Ceramist Gema Muñoz throws and hand-paints tableware and decorative pieces in her Córdoba studio, working clay and mineral pigments to commission for homes and restaurants. She also runs wheel and glazing classes for all levels alongside the retail range.
Best for Gema Muñoz's hand-painted tableware and decorative ceramics from her Córdoba studio
In La Rambla, Andalusia's pottery town, this workshop is recognised by the regional government as a Point of Artisanal Interest and throws stoneware tableware on the wheel. Collaborations such as the 'Feria' and 'Pagoda' ranges with designer Sebastián Gallego have carried its work to Japan and England.
In the Albaicin, this factory hand-paints the blue-and-green Fajalauza earthenware Granada has produced since the seventeenth century, from tiles and tableware to lamps and clocks. Pieces carry an authenticity seal and are decorated with pomegranate, bird and Alhambra-mosaic motifs.
Best for Hand-painted Fajalauza tin-glazed pottery
Ctra de Murcia, 166, Granada (the Fajalauza name and glaze style originate from the Puerta de Fajalauza in the Albaicín)
Cerámica Fajalauza is a working Granada pottery documented back to 1517 and passed down through generations of the same family, now run as a foundation after founder Cecilio Morales Moreno's death. The factory and shop sell hand-painted tableware and decorative vases in the traditional blue-and-green Fajalauza glaze, take custom commissions, and offer pottery workshops.
Best for Fajalauza-glaze tableware, vases, custom commissions and pottery workshops
The factory and shop share a red-gated site on Granada’s Carretera de Murcia. Visitors can see a working ceramic lineage expressed in hand-painted tableware, tiles and decorative forms rather than a museum-only display.
Best for Traditional blue-and-green glazed ceramics made through Granada’s historic Fajalauza pottery tradition
Valentina is an interiors and gift shop on Calle Bergara in San Sebastian (Donostia), Spain, selling furniture, tableware, textiles, lighting, stationery and gourmet items with a Nordic-leaning aesthetic.
Best for Nordic-minimalist interiors and gifts with vintage accents
Handmaking Emporda clay since 1977, Planas Marques throws and glazes pieces using raku, metallic reflections and low-temperature colour. Its art gallery and shop on Placa de l'Ajuntament in Pals sells decorative homeware, tableware and gifts.
Best for Raku and metallic-reflection glazes — decorative homeware, tableware, and gifts in Pals