Ruth Kim shaping a piece on the wheel, guided by her teacher

Handmade ceramics, Barcelona

Quiet forms, thrown and glazed by hand.

Ruth Kim makes porcelain and stoneware for everyday use — each piece shaped on the wheel, finished in small batches, and built to be lived with.

See the work

Selected work

A small, rotating collection. Each piece is one of a kind.

White speckled teapot with a ribbed lid — Teapot, white speckled glaze Hand-thrown stoneware

Place settings of speckled stoneware mugs, bowls and plates — Table setting, speckled stoneware Mugs, bowls & plates

Glossy black lidded jar and bowl — Lidded jar & bowl, glossy black Hand-thrown stoneware

Mug and cups in a sage green glaze — Mug & cups, sage glaze Hand-thrown stoneware

Matte black teapot and stacked cups by a window — Teapot & cups, matte black Hand-thrown stoneware

Close-up detail of a marbled grey and olive glaze on a teapot lid — Teapot, marbled glaze Detail

Two covered jars in a deep forest green glaze, one tall and one short — Covered jars, forest green Small & large

Pair of small unglazed stoneware bud vases with dried flowers — Bud vases, unglazed stoneware Pair

Unfired stoneware mugs arranged on a wooden board in the studio

About

Ruth Kim found pottery almost by accident — a pottery date in 2018, a glass of wine, and a wheel she couldn't stop thinking about afterward. What started as one evening became years of study across four countries: a studio in Greece, a workshop in Paris, time at the wheel in Tokyo, a stretch in Switzerland, and now a studio in Barcelona.

By trade, Ruth is a product designer, and that same instinct — to build something considered, by hand, made to be used — runs through every piece she throws. Each one is one of a kind; small variations in glaze and form are part of the work, not a flaw. She dreams of a museum exhibit one day. Until then, she's just as glad for each piece to be a centerpiece of someone's everyday life.

Get in touch

For commissions, studio visits, or stockist enquiries.

hello@ruthkimceramics.com