Kiln Fired Ceramics

Whether you choose screen printed or digitally printed transfers, the transfers are applied to the ceramic item by hand. The transfers are soaked in water and then slid onto the ceramic item, with any air bubbles or creases being carefully removed, this process is known as lithography.

Once the batch is complete, the transfers are then fired in a kiln at a temperature of around 1000 degrees Celsius. The temperature is dependant on whether the colour is in-glaze or on-glaze, the predominant colours being fired and the type of ceramic item.

Once the firing cycle has completed the kiln is left to cool, preferably 24 hours. If opened too early, air is sucked into the kiln and the impurities in the atmosphere can react with the colours. Once open the mugs are cooled for another 24 hours before being unloaded and then checked for quality before being packed and dispatched.

"We don't manufacture the china; we perfect it. If a piece flaws in the fire, it is crushed."