Terroir Ceramics

Where Eastern clay meets Western fire.

Three handmade Terroir Ceramics cups in rainbow, purple-pink and teal glazes

The studio

Where Eastern clay meets Western fire — one-of-a-kind pottery, shaped by hand, finished by flame.

Terroir Ceramics is the pottery studio of Troy Kuang in Redmond, Washington. Terroir — of the earth: the idea that a place leaves its character on what is made there. Troy’s work pulls two directions at once — the patience and restraint of Eastern clay traditions, and the bold glazes and open flame of the West — and lets them meet in the kiln.

Troy stamps his initial into every piece before it goes to the kiln — his signature, pressed into the clay. Pieces are made in small batches and released in drops. For the first batch, the votes are a simple show of interest — no deposit, no commitment, no payment — and they tell the studio how many of each piece people would be interested in, so the right number gets made.

See the first drop ↓

Lovebirds plate — two lovebirds painted on a handmade plate
The lovebirds plate
Star wine chiller — hand-built chiller decorated with clay stars
The star wine chiller
Rainbow raccoon plate — a raccoon painted under a rainbow
The rainbow raccoon plate

The Making

From a slab of clay to a finished pour — the star wine chiller, start to finish.

Hand-building: the star wine chiller, from clay slab to finished pour.

How the drop works

We make a small first batch, and you tell us what to make. Vote for the pieces you would buy — voting is interest only: no deposit, no commitment, no payment. It simply tells the studio how many of each piece to make, and the most-voted pieces are made first. When the drop opens, the pieces sell until they’re gone.

Browse the pieces ↓

The first drop

Fifteen pieces, each one of a kind. Prices include shipping within the US. For shipping outside the US, contact the studio through the commissions page for a quote.

Tap a piece to see it up close, vote for it, or reserve it.

How the drop works

  1. Vote. Tell us which pieces you would buy. Voting is interest only — no deposit, no commitment, no payment. It tells the studio how many of each piece to make for the first batch.
  2. We make. The most-voted pieces are made first.
  3. Reserve. When the drop opens, reserve the piece you love and the studio confirms by email.

Commissions

Want something made just for you? Made-to-order commissions are at full price with a 50% deposit upfront. Tell us what you’d like below and the studio will be in touch.

Contact the studio

For shipping quotes outside the US, or anything else: studio@terroirceramics.com

Manage

Studio back office — vote tallies, orders, commissions and prices.

This area is for the studio only.