Dutch studio ceramics begin with the material and let the form follow, which is why the glaze card matters as much as the pot. Kirstie van Noort researches ceramics through material study and open workshops. Terra Delft runs a gallery for contemporary ceramics on Nieuwstraat. Husk Ceramics forms hand slip-cast porcelain cups, plates, bowls.
Hans Egstorf has baked stroopwafels in Amsterdam since 1898, still using the original family recipe. The bakery serves them warm at multiple Amsterdam locations and ships them worldwide, with its online range extending to classic tins, boxes and Delft Blue pottery jars filled with stroopwafels and made for gifting.
Best for Stroopwafels baked to an 1898 original recipe
Hans Egstorf has baked stroopwafels — the thin, waffle-iron-pressed cookies filled with caramel syrup — at its Spuistraat address in Amsterdam since 1898, using what the bakery describes as its original recipe. The business markets itself as the standard-bearer for the stroopwafel and one of the city's oldest bakeries, a claim tied to its more than a century of continuous production at the same central Amsterdam location.
Beyond the classic loose waffle, the bakery packages its stroopwafels in tins, gift boxes and hand-painted Delft Blue pottery containers, aimed partly at visitors looking for a Dutch souvenir alongside the cookies. The bakery ships internationally via DHL Express, including to the US and UK.
Hans Egstorf carries a 4.8-star rating from more than 8,500 Google reviews, and continues to sell warm stroopwafels fresh from its original Amsterdam storefronts alongside its packaged retail line.
HKLIVING is a home-design brand founded in 2008 by Emiel Hetsen and Sander Klaver. Its collections span furniture and lighting as well as ceramics and textiles. Vintage references inform the range, which is sold through a wider dealer network rather than a single verified Amsterdam shop.
Best for Retro-influenced furniture, ceramics and home accessories
HKliving was created by Emiel Hetsen and Sander Klaver, with the brand name taking both of their initials. Based in Dronten, Netherlands, the company designs contemporary, bohemian, and industrial-style home furnishings and accessories that reference design traditions from around the world and different time periods. The brand's aesthetic combines vintage inspiration—particularly 1970s aesthetics—with modern design sensibilities. HKliving's product range extends across lighting, textiles, tableware, and household items. The most popular collection features bold 1970s-inspired ceramic mugs, plates, and bowls in distinctive color combinations. The brand's design philosophy draws inspiration from multiple sources, creating distinctive home accessories and lifestyle pieces that blend Eastern design references with Western contemporary aesthetics. Products are distributed internationally through specialty retailers and online channels, emphasizing the intersection of vintage charm and modern function.
A gallery for contemporary ceramics on Nieuwstraat, Terra Delft represents more than eighty Dutch and international makers and sells their handmade vases, bowls and sculptural work. It also shows applied-art jewellery and small design pieces.
Ceramicist Odette Frijters runs this stoneware and porcelain studio on Herengracht, producing functional and art pieces alongside raku work. She is a member of the professional bodies BOK and NABK and takes commissions in addition to teaching courses.
Best for Handmade stoneware and porcelain ceramics
Ceramicist Christina Kingma hand-builds functional stoneware and playful sculptural pieces at her studio on Travertijnstraat, from tapas dishes to hand-painted tableware. The studio also runs hand-building workshops and offers a firing service for outside work.
Best for Hand-built stoneware tapas dishes and hand-painted tableware
Started as an online dealer in 2004 and now a stand at the Leenderweg Vintage Warehouse, De Spot deals in twentieth-century design furniture and collectibles. Stock runs from vintage dining chairs, tables, sofas and cabinets to pottery, glassware, paintings and antique toys with documented designer attribution.
Artist Genziana Frigo works from a Leiden studio known for red, blue and gold glaze finishes, including pieces fired using the raku method. Alongside selling finished ceramics, the studio offers workshops and firing services for other makers.
Best for Handmade ceramics with distinctive glaze work
Husk Ceramics slip-casts porcelain cups, plates, and bowls by hand at its studio on Gietijzerstraat in Utrecht, selling the finished pieces through its own online shop with worldwide shipping. The studio also welcomes visitors by appointment and runs slipcasting workshops and courses on-site.
Best for Hand slip-cast porcelain cups, plates, and bowls
The joint studio of Eindhoven designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk, whose work spans lighting, furniture, ceramics and textiles for galleries and brands. Their site includes a shop selling pieces directly from the studio.
Best for Collectible lighting, furniture and textiles
A Design Academy Eindhoven graduate who has run her own ceramics and material-research studio in the city since 2012, with work held by the Rijksmuseum and Cooper Hewitt. She sells ceramic materials and pieces and runs workshops through her studio, building projects around specific clays, glazes and waste materials.
The Strijp-R complex of designer Piet Hein Eek gathers a working workshop, a two-storey shop and gallery, a restaurant and a hotel under one roof. It sells his scrap-wood furniture and the Eenmal lamp alongside ceramics, lighting and commissioned interiors.
Best for Scrap-wood furniture and design objects at the source
A family-owned Maastricht antiques shop since 1968, Van Eyck deals in original silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture and decorative art. Pieces can be bought in the Boschstraat store or through its online webshop, and the shop also buys and sells on consignment.
A shop near the centre dealing in midcentury furniture, lamps, ceramics and glassware from the 1950s to 1970s, each object catalogued with its own history. Stock has included turquoise ceramics by Peter Groeneveldt, original Philips pieces by Louis Kalff and a 1960s white Knoll Tulip table, alongside handmade lamps by local designers.
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