Professional Pottery Course
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Professional Pottery Course
Ceramic crafts: the classic elements of pottery craft encounter digital design
The ancient art of ceramics is one of humanity’s earliest expressions — a testament to our ability to shape and reinvent matter with our hands.
Today, this timeless craft is finding new life through modern technology and design innovation.
We offer a training course where classic pottery meets digital design and contemporary art.
Our goal: to nurture a new generation of potters — creators who honor tradition while embracing modern perspectives and techniques.
Ceramic Crafts is more than a course — it’s a creative laboratory where you will:
- Learn and experiment with traditional and digital approaches
- Combine diverse materials and ideas
- Develop a personal, modern artistic identity
You’ll experience an inspiring journey across wheel-throwing, 3D design, sculpture, mold-making, and the creation of both unique and reproducible ceramic pieces.
Our Teaching Method
Our approach blends hands-on practice with conceptual exploration, connecting the heritage of Italian craftsmanship with the future of design.
- Empowering artisans: Develop your technical skills and creative vision to become a modern craftsperson.
- Guided learning: Skilled practitioners lead each class, sharing real-world experience as ceramists, sculptors, and designers.
- Personalized feedback: Instructors provide one-on-one guidance, helping you refine your techniques and overcome challenges.
- Practice-based learning: Assignments and projects ensure deep understanding through repetition and experimentation.
- Theory meets practice: Classes integrate ceramic craft with art, design, and sculpture principles.
Professional Pottery Classes Overview
Learn how to model clay with your own hands and to move the wheel, discover and practice sculpting techniques on figurative and abstract forms, and enrich this with a deep understanding on 3D basic and advanced shapes. With a duration of 12 or 20 weeks, our intensive courses will boost your Art education in contemporary Ceramics and pottery making and design.
This ceramic course consists of 2 modules
MODULE 12 weeks
Material Practice, Surface and the Intelligence of the Hands
Available as a standalone module
The first par t of the program is an immersive experience focused on ceramic making and material exploration.
Students work intensively with clay, tools and surfaces, developing solid technical skills and a deep understanding of ceramic processes through daily practice.
This phase places the hand and the material at the center of learning.
Wheel throwing, hand building and sculptural practices are explored as interconnected languages.
Students learn to shape form through gesture, volume and balance, approaching ceramics both as a functional craft and as an expressive medium.
A strong emphasis is placed on surface research, decoration and glazing. Students experiment extensively with textures, finishes and chromatic outcomes, developing advanced sensitivity toward surfaces and material transformation
MODULE 20 weeks
Accessible after completion of Module I
The second par t of the program focuses on the development of a personal ceramic project.
Building on the technical skills and material knowledge acquired during the first phase, students begin to define a conceptual direction and develop a coherent ceramic collection or body of work.
This phase introduces a more structured design and project-oriented approach. Experimentation becomes intentional, guided by concept, research and narrative, while remaining deeply rooted in making and surface exploration.
Within this phase, students take par t in a dedicated demonstrative workshop focused on digital design and fabrication for ceramics.
The workshop shows how a ceramic object can be conceived through 3D modeling, par ticularly in cases where forms cannot be easily achieved through traditional wheel-thrown techniques.
- Sculptural techniques for ceramics, both figurative and abstract
- Mold making and casting techniques
- Small series production
- Advanced surface and glazing experimentation
- Concept development and personal research
- Demonstration of 3D modeling for ceramics
- Ceramic 3D printing and object reproduction
- Individual decoration and surface interpretation
This phase includes the development of the final project.
These pottery courses will encourage you to think and to develop the essential elements of your own design identity.
Your Ceramic Identity
The final project is the heart of the course.
You’ll design and produce your own ceramic capsule collection, defining your personal aesthetic and exploring brand-building strategies.
This project connects all the skills you’ve learned, helping you develop your creative identity and professional voice.
You will be able to conceive, design and create your own capsule collection, starting to define your personal aesthetic vision while commencing to think about potential brand-building strategies.
Career Opportunities
The skills and vision developed during the pottery course provide students with an opportunity to start or to enrich a professional career in the fields of Ceramic Crafts and Design as:
- Product Designers
- Visual Artists
- Entrepreneurs and contemporary Artisans
- Cost: 7800 Euros for 12 weeks 9.800 Euros for twenty weeks
- Duration: 12 or 20 Weeks
- Language: English
- Modalities: Monday to Friday
- Locations: Florence, Italy
- Starting in: February / September
No previous experience is needed
FAQs Professional Pottery Course in Italy
ENROLL ONE OF OUR COURSES
Before you enroll, a personal interview with the school’s staff will be arranged, which will help us verify your language skills and motivations.
PARTICIPANTS
There is a maximum of 12 students. There are no previous requisites. When we handle your application, we will pay special attention to your motivation and your personal vision.Hay un máximo de 12 estudiantes.
REQUIREMENTS
Título de bachillerato; nivel intermedio-alto (B2) de inglés o italiano (suficiente para entender y participar en las clases); 18 años cumplidos en el momento de la solicitud.
ATTENDANCE
A high school diploma; high-intermediate (B2) level of English or Italian language (enough to understand and to participate in lessons); 18 years of age at the time of application.
STARTING DATES
Our training programmes starts twice a year: beginning of February and beginning of September.
HOUSING
The school provides students with information and support help you find accommodation during for the duration of your course. Living expenses are not included in the tuition fee.
