Handcrafted Ceramics

- for food, flowers, friends and family

Handcrafted Ceramics

- for food, flowers, friends and family

Handcrafted Ceramics

- for food, flowers, friends and family

Handcrafted Ceramics

- for food, flowers, friends and family

About Gourd and Horse

Studio Gourd (“Hyoutan Koubou” ひょうたん工房) is run by ceramicist and sculptor Akiyama Naoko. Delicately designed stoneware pieces are handcrafted in her studio, located in Stroud at the western edge of the Cotswolds. Aki creates beautiful forms by hand throwing, modelling, casting and building, as well as inlaying. Her pieces are finished with fine translucent glazes together with rich colours to produce this original collection. More about us

International Orchid Show, Malvern

Mrs. Gloucester Old Spot

St. Stephen's Church

Restoration Project

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Inlaid bowl

Small flower vase

Available at Chalford Village Shop

Bespoke

If you wish to talk about commissioning a bespoke piece, collection for your home or a gift, please get in contact.

I’d like a custom order

Gourd+ Collaborations

“1 + 1 = ∞”. Visualizing a greater potential of handcrafted works in collaboration with other creative minds and makers. Let’s discover something extra unique to create together.