Your community ceramics studio

Throwing Shapes is a Dublin based community ceramic studio for anyone and everyone. We’ve got membership, classes, private lessons and creative events.

Throwing Shapes is the first of its kind in Ireland: it’s a state of the art open-access community ceramic studio in Dublin 8.

Think of the studio like a gym where members can come and flex their pottery muscles at a time that suits them.

Trimming mugs at ceramic school Throwing Shapes
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What we offer:

Membership

Come and go as the potter in you pleases. Our members can access the studio from 8am-11pm, 7 days a week.

Classes

For total newbies to clay wizards. We offer wheel throwing and hand-building lessons.

Private Lessons

1-on-1 learning from an expert. Get in touch to book a private lesson.

Events

Join masterclasses, corporate events, demos, markets, clay retreats and much more.

Ready to throw some shapes

Join our inclusive community where beginners and trained artists work alongside one another

  • Throwing on the wheel at 5 week ceramics course

    5 week course

    From €225

    Join our 5 week course and get 15 hours of throwing or hand building teaching. After our 5 week course newbies will be ready to become members.

    Book a Class
  • Hand building pottery at Throwing Shapes

    Taster classes

    From €60

    Dip your toe in and try our throwing or handbuilding taster sessions. They’re perfect for beginners, and even better as a gift!

    Book a Class
  • Ceramics at Throwing Shapes Community Studio

    Membership

    €200/mo

    Join the gang and get all day access to studio facilities, equipment, glazes and your own private shelf.

    Become a Member
  • Corporate Events and classes at throwing shapes ceramic studio

    Corporate Events

    Price on request

    Our studio is the perfect place for your next corporate event. We can host up to 20 people for hand-building and throwing lessons with drinks and nibbles to get the creative juices flowing.

    Get In Touch

  • Giftcards

    Give the gift of pottery with our Throwing Shapes giftcards. You will be rewarded with a lifetime supply of ceramic wares from your loved one! Now that’s smart shopping.

    Buy a Giftcard

Giz us a follow

⚡️⚡️⚡️ Calling All Potters! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ We’re thrilled to announce Dublin’s first ceramics market and we’d love for you to be part of it! Whether you’re based in Ireland or beyond, this is your chance to showcase and sell your wor
💕💕💕SAVE THE DATE 💕💕💕 We will be hosting our very first Ceramics Market on Saturday, October 5th, from 11am to 4pm. Over 20 talented Irish potters and ceramists will be showcasing and selling their beautiful creations. Dublin has never seen a c
We’re thrilled to announce the first Throwing Shapes clay retreat with the very talented @simon.kidd . This retreat will take place at Simon’s studio on the breathtaking Cape Clear Island, West Cork. This is an opportunity to immerse your
💥A busy few months💥 We have had so many requests from people wanting to be added to waitlists for our classes. We are working to add more classes and wheels to our schedule for the autumn months. If you want to be the first to know about our new
💥💥Introducing our teachers💥💥 At Throwing Shapes we have a team of wonderfully talented teachers. If you book a class with us it’ll be one of these legends teaching you. We thought it would be good to make some introductions so you can meet
💗💗 HAPPY POTTERS 💗💗 Nothing makes us happier than a happy customer. We are 90% full on membership and have had 170 students through our doors since we opened on May 10th 🤯🤯🤯 Dublin was crying out for a space like ours and we are delighted to
🪩🪩🪩OPENING PARTY🪩🪩🪩 A massive thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our official opening on Friday. Especially the team at @malfygin @checkinatmotel who sponsored the event! The G&Ts went down a storm 💗💗💗💗 Big thank you to t
Glaze testing for community studio
Coiling pots at throwing shapes ceramic studio
Potters wheel trimming at Throwing Shapes Community Ceramic Studio