The Potters Valley in the Chouf used to house numerous potters in the days predating the Lebanese Civil War and Israeli occupation. Sadly, the person behind our glazed Lebanese pottery is virtually the last man standing. Khaled, a man in his 50s is actually a returnee who had left to Beirut to study and work in IT. But he wasn't made for the big city and was missing real handwork, so he went back to the Chouf to take on his father's vocation.
Real handwork and cooperation
Khaled makes his own clay which he collects on his property right behind his workshop, and embraces working with native clay and its particular characteristics. While he makes all the pieces with his own hands, the glazing of our pieces was done in Beirut by Selsal Collective Studio — a social enterprise that helps him to sell and market his product both nationally and internationally.
The pieces he proposes are mostly traditional Chaffeh coffee cups, mezza bowls and pans. In order to show the colour and texture of the Lebanese clay, many pieces such as the cups, are left partially unglazed.
No two pieces are the same
We selected this beautiful colour range specifically for Shababik and you will find the same nowhere else. While sized and colours are roughly the same, every piece is unique and may be slightly bigger or smaller than another. Each pieces also comes with its unique glazing pattern, sometimes letting the clay shine through more. This is what makes them so incredibly charming on your dinner table.
The glazes are tested food-safe so you don't have to worry about using it every day. The vibrant colours of our selection are made possible by the low-firing process that was applied.
The current colour scheme is no longer available — which makes every piece even more valuable.
Find them in our ceramics section.
