Handmade Serveware for Summer Feasting & Garden Parties

There's nothing quite like a table set for hosting friends and family — bowls of salad passed round, cheese boards well-picked-over, and something cold in everyone's glass. This curation rounds up our favourite handmade ceramics and hand-turned wooden pieces from our independent makers, made for exactly that kind of gathering.

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Ceramic Oil Pourers | Dipped Glaze

£45.00

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Ceramic Oil Pourers | Matt Glaze

£45.00

Wildwood Ceramic Studio Deep XL Bowl | Circles-Ceramic-Wildwood Ceramic Studio-Ondine Ash

Wildwood Ceramic Studio Large Serving Bowl | Circles

£120.00

Eloise Rose Platter | Lemon Stripe

£80.00

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Liz Vidal Bowl | Dipped Glazes-Ceramic-Liz Vidal-Earth-Ondine Ash

Liz Vidal Bowl | Earth

£30.00

(5.0)

Wildwood Ceramic Studio Large Serving Bowl | Small Circles

£140.00

Wildwood Ceramic Studio Large Serving Bowl | Circles

£140.00

Annabel Roberts XL Bowl | Waves-Annabel Roberts-Ondine Ash

Annabel Roberts Large Bowl | Waves

£180.00

Ambrose Vevers Tongs | Oak

£32.00

Oak Chopping Board | Selwyn House

£70.00

(5.0)

Ambrose Vevers Spatulas | Scorched, Olive Ash & Cherry

£18.00

(5.0)

Small Oak Chopping Board | Selwyn House

£42.00

Leach Pottery Prepping Bowl Set

£82.00

(5.0)

Leach Pottery Nesting Bowls | Four Sizes

From £22.00

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Ceramic Oil Pourers | Shiny Glaze

£45.00

(5.0)

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Large Serving Bowl | Rings

£110.00

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Butter Dish | Boulders

£52.00

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Ambrose Vevers Rectangular Board | Scorched Ash

From £55.00

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Bowls

£32.00

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Liz Vidal Butter Dish | Dipped Glazes

£52.00

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Pip Hartle Large Serving Dishes

From £90.00

(5.0)

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Annabel Roberts Large Bowl | Leaves

£180.00

(5.0)

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Eloise Rose Platter | Clementine Stripe

£80.00

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Liz Vidal Salt Pig | Dipped Glazes

£42.00

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Pip Hartle Bowls

From £32.00

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Annabel Roberts Large Bowl | Spirals

£130.00

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Liz Vidal Oil Pourer | Dipped Glazes

£45.00

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Pip Hartle Jugs

£32.00

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Annabel Roberts Large Bowl | Rings-Annabel Roberts-Ondine Ash

Annabel Roberts Medium Bowl | Rings

£180.00

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Wildwood Ceramic Studio Large Serving Bowl | Circles

£160.00

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Annabel Roberts Large Bowl | Leaves

£130.00

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Liz Vidal Bowl | Dipped Glazes-Ceramic-Liz Vidal-Caramel-Ondine Ash

Liz Vidal Bowl | Caramel

£30.00

Liz Vidal Bowl | Dipped Glazes-Ceramic-Liz Vidal-Ondine Ash

Liz Vidal Bowl | Blue

£30.00

Everything you need for eating outside: large ceramic serving bowls for salads and sides, oak chopping boards for cheese and charcuterie, wooden tongs and spatulas for the barbecue, and ceramic oil pourers to pass round the table. All of it is made in small batches by independent UK makers.

Alfresco dining is mostly about the food, but the right serveware makes a garden table feel generous. This collection is our edit of handmade pieces for summer lunches, garden parties, barbecues, picnics in the garden and long evenings on the patio. Because they’re handmade, no two pieces are quite alike, and they look just as good indoors on a rainy day as they do outside. They also make a practical wedding or housewarming gift for people who love to host.

For salads, sides and sharing: Wildwood Ceramic Studio’s large serving bowls in circles and small circles are made for passing round the table, and Annabel Roberts’s hand-painted large waves bowl is a good choice for a big summer salad or a bowl of fruit. For smaller dishes and dips, Liz Vidal’s dipped glaze bowl and Leach Pottery’s nesting and prepping bowls give you bowls in a range of sizes. Eloise Rose’s lemon stripe platter works for grilled vegetables, tarts, cheese or a summer pudding.

For cheese, bread and charcuterie: The oak chopping boards from Selwyn House, in full and small sizes, work as serving boards for cheese, bread, cured meats and antipasti, and are sturdy enough for slicing at the table too. They are a classic wooden serving board that goes with any table setting.

For the barbecue and the table: Ambrose Vevers’s oak tongs and his hand-turned spatulas in scorched, olive ash and cherry are tools you’ll reach for every time you cook outside. Wildwood Ceramic Studio’s oil pourers come in five designs and are good for olive oil, dressings and sauces at the table.

Makers

Ambrose Vevers, Annabel Roberts, Eloise Rose Design Studio, Leach Pottery, Liz Vidal, Pip Hartle, Selwyn House, Wildwood Ceramic Studio