Coffee & Clay Colors ☕️ (Neubau) (10+)
Booking Details
Coffee & Clay New Building ☕️
Want to start the weekend creatively? Then Coffee & Clay is just the thing for you. In a relaxed atmosphere, you will design your own coffee cup under expert guidance—perfect for your morning coffee, as a gift, or as a new favorite piece.
First, you’ll shape your cup step by step using the pinch technique – no prior knowledge required. Then it’s time to get decorative: we’ll be working with cookie cutters and clay cutouts, which you can use to add special motifs to your cup. The designs change depending on the season – in winter, for example, with cozy, festive motifs, and in other seasons with appropriate thematic shapes.
Finally, you paint your work with colored underglazes and design it individually—playful, minimalist, or with a personal message. Your finished piece is glazed transparently, professionally fired, and is then food-safe, dishwasher-safe, and microwave-safe.
Coffee & Clay is a little creative break: ideal for a relaxed morning, a cozy moment with friends or family, or simply some time just for yourself. And of course, there’s a cup of coffee on the house to keep you going.
Group Booking
If you would like to sit together with others, please make your reservation under a single booking. This allows us to seat you at the same table. With multiple separate reservations, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that you will be seated together. Please note that cancellation and rescheduling policies may vary.
Duration: 2,5 hours.
Course type: Modeling course (pinch technique).
Level & age: For beginners aged 8 and up (children up to 10 years must be accompanied by an adult).
Included: One fired & transparent glazed cup, colors for decorating & coffee.
Location: Fresh Ceramics Studio Neubau – Westbahnstraße 18, 1070 Vienna.
Price: €65 per person
Minimum participants: The class takes place with at least 2 participants
Optional:
Extra piece: +€12 (incl. firing & transparent glaze) on site
Language:
Wednesday 4:00 p.m., Friday 3:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – in German
Saturday 1:30 p.m. – in English
Secure your spot for Coffee & Clay and start modeling!
After you're done working on your piece, we make sure the conditions are right for your piece to dry properly - after a day or two, we turn it upside down and write your initials on it. Depending on the thickness of your creation, it will take 3-10 days to dry completely. Once it's dry, we fire it at 960 degrees - reaching the proper temperature and cooling takes about 28 hours. After the initial "raw" firing, we dip your piece in the transparent glaze and place it in the kiln again - this time to fire at 1200 degrees. After another 36 hours, your piece is beautiful, shiny, very durable, and fully functional. You can now use it every day, put it in the dishwasher and be proud of yourself. :) In 2-3 weeks after your class, your piece is ready for a pickup. For an extra charge, we can also ship it to you wherever you are in the EU.
In order to glaze your pieces, they first need to be fired once. This takes about two weeks. An additional appointment glazing workshop is required for this. At the end of your first course, you can purchase a voucher card including a voucher code for the glazing workshop on site and then book your appointment online.
You will have a selection of more than 45 glazes available. Many of the glazes develop color variations during firing and are therefore particularly suitable for larger surfaces. Smaller details may blur slightly. However, we offer alternative colors that are better suited for this.
In the case of a rescheduling or cancellation, you will find the corresponding instructions under the first question “How can I reschedule my course?”
Important: Rescheduling requests via email, phone or in person cannot be accepted and are therefore invalid.
On the one hand, there is wheel throwing, where pieces are created on the electric pottery wheel. The resulting objects are characteristically round, symmetrical and thin. On the other hand, there is modeling and shaping clay by hand at the worktable. This includes coiling, pinch technique and slab technique. Here you are not bound to the round base shape created by the wheel and can freely express your creativity.
However, shorter nails – and for pottery wheel courses also a hair tie for longer hair as well as clothes that may get a little dirty – are an advantage. If despite the aprons some clay or glaze gets onto your clothing, don’t worry, both can be easily washed out.
We keep already glazed course pieces in our pickup shelves for 3 months. After that, due to space limitations, they are sorted into monthly boxes where we can no longer guarantee completeness or condition. Every year before Christmas, we donate all remaining pieces that have been with us for more than one year to “Aktion Leben” to bring joy to someone else. :)
Shipping within Austria (1–3 pieces*): €7.17
Shipping to Germany (1–3 pieces*): €17.35
Shipping within the EU (1–3 pieces*): €21.00
An additional packaging & service fee of €9.50 applies per package, as we wrap each piece by hand and personally drop it off at the post office to ensure it arrives safely :)
Medium-sized pieces such as cups, bowls, plates, small vases. Large pieces such as vases, jugs, etc. are calculated as 2 medium-sized pieces.
Bookings for 1-4 people:
Refund/Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after booking
Rescheduling: possible once up to 24 hours before the appointment
Bookings for 5–9 people:
Refund / Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after the booking.
Rescheduling: Possible once up to 7 days before the (first) course day.
Bookings for 10+ people:
Refund / Cancellation: Possible within 24 hours after the booking.
Rescheduling: Possible once up to 14 days before the (first) course day.
You can adjust your booking independently through the rescheduling/cancellation button in your confirmation mail. Cancellation or rescheduling requests cannot be accepted via email, SMS/WhatsApp, or phone.