Gifts · Prices and glazes for this week

Ceramic Gifts

Handmade Philippine pottery to give, arranged by budget and by the person receiving it. Mugs, cups, bowls and plates, and a few pieces by the artists we have shown.

A pair of JUAN handleless stoneware cups in Azure and Bamboo glazes, a ceramic gift from the Philippines by AWIS

Pottery gives well because it is used. It does not go into a drawer. It enters a morning and stays there. Below are the pieces we have this week, with their prices, and a note on who each one suits.

Gift guides. Wedding gifts · Ninong and ninang · Birthdays · For your mom · For your wife · For coffee lovers · Christmas · Exchange gifts under ₱1,000 · A new home · Filipino-made gifts · Corporate gifts · For doctors and nurses · For teachers · For parents · For your boss · Anniversaries · For the host · Godparents and christenings · Sending a gift home from abroad

Under ₱700

A single cup, for a colleague, a host, or yourself.

JUAN handleless stoneware cups in five glazes: Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo and Azure

JUAN

₱650 · 250 ml

Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo, Azure

BRISEO handmade stoneware mugs in five glazes: Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo and Azure

BRISEO

₱700 · 250 ml

Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo, Azure

₱800 to ₱900

The everyday mugs and the taller cups, in the five house glazes.

DUKE tall handleless stoneware cups in five glazes: Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo and Azure

DUKE

₱800 · 350 ml

Rust, Sand, Bamboo, Azure

BRISEO handmade stoneware mugs in five glazes: Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo and Azure

BRISEO

₱850 · 350 ml

Rust

ANTON handmade stoneware mugs in five glazes: Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo and Azure

ANTON

₱850

Azure

AMADO handmade stoneware mugs in Rust, Sand, Charcoal and Azure glazes

AMADO

₱850

Sand, Charcoal, Azure

FLORESCA 480 ml handmade stoneware mugs in Rust, Sand and Charcoal glazes

FLORESCA

₱900 · 480 ml

Rust, Sand, Charcoal, Bamboo, Azure

A pair

Two of the same form, in two glazes, for a couple or for two people who share a kitchen. For weddings, see wedding gifts for couples. A pair of Juan is ₱1,300. A pair of Floresca is ₱1,800.

The gift box

Every piece is wrapped in kraft paper and sent in a kraft paper bag, at no charge. For a gift, choose our gift box: boxed and tied with a ribbon, ready to give. ₱150 a box. One box holds one mug or cup, or a pair for one person. Two people, two boxes. Ask for it when you order.

By the person

  • The coffee drinker. Briseo in 350 ml, or Floresca at 480 ml for long mornings. A firm handle and a wide body. See gifts for coffee lovers.
  • The tea drinker. Juan or Duke. Handleless, so the warmth comes through the wall into the hand.
  • Someone who likes small things. Amado, a compact mug that sits easily in the hand.
  • A home that hosts. A piece for the middle of the table rather than a personal one: a pitcher, a pasta bowl, a covered bowl. See The Table, below.
  • A collector. A piece by a named Filipino ceramic artist, from the gallery.
  • A team, or many people at once. Write to us with the number of pieces and your budget.

For the table

The Table

Plates, bowls and pitchers in Sand and Rust, from the same studio as the house mugs. On enquiry.

A handmade stoneware place setting: dinner plate, salad plate and soup bowl in Sand and RustPlace settingDinner plate, salad plate, soup bowlALEJANDRO, a handmade stoneware pasta bowl in Sand glaze, 24 cmAlejandroPasta bowl, 24 cmTASYO, a handmade stoneware covered bowl, 20 cmTasyoCovered bowl, 20 cmPITSEL, a handmade stoneware pitcher in Sand glaze, 700 mlPitselPitcher, 700 ml

For a collector

The gallery

Work by Filipino ceramic artists shown at AWIS. Some pieces are still with us. On enquiry.

Joey de Castro: Tea bowls, chawan, handmade Philippine ceramics at AWISJoey de CastroTea bowls, chawanBarnacle plate by Mia Casal, ridged white stoneware with a turquoise interiorMia CasalBarnacle plates and bowlsSiegrid Bangyay: Musa, sculptural mugs, handmade Philippine ceramics at AWISSiegrid BangyayMusa, sculptural mugsNiño Hernandez: Place setting, olive and ochre, handmade Philippine ceramics at AWISNiño HernandezPlace setting, olive and ochre

Ordering a gift

Message @awis.ph on Instagram or write to hello@awis.ph with the piece, the size and the glaze. We reply with what is available, with GCash and BPI details side by side, so you can pay whichever way is easier. You can also add pieces to a reservation on this site and send it when you are ready.

Collect for free in Pasig, in person or with your own Grab, Lalamove or courier. Or we ship it to you: from ₱300 anywhere in Luzon, Metro Manila included, and from ₱400 to Visayas and Mindanao; larger orders are priced on their weight and size, and your order summary shows the exact fee. Add a gift box for ₱150. Pieces are prepared within three to five business days after payment, and every parcel is packed by hand. If a piece we ship arrives broken, we replace it or refund it; see Questions.

Give the piece they will reach for without thinking.

For how to choose, and what to say when you give it, read Pottery as a Gift. For what a fair price is, read What a Handmade Mug Costs.

Questions

A handmade stoneware mug or cup. At AWIS this week: Juan ₱650, Briseo from ₱700, Duke ₱800, Anton ₱850, Amado ₱850, Floresca ₱900. Each is thrown and glazed by hand and made for daily use.

Yes, anywhere in the Philippines: from ₱300 in Luzon, Metro Manila included, and from ₱400 to Visayas and Mindanao; larger orders are priced on what the courier charges for their weight and size. Or collect it for free in Pasig, in person or with your own Grab, Lalamove or courier.

Yes. Every piece is wrapped in kraft paper and sent in a kraft paper bag, at no charge. For a gift, choose our gift box: boxed and tied with a ribbon, ready to give, ₱150 a box. One box holds one mug or cup, or a pair for one person; two people, two boxes. Pitchers and guest artists' pieces do not fit the box; we suggest how to wrap those.

A printed mug from a bazaar is. A handmade stoneware cup, thrown and glazed by hand in the Philippines, boxed and tied with a ribbon, is the one that stays in use. Each piece varies a little, so no one else has the same one.

We do not engrave or print on the pieces. Most people add a handwritten card; tell us when you order.

Pieces are prepared within three to five business days after payment, then shipped or set aside for collection. For Christmas, reserve early.

Yes. Write to hello@awis.ph or message @awis.ph with the number of pieces and your budget, and we reply with what is on hand.

Close, not identical. Each piece is thrown and glazed by hand, so the glaze and the form vary a little from one to the next.

Yes. They are high fired stoneware. The one thing to avoid is a sudden change in temperature, such as boiling water into a cold cup.

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