Pottery in Berlin: the big map of the Berlin ceramics scene with 44 locations
LB BerlinThe Berlin ceramics scene has grown rapidly in recent years. From cozy backyard studios to large workshops with eleven pottery wheels, you can now find at least one studio in every district.
At Formwerk Töpferbedarf Berlin we have tried to bring together all the relevant places in the Berlin ceramics scene – sorted by district and neighborhood, with an interactive map and all the key info. This list is meant to be a living map of the scene and is updated continuously. Right now it covers 44 studios, workshops, pottery supply shops, museums and meeting places. As of 2026.
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The Berlin Ceramics Scene at a Glance
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Ceramics Scene Map Legend
- Pottery studios offering classes – workshops where you can book classes, workshops or memberships.
- Ceramic studios with a shop – small manufactories and artist studios where you can buy finished pieces straight from the workshop.
- Pottery supplies & outfitters – suppliers of clay, tools, glazes and kilns.
Interactive map: The Berlin ceramics scene. Tap a marker for details. As of 2026 – we update it continuously.
Many studios belong to several categories at once – a studio can offer classes and sell its own pieces. In these cases you will see several tags next to each other. Within each district, the places are listed alphabetically, and we deliberately do not rank them. Every entry in our selection has its own character, its own size and its own strengths.
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Note: This overview is editorial and independent. We receive no compensation for mentioning individual studios. Addresses, opening hours and offerings can change – please check the studio's website before visiting.
Prenzlauer Berg & Pankow
The north of Berlin has one of the highest densities of studios in the city. From individual artist workshops in backyards to ambitious studio memberships with several pottery wheels, everything is represented here – often with a charming, personal atmosphere and a long tradition. Pankow, as the large borough, includes not only Prenzlauer Berg itself but also Weißensee, old Pankow and smaller neighborhoods such as the Bötzowviertel or Helmholtzplatz.
Anke Buchmann / Atelier HANDFUL CLASSES
Prenzlauer Berg · Artist studio with sculpting classes
Artist Anke Buchmann (studied at Central Saint Martins, London) runs her studio HANDFUL as a place for creative sculpting with clay. The focus is on hand building techniques (pinch, coil, slab building, freeform modeling), not on the pottery wheel. Bisque firing is included, glazing is booked separately as a drop-in session.
📍 Sredzkistraße 46, 10435 Berlin
Atelier von Ehren CLASSES SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg · Hand building classes with a design focus
Founded in Berlin in 2022 by Barbara Jenner, “Atelier von Ehren” makes minimalist ceramic objects distinguished by elemental forms, a distinctive feel and a sculptural presence in the room. The studio is named after Jenner's great-grandfather, the painter Julius von Ehren, whose eye for quiet, unspectacular everyday life serves as a source of creative inspiration.
📍 Heinrich-Roller-Str. 9, 10405 Berlin
Keramik Beate Pelz SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg · Shared ceramics workshop in a former butcher shop
In a former butcher shop, Beate Pelz runs a workshop with its own signature style together with other ceramic artists. Vessels inspired by flora and fauna, thrown on the wheel and glazed in color. Unique pieces and small series, faience, engobe painting.
📍 Chodowieckistraße 12/1, 10405 Berlin
Blayse Ceramics CLASSES SHOP
Weißensee · Italian-inspired stoneware studio
The Italian, who has lived in Berlin since 2014, discovered his passion for ceramics in 2017 through adult education courses and turned it into his profession after an intensive training in Tuscany. Since January 2021 he has run his own studio in Berlin-Weißensee, where, besides looking after members and students, he specializes in developing and teaching his own glazes.
📍 Langhansstraße 18, 13086 Berlin (Weißensee)
claï studio ceramic atelier CLASSES SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg · Design-oriented studio in a backyard at Teutoburger Platz
Founded in 2021 by architect Stefanie Lennartz, “claï studio ceramic atelier” focuses on minimalist tableware and objects in a reduced, natural color palette. Alongside its own production, the studio offers monthly workshops, memberships and open studio hours, and regularly collaborates with designers and restaurants.
📍 Christinenstraße 32, 10119 Berlin
Cora-Art Werkstattladen CLASSES SHOP
Niederschönhausen (Pankow) · Workshop with pottery classes and kids' birthday parties
Workshop and shop run by two artists in old Pankow. Besides pottery classes, they offer craft workshops with unconventional materials such as mammoth ivory, antler and tagua. Particularly well suited for children's birthday parties and custom commissions.
📍 Dietzgenstraße 57, 13156 Berlin
feinesweißes SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg · Small porcelain manufactory with traditional handcraft
At “feinesweißes” the name says it all (“fine white”): a small porcelain manufactory run by Katy Jung and her team, who place great value on tradition. From dinnerware to home accessories and exquisite one-off pieces, delicate, clean-lined white porcelain is designed and sold here by hand, right on site.
📍 Lychener Str. 51, 10437 Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
Landbeck Keramik SHOP
Weißensee · Thin-walled tableware since 2003
Since 2003, Christiane Landbeck and her small team have been making fine, thin-walled tableware. Choose between decorative dinnerware with fired-on precious metals and bright gold, or elegant dinnerware with a crackle technique (a beautiful network of fine cracks). All pieces are thrown by hand on the pottery wheel – thin walls and lightness are the trademark.
📍 Behaimstraße 26, 13086 Berlin · Tel. 030 4287762
Kumulus Keramik CLASSES SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg (Bötzowviertel) · Workshop run by two illustrators
A joint project by Anna Gusella and Karen Minden, two illustrators with a long-standing passion for ceramics. Large work table, two professional pottery wheels, two kilns. Introductory courses and open studio on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 7–10 pm. Handmade one-of-a-kind pieces for sale on site.
📍 Hufelandstraße 35, HH EG, 10407 Berlin
Kunsthaus Prenzlauer Berg – Ceramics Workshop CLASSES
Prenzlauer Berg (Kulturinsel Ernst-Thälmann-Park) · Multi-session course formats
Spacious workshop in the Kunsthaus on the Kulturinsel. Multi-session courses (4–7 sessions per block) with hand building and pottery wheel options (3 pottery wheels available). Instructors are experienced, trained ceramic artists. Classes of up to 9 people, explanations in English possible. Closed during school holidays.
📍 Danziger Straße 101, 10405 Berlin
KULTI Pankow – Ceramics Workshop CLASSES
Pankow · Children's ceramics workshop in a cultural center
Open program for children aged 6 to 13 at Kulti Pankow. Tuesday and Wednesday 3–6 pm, without parents, in a workshop with its own kilns. Modeling and glazing are possible; only a small contribution for materials is charged. Not during school holidays.
📍 Majakowskiring 58, 13156 Berlin
Mikku Keramik CLASSES
Prenzlauer Berg · Hand building workshops for beginners
Family-run studio focused on hand building workshops in very small groups (3–6 people). A very personal atmosphere with a prosecco welcome, snacks and working in the backyard when the weather is nice. Socially engaged: pieces that are not picked up are donated to the association “Moabit hilft”. Open studio on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month.
📍 Oderberger Straße 3, 10435 Berlin
Susanne Protzmann Töpferei SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg · Established ceramic artist at Helmholtzplatz
Workshop since 2001, run together with Andrea Herrmann at Helmholtzplatz. Trained ceramicist (Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale, ceramics and painting). A small shop space with a large selection of colorful tableware and large-scale one-of-a-kind pieces. The workshop right next door offers a look into production.
📍 Schliemannstraße 21, 10437 Berlin
Lamaka Keramik COURSES SHOP
Prenzlauer Berg (Kastanienallee) · Workshop shop with a family ceramics tradition
Lamaka Keramik sits in the middle of Kastanienallee and combines a workshop, a course venue and a small retail area. The founder comes from a family of ceramicists: for decades her family produced architectural ceramics, mainly tiled stoves, under the name “Keramik Kainz” in the Black Forest. As a child she already experimented with clay in her grandparents’ workshop. Originally trained as a costume designer, she eventually turned her passion for material, form and design into a ceramics career of her own: a long-time hobby became a professional studio. Besides selling her own handmade pieces, there are courses for anyone who wants to work with clay themselves. Personal atmosphere, a small neighborhood shop with character – you can find current updates on Instagram @lamaka_keramik.
📍 Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg) · Website
Zentrum für Keramik – Berlin SHOP
Niederschönhausen (Pankow) · Workshop and guest artist house near Schloss Schönhausen
A group of three buildings on a park-like property near Schloss Schönhausen. The workshop of Kaja Witt and Thomas Hirschler, plus a guest artist studio house with three further workspaces. Artists from all over the world work here for a time. The gallery shows handmade objects and lightweight functional vessels in a simple design.
📍 Pestalozzistraße 18, 13187 Berlin
Mitte, Wedding & Moabit
In recent years, the central north of Berlin has developed into a second hotspot of the ceramics scene. Around the “Afrikanisches Viertel” (African Quarter) in Wedding (Kameruner Straße, Togostraße and Lüderitzstraße), a real arts and crafts cluster has formed over the years, with several pottery studios and workshops working door to door. In addition, Moabit and Wedding have large, professionally equipped workshops that also offer memberships and open studio time to experienced potters, as well as small, very personally run studios.
Antares Keramik COURSES SHOP
Wedding (African Quarter) · Classic wheel-throwing pottery with a market stall at Kollwitzplatz
A classic pottery wheel workshop on Kameruner Straße with a focus on functional ceramics. All vessels are freely thrown and fired dense with food-safe, acid-resistant glazes at 1,130 °C, making them dishwasher and microwave safe. The courses teach the basic techniques of throwing, modeling, hand building and glazing (one-on-one lessons, groups of two or three by arrangement). Sales in the workshop (Mon–Fri 10 am–3 pm and by arrangement) as well as at the weekly market at Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg.
📍 Kameruner Straße 8, 13351 Berlin (Wedding) · plus market stall at Kollwitzplatz · Phone 0157 77051589
Atelier Schwan COURSES SHOP
Moabit · Small, cozy studio with a “safe space” approach
A small, living room-style pottery studio run by founder Juna and an international team of women. The focus is on slow, mindful pottery in very small groups (3–5 people): intro wheel-throwing sessions, two-day throwing courses and hand-building workshops (press, coil and slab techniques), in German and English. Deliberately designed as a safe space for people from all walks of life. Sale of the studio’s own stoneware ceramics with food-safe glazes, as well as a firing service.
📍 Oldenburger Straße 31, 10551 Berlin (Moabit)
Clayers Collective COURSES SHOP
Wedding · Modern studio with a membership model
A modern studio on Wollankstraße with a wide range of offerings: one-off and multi-week pottery courses on the wheel and in hand building (max. 6 people, sessions of about 2.5 hours each, partly bilingual German/English), studio memberships for experienced potters, a firing service and clay for use at home. The team brings, among other things, classical ceramics training and experience with Japanese wood firing. Sale of the studio’s own pieces on site.
📍 Wollankstraße 72, 13359 Berlin (Wedding)
P. & C. Studio Ceramics COURSES
Moabit · Professional studio with a Nabertherm kiln
One of the most established studios in the city, on Wiebestraße: wheel-throwing courses for beginners and advanced potters, special porcelain courses on the wheel, one-day glazing courses, parent-child courses (including with the Berliner Familienpass) and workspace rentals. Firing service with a high-quality Nabertherm kiln.
📍 Wiebestraße 40, 10553 Berlin (Moabit)
Uta Koloczek SHOP
Wedding (African Quarter) · Artist’s studio with workshop sales
An established artist’s studio with a distinctive signature style. Sale of her own handmade pieces straight from the workshop – appointment recommended.
📍 Kiautschoustr. 18, 13353 Berlin · Phone 030 92255714
Staguhn Keramik COURSES
Wedding · Hand-building courses at an evening rate
A small workshop run by Petra Staguhn under the motto “Der Wedding töpfert!” (“Wedding does pottery!”). The focus is on various hand-building techniques, with an uncomplicated evening model: €40 per person and evening including material and firing costs, with single evenings bookable individually. Registration by email or text message. Great for anyone who wants to start working with clay without a long-term course commitment.
📍 Gottschedstraße 3, 13357 Berlin Wedding
Kreuzberg
In Kreuzberg, ceramics meets urban attitude. The district is one of the most diverse corners of the Berlin scene: from Bergmannkiez via Wrangelkiez to SO36 around Oranienstraße, you will find small, very personal shop studios, design-oriented co-working studios for ceramics and long-established potteries, some of which have been rooted in the neighborhood for decades. What stands out is the close connection between workshop, retail area and courses – here, pottery is often also a bit of a life philosophy and a sense of neighborhood.
Atelier am Chamissoplatz COURSES SHOP
Kreuzberg (Bergmannkiez) · Ceramics studio with courses and kids’ pottery
Heike Bischof runs a small ceramics studio on Chamissoplatz in the popular Bergmannkiez. Besides selling her own handmade pieces, there are pottery courses on the wheel as well as a dedicated program for kids’ pottery. Personal atmosphere, small groups, lots of individual guidance – ideal for anyone who wants to arrive and take their time. Workshop opening hours are usually Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
📍 Chamissoplatz 2, 10965 Berlin · Phone 030 70123830
Feuer-Zeug Keramik COURSES SHOP
Kreuzberg (SO36) · Workshop and shop at Rio-Reiser-Platz
Workshop, shop and course venue in one, right on Rio-Reiser-Platz near Mariannenstraße. Pottery courses take place right in the shop. There is a firing service. The focus is on everyday ceramics – aesthetics and practical suitability for daily use go hand in hand here. If you would like to take home a piece straight from the workshop, you will find something in the shop area.
📍 Mariannenstraße 48, 10997 Berlin
juuli Keramikdesign COURSES SHOP
Kreuzberg (Wrangelkiez) · Shop workshop with wheel-throwing courses
Julia has run her shop workshop on Wrangelstraße with great care for years. Wheel-throwing courses in a very small circle (3–5 people, each with their own wheel): from a two-hour intro session and weekend workshops to a ten-hour intensive course (approx. €330, material included). At the end you choose your pieces and glaze color, with pickup after 2–4 weeks. Courses are held in German; participants must be 14 or older and accompanied by an adult. Her own ceramics are also sold in the shop.
📍 Wrangelstraße 25, 10997 Berlin
Kleistone Studio COURSES
Kreuzberg · Quiet studio focused on hand building, memberships and clay kits
A cozy, quiet studio focused on hand building and traditional techniques. Here you learn the ceramics process from start to finish in small groups. The offering is broad: courses and workshops, studio memberships (with an application process), open studio sessions in summer (even without a previous course), a firing service, plus clay kits and tools to take home. Bilingual offering (German/English).
📍 Katzbachstraße 29, 10965 Berlin Kreuzberg
O-TON Keramik (Claudia Schöpping) COURSES SHOP
Kreuzberg (Oranienstraße) · Long-established ceramics shop with a workshop
A fixture of the Oranienstraße neighborhood for decades. Claudia Schöpping mainly makes functional ceramics and tableware, alongside one-off pieces such as large bowls, vases, sushi sets and “rocking cups” – known for colorful, cheerful egg cups and mugs. Everything is freely thrown or hand built (slabs), with her own glazes and decoration techniques; great emphasis on function plus design. Shop sales, commissioned work to customers’ wishes and weekend throwing courses.
📍 Oranienstraße 165a, 10999 Berlin · Phone 030 6153866
Plöttjes Studio COURSE SHOP
Kreuzberg (Bergmannkiez) · International ceramics co-space with memberships
Small basement studio in the Bergmannkiez, founded by Philippa König. The international team (including Elise Weyland for hand building and Antonia Maria Joubert, a trained ceramist from Nantes) offers classes in German, English and in part French. The focus is on hand building and the pottery wheel, from intro workshops to multi-day courses (e.g. a three-day vase course including glazing) and monthly memberships for working independently. Philippa König also sells her own pieces. Intimate, slow-paced atmosphere.
📍 Schleiermacherstraße 18, 10961 Berlin
Traumkeramik Julion (Julia Arnold) SHOP COURSE
Kreuzberg · Cheerful shop studio with classes and events
In her shop studio on Tempelherrenstraße, Julia Arnold has been making colorful, cheerful everyday ceramics for almost two decades, along with unusual one-of-a-kind pieces, and sells them directly on site. She also offers a wide range of classes: pottery wheel courses, intro workshops, modeling courses, kids’ birthday parties and team-building events for up to seven people. The shop studio is usually open Wednesday to Friday afternoons and by appointment.
📍 Tempelherrenstraße 8A, 10961 Berlin · Tel. 0157 55175547
Neukölln
Neukölln is the epicenter of Berlin’s young, international ceramics scene. Especially around the Reuterkiez (between Hermannplatz and the Landwehr Canal), a dense network of large community studios, small shop studios and pop-up galleries has formed in recent years. What stands out is the mix of bilingual offerings (German/English), membership models, open workshops and a lively community that meets at studio sales and events.
Bender Keramik COURSE
Neukölln (Reuterkiez) · Pottery wheel courses in small groups
Anemone Richter offers pottery wheel courses in small groups on Reuterstraße, usually on Tuesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. Personal guidance and a quiet workshop, great for anyone who wants to focus on throwing without the bustle of the larger community studios.
📍 Reuterstraße 90, 12053 Berlin
Ceramic Kingdom COURSE SHOP
Neukölln (Reuterkiez) · International art school and community studio with an artist-in-residence program
Since March 2017, one of the largest and most ambitious ceramics studios in the city: art school, shared studio and artist-in-residence program in one. Equipment: 11 pottery wheels, 3 kilns, 4 clay bodies in different colors, clay press, slab roller, 15 glazes and various engobes (1,220 °C / cone 6). Open studio on Wednesdays 12–9 pm and Sat/Sun 12–7 pm (introduction mandatory, basic skills required). Material and firing fees by weight. Sale of the CK artists' own pieces through studio sales and pop-up events. Also offers an external firing service. All ethnicities, gender identities and bodies are explicitly welcome, instruction also in English.
📍 Reuterstraße 20, 12043 Berlin
Good Clay Sunshine COURSE SHOP
Neukölln (Reuterkiez) · Women-owned studio with fine dining commissions and a flex studio
Vanessa and Ari have run their studio on Hobrechtstraße for about six years. Their commissions range from neighborhood orders to tableware for fine dining restaurants and the ceramic furnishings for the Raus cabins, plus one-off pieces for exhibitions. Ari teaches classes in German and switches to English when needed: pottery wheel (multi-session, including glazing) and hand building. On Thursday evenings there is a flex studio for former course participants, along with glaze sessions and open studio hours. Sales on site by prior appointment and in the web shop.
📍 Hobrechtstraße 20, 12047 Berlin (Reuterkiez)
Keramik Kollektiv COURSE SHOP
Kreuzkölln (Urbanstraße) · Cozy women’s studio with an open workshop
Pottery workshop run by Alicja Juraszek on the border between Kreuzberg and Neukölln (officially a Kreuzberg address, within the Reuterkiez catchment area). The focus is on an open workshop once or twice a week: hand building is possible without prior experience, the pottery wheel only with experience. Clear pricing: €20 per 2.5 hours for a booked spot plus €2 per 100 g of clay, including tools, engobes, glazes and both firings (cash on site). She also sells her own one-of-a-kind pieces, individually or made to order, and offers group workshops and private events by arrangement. Motto: #töpfernkannjeder (anyone can do pottery).
📍 Urbanstr. 101, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg, Reuterkiez border)
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain is somewhat less visible in the ceramics scene than Neukölln or Prenzlauer Berg, but the studios here each have a clear profile of their own. In the Samariterkiez around Samariterstraße, Keramikatelier Liebertee is one of the oldest studio collectives in the district, and some of its members also work in other studios. There is also an ambitious studio gallery near Strausberger Platz with wood ash glazes, a low-threshold workshop association near Ostkreuz and quiet artists’ workshops between the neighborhoods. The district is especially suited to anyone looking for bilingual workshops, community structures or a genuinely artistic approach to ceramics.
Barsega Studio Gallery (brsg) COURSE SHOP
Friedrichshain (Strausberger Platz) · Studio gallery with natural pigments and wood ash glazes
Studio and gallery of ceramic artist Elizaveta Barsega, located on Andreasstraße near U Strausberger Platz since September 2022. Artistic focus: exploring natural minerals and wood ash from the region for her own glazes, with pieces developed from pigments and clays, some of them wild-collected. Courses: one- and two-day workshops (€75/€120), a ceramic design course (€260, only 2 spots per session), a natural glaze masterclass, and “Relax & Clay” as an open studio (€45/session, firing extra). English-speaking, with a fair ticket model including low-income and “Clay for 2” prices. Gallery sales on site (€15–350) Wed and Fri 4–7 pm.
📍 Andreasstraße 49, 10243 Berlin (U Strausberger Platz)
Keramikatelier Liebertee COURSE SHOP
Friedrichshain (Samariterkiez) · Studio collective with sales, classes and kids’ birthday parties since 2004
One of the oldest ceramics addresses in Friedrichshain: founded in 2004 by Linda Rönsberg, Gela Hückel and Elisabeth Feldmann, today a changing studio collective (currently Linda Rönsberg, Martina Latka, David Torres and Katrin Kreiser; Elizaveta Barsega of Barsega Studio has also worked here). A sales room plus a large workshop area where you can watch the team at work. Range: dishwasher-safe functional ceramics, tableware, figurative work, objects and ceramic wall art. Classes: kids’ courses, adult courses and weekend workshops, plus kids’ birthday parties. The team also regularly takes part in Berlin pottery markets.
📍 Samariterstraße 13, 10247 Berlin · Tel. 030 42083234
Kunst & Keramik Berlin Friedrichshain e.V. COURSE
Friedrichshain (Ostkreuz/Traveplatz) · Low-threshold community workshop run as an association
Club-run open workshop on Müggelstraße near Traveplatz, easy to reach from Ostkreuz or Frankfurter Allee. Every Tuesday from 6 to 9 pm (break during the summer holidays in July/August as well as on public holidays and between the years). Clear, fair pricing: €20 per evening, which includes materials, tools and firing costs; only for pieces larger than 20×20×20 cm are firing costs added. During workshop hours there is guidance and advice on craft and artistic questions. Registering a few days in advance is recommended. Ideal for anyone who wants to establish pottery as a regular routine without a big course commitment.
📍 Müggelstraße 17, 10247 Berlin
MaGo Keramik (Manja Götze) SHOP
Friedrichshain (between Boxhagener Platz and Frankfurter Allee) · Workshop shop with quietly elegant forms
Workshop shop run by Manja Götze on Scharnweberstraße between Boxhagener Platz and Frankfurter Allee. Self-employed in Berlin since 2004, after a three-year pottery apprenticeship in Brandenburg and years as an employee at various Berlin ceramists. Focus: delicate, everyday vessels with non-toxic, dishwasher-safe glazes: mugs, pitchers, tableware, vases. Her own signature style lies in the “quiet elegance of simple forms.” Sales directly in the shop Tuesday to Friday afternoons and regularly at Berlin markets.
📍 Scharnweberstraße 28, 10247 Berlin · Tel. 0176 10321244
Charlottenburg & Wilmersdorf
West Berlin is often the overlooked part of the ceramics scene, yet it is home to some of the city’s most experienced potters, who have worked in quiet studios for decades, as well as modern studios with membership models and design-oriented workshops in old coach houses and courtyards. Notably, three of the studios listed here are located around Charlottenburg Palace, in the streets around Danckelmannstraße, Knobelsdorffstraße and Suarezstraße: a small, geographically compact western cluster that is easy to explore on foot. Charlottenburg is also home to the Keramik-Museum Berlin at Schustehrusstraße 13 (the oldest surviving townhouse in Charlottenburg, housing the museum since 2004), well worth a visit for anyone interested in design classics and the history of the material.
Atelier MFK (Maya Fernandez Kempe) COURSE
Charlottenburg (Suarezkiez) · Monthly course membership with drop-in option
Studio on Suarezstraße with a clear subscription model: €80 per month for regular participants, including all materials and firing of the finished work (two months’ notice to cancel). Alternatively, drop-in for €45 with prior registration if spots are available. Instructor Karoline Kroiß leads small groups in which abstract and figurative sculptures as well as functional ceramics (mugs, vases, bowls) are made. Also holiday workshops, kids’ and adult courses, “Open Studio” sessions and programs for daycare centers and school classes. A glaze service for finishing touches is available (€10/kg + €5 flat fee).
📍 Suarezstraße 35A, 14057 Berlin (Charlottenburg) · Tel. 0177 2682112
Concreare – Keramik & Beton COURSE SHOP
Charlottenburg · Studio with hand building courses for up to 10 people
Artistic, creative studio on Knobelsdorffstraße with a distinctive profile: concrete is brought into play here as well, combined with classic ceramics. Instructor Conny works mainly with hand building (no pottery wheel), which makes the courses beginner-friendly. Weekend pottery courses can be booked, with two days of 4 hours each, along with weekend workshops and stone carving (marble, soapstone, alabaster, travertine). Material costs for stone work are extra. The studio is large enough for group formats of up to 10 people and can be booked for birthdays or company events.
📍 Knobelsdorffstraße 43, 14059 Berlin (Charlottenburg) · Tel. 0175 1934979
CWittKeramik SALES
Charlottenburg · Thin-walled thrown tableware with a distinctive visual language
Self-employed since 2018, after a detour back to the ceramics trade she originally trained in: the potter works in the studio set up by Carola Süß in Charlottenburg and shares the space there. She has a soft spot for thin-walled thrown tableware. Many pieces are painted with animal, plant or music motifs, while others stay simple and let the glaze do the talking. The palette spans more than a dozen glaze families (painted natural white, browns, green crackle, blue ash glaze, honey, turquoise, eggshell white and more).
📍Droysenstr. 17, 10629 Berlin Charlottenburg
Halle Potter Keramik – The Ceramics Club COURSE
Charlottenburg (Droysenstraße) · Ceramics club with five pottery wheels, courses and membership
Presents itself as a “ceramics club” with five pottery wheels on Droysenstraße. A broad offering: beginner courses (2 or 3 sessions, 2.5 hours each, max. 5 people) on throwing, trimming and, in the 3-day course, glazing as well, plus children's courses with hand building (coil, pinch and slab techniques) and stamp decoration. Members may work independently on four wheels on Fridays 12–9 pm, with white clay, engobes and six glazes included, and a firing service for €7/kg (bisque firing 950 °C, glaze firing 1,250 °C). Courses in German and English.
📍 Droysenstraße 17, 10629 Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf) · Tel. 0178 15591820 ·
Keramikatelier Berlin (Michael Stürenburg) COURSE SALES
Charlottenburg (Danckelmannkiez, Ziegenhof) · Experienced teacher specializing in raku, in an old carriage house
Michael Stürenburg learned his craft from a master ceramicist in Berlin and has been teaching since 2006 in an old carriage house on the Ziegenhof near Charlottenburg Palace. His specialty is raku, with more than 15 years of experience, combined with a long-standing connection to Japanese traditions (karate, butoh, Zen meditation). He also offers wheel-throwing courses (intensive session from €25, hand-building course €140), sculpture and glazing courses, each in very small groups of up to four participants and scheduled individually. Selected pieces are sold directly from the studio and through the shop section of the website.
📍 Danckelmannstraße 15, 14059 Berlin · Tel. 0171 9336440
Pottery Supplies & Outfitters in Berlin
Anyone who potters regularly, whether in their own studio, as a studio operator or at home, will eventually need reliable sources for clay, glazes, tools, kilns and spare parts. Here you will find the suppliers in and around Berlin where you can buy pottery supplies or have your pieces fired. This category (blue markers) is especially relevant for studios, independent ceramicists and home kiln owners.
Formwerk Töpferbedarf Berlin SUPPLIES
Berlin · Pottery supplies with personal advice
Our own range for pottery: clay, glazes, tools, kilns (Kittec, Nabertherm and Pyrotec) and ceramics accessories, with personal advice from Berlin. We work with some of the studios listed here and know the quirks of the Berlin workshop scene firsthand. Whether you need a starter setup or a kiln for your own workshop, we are happy to advise you.
Note: We are planning our own brick-and-mortar store in Berlin. Until then, we sell exclusively through our online shop.
📍 Berlin · Online shop with shipping · Website & Shop
Börkey Keratech GmbH SUPPLIES
Wilmersdorf · Specialist ceramics supplier
Börkey supplies institutions, tradespeople, companies and private customers with clay, ceramic raw materials of all kinds, more than 50 different clays and porcelains, pottery wheels, modeling tools, glazes and ceramic kilns. Kilns and equipment are delivered with their own installation service. Expert advice and spare parts supply for many years.
📍 Paulsborner Straße 10, 10709 Berlin (Wilmersdorf)
Hobbyshop Wilhelm Rüther SUPPLIES
Schöneberg (+ branches) · Craft and ceramics supplies with firing service
A long-established craft and art supply store with its own ceramics shop on Frankenstraße (near the main store on Goltzstraße). Here you will find clay in ten-kilo bags, glazes of all kinds, pottery wheels, modeling tools and ceramics books, plus a firing and glazing service where you can have your own work made durable.
📍 Goltzstraße 37 / Frankenstraße, 10781 Berlin (Schöneberg)
Tip – firing services in Berlin: Have you been making pottery at home but don't have your own kiln? Several studios offer an external firing service where you can drop off your pieces and have them fired, including Ceramic Kingdom (Neukölln), Clayers Collective (Wedding) and P. & C. Studio Ceramics (Moabit). Pay attention to each studio's guidelines on clay type, firing temperature and glaze-free bases.
How to find the right pottery course for you
There is a lot to choose from. So that you don't book the first course you see and then find that the format doesn't suit you, here are a few pointers from our experience with course participants and studios.
For an overview of current dates from selected studios, including workshops in Berlin, see our page Pottery Classes and Ceramics Workshops. There you can request a spot directly, with no obligation.
Question 1: Pottery wheel or hand building?
This is the most important decision to make up front. The pottery wheel is fascinating but technically more demanding – the first few sessions often consist of nothing but learning to center. Hand building (slab building, coil building, pinch pot technique) gets you a finished piece faster and is more meditative. Many studios offer both, and some specialize.
Question 2: One-off workshop or multi-session course?
A trial workshop usually lasts 2–3 hours and gives you a first feel for clay. A multi-session course (e.g. two sessions: making + glazing) makes more sense if you really want to take something home. Only in the second session do you glaze your own pieces yourself.
Question 3: Small group or larger studio?
Smaller groups (3–5 people) mean more personal guidance and a calmer atmosphere. Larger studios (8+ people) are often livelier, but sometimes more hectic too. Both have their appeal.
Question 4: What does it cost?
Trial courses in Berlin usually cost between €55 and €99, longer workshops with glazing between €85 and €150. Materials and firing costs are sometimes included and sometimes extra (€5–10 per piece).
Question 5: What happens after the course?
Once you have worked with clay, you often want to keep going. Many studios offer open studio spots where you can work independently after completing an introductory course (usually €20–45 per session, sometimes including material and firing). Ask before booking whether this option exists.
If you really get hooked and think about continuing at home someday, you will find everything you need to get started in our shop – from clay and kilns to the right tools. You will find an overview of the most important purchases in our article How Much Does Pottery Cost as a Hobby?
FAQ: Pottery studios in Berlin
How much does a pottery course in Berlin cost?
Trial courses usually start at €55–65 and last 2–3 hours. Multi-session workshops with glazing and firing service cost between €85 and €150. Specialty courses (porcelain, raku, sculpture) are generally more expensive.
How quickly do pottery courses in Berlin book up?
Popular studios are often booked 1–3 months in advance, especially weekend trial courses. If you are flexible (weekday courses, smaller studios), you can usually find a spot at short notice too.
Do I need prior experience?
For most beginner courses: no. For open studio spots, usually yes – you generally need to have completed at least one introductory course at the same studio beforehand.
How do I pick up my pieces?
After the course, your pieces are stored to dry, bisque fired, glazed and fired again – this takes 2–4 weeks in total. Most studios have fixed pickup days.
Can I just work in an open studio without taking a course?
In theory yes, in practice almost never. Nearly all open studios require that you have basic experience with clay. Some studios offer short introductory sessions that count as a prerequisite.
Where can I get clay, glazes and tools in Berlin?
Classic specialist retailers on site are Börkey Keratech (Wilmersdorf) and the ceramics shop of Hobbyshop Rüther (Schöneberg). Online and with personal advice, you can get clay, glazes, tools and kilns from us in the Formwerk Töpferbedarf Berlin Shop.
Where can I have my pieces fired if I don't have a kiln?
Several studios offer an external firing service, such as Ceramic Kingdom (Neukölln), Clayers Collective (Wedding) and P. & C. Studio Ceramics (Moabit). Hobbyshop Rüther also has a firing and glazing service. Check the guidelines on clay type and firing temperature beforehand.
Which studios are suitable for visitors to Berlin?
Many studios offer their courses in two languages. Particularly recommended for English-speaking visitors are Good Clay Sunshine (Neukölln), Ceramic Kingdom (Neukölln) and Barsega Studio (Friedrichshain), among others.
Conclusion: A scene on the rise
Anyone scrolling through this overview will quickly see that pottery in Berlin is no longer a niche hobby. From the backyard studio in Prenzlauer Berg to the international large-scale workshop in Neukölln, from the wheel-throwing course in Charlottenburg and free-form making in Kreuzberg to the clay shop in Wilmersdorf – the Berlin ceramics scene is as diverse as the city itself.
And it keeps growing. While we write this overview, two new studios are probably opening somewhere between Wedding and Treptow right now. That is exactly why we see this article as a map in progress – an invitation to the entire scene to show itself. If you run a pottery studio, a ceramics workshop or a pottery supply business in Berlin and are not listed yet: we would love to hear from you. The scene map thrives on completeness and on our knowing and connecting the Berlin workshops.
We at Formwerk Töpferbedarf Berlin work with some of these studios – we supply kilns, clay, glazes and tools, advise on purchases and know the quirks of the Berlin workshop scene firsthand. If you are getting into pottery yourself and need materials, we are happy to help.
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Note: This overview is editorial and independent. We receive no compensation for mentioning individual studios. Addresses, opening hours and offerings may change – please check the respective website before visiting.
Have fun discovering the Berlin ceramics scene, your Formwerk Team
