Buttervogel KeramikUpdate
Buttervogel Keramik shares a fresh note from the workshop: material tests, sketches, and small decisions from current work.
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Buttervogel Keramik
Keramikstudio
Handgefertigte Keramik aus den Tiroler Alpen — organische Formen, matte Glasuren und alpine Inspiration in jedem Stück.
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About
Buttervogel Keramik is a ceramics studio nestled in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria. Each piece is hand-thrown and finished with signature matte glazes inspired by the surrounding mountain landscape — soft stone greys, lichen greens and dawn pinks. The name 'Buttervogel' (butterfly) reflects the delicate, organic quality that defines every cup, bowl and vase leaving the studio.
Company story
The studio was founded by a ceramic artist who left a career in graphic design to study traditional pottery techniques in Japan and Austria. After an apprenticeship at a Tyrolean stoneware workshop, she opened her own kiln in a converted Alpine hay barn. Buttervogel Keramik has since grown into a sought-after label, stocked in design shops across Austria and southern Germany. Despite growing demand, production remains deliberately small-scale: every piece is thrown, trimmed, bisque-fired, glazed and glaze-fired by hand. The studio hosts seasonal open-kiln events where visitors can watch the firing process and purchase one-of-a-kind pieces fresh from the kiln.
Selected work
Reference projects
2024
Alpine Boutique Hotel — Breakfast Tableware
A full breakfast service for 40 guests — espresso cups, cereal bowls, butter dishes and egg cups — in a custom 'glacier blue' glaze developed to match the hotel's interior palette. Each piece stamped with the hotel's edelweiss logo.
2023
Ceramic Lighting Collection — Innsbruck Gallery
A series of 12 hand-built pendant lamp shades in unglazed white stoneware for a contemporary art gallery in Innsbruck. The translucent porcelain-thin walls create a warm, diffused glow when illuminated.