A set of handbuilt ceramic cups from Catto Studio — small, footed, and subtly marked. "Notation" takes its name from the fine horizontal incised lines and small clusters of dots (some in gold luster) that appear across the surface of each cup, reading like fragments of musical notation or shorthand handwriting scratched into a page. Every cup carries the same technique but no two are identical: the marks land differently, the gold catches differently, the faint washes of pale green and rose settle in different places.
The silhouette is architectural — a straight cylindrical body rising from a small round foot, glazed in speckled white with the natural warmth of stoneware showing through. Sized for a small pour: sake, mezcal, espresso, an amaro after dinner. Or a single wildflower, if you'd rather.
Sold individually. Each cup unique.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
- Entirely handbuilt: shaped by hand, not thrown on a wheel — every subtle asymmetry is intentional and part of the object.
- Fine incised marks and gold luster accents: horizontal lines and small clusters of dots (some in gold luster) scattered across each cup like fragments of a private language.
- Footed silhouette: a small round base gives each cup an architectural lift, more sculptural than a straight-sided tumbler.
- Speckled white glaze: the natural warmth of stoneware shows through, softened by pale washes of green and rose in places.
- Sized for a small pour: sake, mezcal, espresso, amaro. Or a single stem.
- Each one is unique: sold individually, or as a set of 4 — no two match exactly, which is the point.
DETAILS
- Material: hand-built ceramic, hand-glazed, with gold luster accents
- Size: 4" H x 3.25" diameter / 10.2 x 8.3 cm
- Sold individually or as a set of 4
- Handmade, one of a kind — subtle variations in marks, glaze, and form are part of the piece
- Made by Catto Studio
THE BRAND
Catto Studio is a ceramic practice making handbuilt vessels with a distinct painterly hand — each piece shaped, glazed, and painted individually, treating clay less as a surface to decorate and more as a canvas to work through. The studio's pieces move between the sculptural and the functional, often playing with contrast — bold brushstrokes on quiet forms, small marks on quiet cups, painterly gestures on classical silhouettes. Every piece is one of a kind, made slowly and by hand.
