Jillies Tableware

I am Jildou Oostenbrug and I create functional tableware at the wheel in Amsterdam. Because I also love to cook, I mainly create cups, bowls and plates. Food just looks and tastes better on handmade tableware :) My work is full of lust for life. Handmade beauty for the table. Preferably round shapes, durable, technically perfect, beautiful to look at and nice to touch.

I get my inspiration from the challenge of the craft itself:

“Clay and glaze offer a never-ending road of discovery. There is always something new to discover and learn. Also, mentally. Throwing demands full concentration and being centered as a person. And because at each stage of the making process so many things can go wrong (so is the kiln a black box: you never really know what happened in there) you learn to deal with failure.”