Kiln & Kin

Context

Kiln & Kin is a concept: a fictional studio where two potters make small batches of tableware, sold online and at a weekend studio shop.

Challenge

Craft brands often lean so hard on “handmade” that they look like every other craft brand. The work itself is the opposite of vague: weights, glazes and firing temperatures are tested and recorded.

The identity needed to hold both sides — the softness of thrown clay and the precision of the process.

Direction

The mark is a single thrown form, slightly irregular, with a thumbprint lifted from its rim. It always sits on a strict grid: the hand inside the system.

A high-contrast serif carries the warmth; a monospaced face carries the facts — codes, clay bodies, glazes, temperatures — exactly as they appear in the studio notebook.

Rationale

Labels double as records. Each piece ships with its code and firing details, which builds trust and makes reordering a matching glaze simple.

The shop keeps the photography large and the interface quiet: the vessels do the selling, the grid does the organising.