup that holds its own weight.
A thrown mug is thin where your lip meets it and heavy at the base where it needs to sit still. A pulled handle is stronger than a moulded one. A dipped glaze has depth a sprayed coat never gets. These are small differences you feel every single morning.
- Cone 6
- High-fired stoneware
- Food safe
- Lead-free glazes
- One at a time
- Wheel thrown
From the studio inbox
What people say after a month of use.
“I bought one and immediately bought three more. The lip is so thin you forget you're drinking from stoneware.”
“Every other mug in the cupboard has been demoted. The 16 oz keeps coffee hot to the bottom.”
“Gave one to my sister and had to order a second the same week. The wrapping alone made it feel special.”
Journal
Notes on clay, glaze, and coffee.
6 min read
Ceramic vs Stoneware Mugs: What's Actually Different?
Stoneware is ceramic. The useful difference is firing temperature — and it changes how your coffee cup behaves.
5 min read
Are Handmade Ceramic Mugs Safe for Coffee?
Handmade pottery is food safe when it's high fired with tested, lead-free glazes. Here's how to tell.
7 min read
How to Choose the Perfect Handmade Coffee Mug
Capacity, lip thickness, handle, weight. Four things decide which mug you actually reach for every morning.
The Studio Letter
New glazes, before they sell out.
Limited-edition firings are usually gone within a day. Subscribers see the kiln opening first, plus notes on new collections and studio openings.