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The Morning Table - Pottery Workshop
The Morning Table - Pottery Workshop
[SG Culture Pass] The Morning Table
For KrisFlyer members only
The Morning Table
For KrisFlyer members only
Highlights
Every morning in Singapore, a plate holds the toast, a bowl cradles the eggs, and a cup carries the kopi. In The Morning Table, you make all three.
This 3-hour heritage pottery workshop is built around the modern interpretation of the Nanyang breakfast; one of Singapore's most widely shared daily rituals and a documented Intangible Cultural Heritage on Roots.gov.sg. Before you touch clay, you'll sit with the story: how Hainanese immigrants arriving in Singapore after the 1870s, having cooked in colonial households and on ships, eventually opened the kopitiams that became the city's living room.
Then you make the pottery at individual pottery wheels, you'll pull each form from centred clay — A wide-rimmed plate for the toast. A squat bowl for two soft-boiled eggs. An open kopi cup, light in the hand. Learning to read the wall thickness by touch, to shape the rim with intent. Placing your set directly within a ceramic lineage that stretches from the coffee shops of 1920s Singapore to the table in front of you.
Pieces are fired and ready for collection within 8 to 12 weeks.
Eligible for SG Culture Pass redemption. No prior pottery experience required. Max. 8 participants.
- Create a Complete Breakfast Set: Throw a plate, egg bowl, and kopi cup on your own pottery wheel during a guided ceramic workshop.
- Explore Singapore Heritage: Learn the story of the Nanyang breakfast tradition and the origins of kopitiam culture before you begin creating.
- Beginner-Friendly Experience: No prior pottery experience is required, with step-by-step guidance provided throughout the session.
- Take Home Functional Ceramics: Receive three transparent food-safe glazed ceramic pieces, professionally fired after the workshop.
- Small Group Setting: Enjoy a more personal learning experience with a maximum of eight participants per session.
- SG Culture Pass Eligible: Redeem your SG Culture Pass while participating in a meaningful local cultural activity.
Itinerary
Duration: 3 Hours
Heritage Introduction
Begin with an introduction to Singapore's Nanyang breakfast culture and the history of Hainanese immigrants who shaped the city's kopitiam traditions.Pottery Wheel Demonstration
Learn the fundamentals of centering clay, wheel control, and shaping ceramic forms with guidance from your instructor.Create Your Breakfast Set
Throw and shape a toast plate, egg bowl, and kopi cup while learning techniques for rim shaping, wall thickness, and functional pottery design.Finishing & Wrap-Up
Complete your pieces for glazing and firing. Finished ceramics will be delivered approximately 8 to 12 weeks after the workshop.
What's included
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
Additional information
- Thursday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM
1. Handmade Nature of Ceramic Work
All pieces made in our workshops are handmade by participants. Each piece will carry the natural variations, surface marks, and imperfections that are inherent to the craft — including uneven walls, glaze pooling, colour variation, and tool marks. These are not defects. They are the character of a hand-made object. Workshop pieces are not produced to retail or commercial quality standards and should not be expected to be uniform in appearance.
2. Cracked and Crazed Pieces
Ceramic clay is a natural material with its own unpredictability. Minor cracks, crazing, or surface imperfections may develop during the drying or firing process and are beyond our control. A piece with minor cracks that does not crack through the base remains structurally sound and may continue to be used functionally — for decorative purposes, as a planter, a storage vessel, or for dry use. Cracked pieces should not be used for food, beverages, or liquid storage. Meso Ceramics does not offer refunds for cracked pieces resulting from the natural firing process.
Should you wish to have a replacement piece made, we are happy to arrange a replacement piece for a fee of SGD 25, subject to availability. You will receive your original piece along with the replacement.
3. Kiln Firing
Kiln firing is an unpredictable process. While we take every care in loading and firing your work, minor changes in colour, texture, and surface finish may occur between your unfired and fired piece — this is the nature of the medium and part of what makes each piece unique. Ceramic firing is an unpredictable process, and not all damage or loss can be prevented. Meso Ceramics will not be held liable for pieces that crack, warp, or are otherwise affected during firing.
4. Collection of Fired Pieces
Pieces are typically ready for delivery within 8 to 12 weeks of your workshop date. Our team sorts and packs pieces chronologically from the kiln, and we ask for your patience and understanding throughout this process. To allow us to manage this efficiently, we kindly request that participants refrain from enquiring about the status of their pieces before the 12-week period has passed.
5. Bookings and Cancellations
Workshop bookings are confirmed upon full payment. Rescheduling is allowed and subjected to availability and a SGD 20 administrative fee. No-shows and same-day cancellations are non-refundable. Meso Ceramics reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a session due to unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, participants will be offered a full refund or a transfer to the next available date.
6. Late Arrivals
Workshop sessions begin at the scheduled time. Participants who arrive more than 15 minutes late may not be able to complete all components of the session. No refunds or rescheduling will be offered for late arrivals.
7. Studio Safety
Participants use the studio at their own risk. The studio environment includes wet surfaces, sharp tools, and ceramic materials. Meso Ceramics is not liable for personal injury or damage to personal property occurring within the studio premises.
8. Photographs and Content
Meso Ceramics may photograph or film workshop sessions for use on our website and social media channels. If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform the facilitator at the start of your session.
9. Children and Accompanying Guests
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a participating adult. Non-participating guests are welcome to observe but may not use studio equipment.
10. General
Meso Ceramics reserves the right to amend these terms at any time. Continued participation in our workshops constitutes acceptance of the current terms. For any queries, please contact us at hello@meso.com.sg.
- Suitable for beginners with no prior pottery experience required.
- Participants must be over 12 years old.
- Participants must be over 12 years old to join the workshop.
- Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by a participating adult guardian.
- Non-participating guests may observe but are not permitted to use studio equipment.
- Valid photo ID for verification if required.
- Booking confirmation voucher.
- Trimmed fingernails for easier pottery work.
- Comfortable clothing suitable for working with clay.
- Additional footwear is not required as slippers are provided in-house.
- Gender-neutral restroom available onsite.
- Located approximately 5 to 8 minutes' walk from Aljunied MRT Station.
- Your booking will be confirmed instantly upon successful payment.
- No cancellations, refunds, or changes are permitted after booking confirmation.
- No-shows and same-day cancellations are non-refundable.
- Rescheduling is subject to availability and a SGD 20 administrative fee.
- If Meso Ceramics cancels a session due to unforeseen circumstances, participants will be offered a full refund or transfer to the next available date.
- Present your mobile or printed booking confirmation upon arrival.
- Voucher is valid only for the booked date and session.
- Please arrive at the studio at least 10 minutes before your scheduled session.
- This activity does not include hotel transfers.
- Location: Meso Ceramics, 475 Level 2F Geylang Road, Singapore 389434.
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