Ayvalık  ·  Since 2012

We are rediscovering
the limits of porcelain

An independent design house producing contemporary porcelain in its atelier in Ayvalık. Made by hand, in small series, for galleries, restaurants and design stores.

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Collection 01  ·  Iron A′ Design Award, 2024–2025

Firefly

Pierced porcelain that holds the light — a whole table, in any colour.

A coral Firefly pitcher behind a pierced white goblet and a tilted cup
Goblet  ·  Medium Cup  ·  Small Cup  ·  Helen  ·  Roseline  ·  Supla & Saturn plates

Collection 02  ·  Iron A′ Design Award, 2024–2025

Swan Pitcher

One long neck, drawn once and left alone.

Three Swan Pitchers in lemon, lilac and sage green A lemon Swan Pitcher pouring into a pierced Firefly goblet
h 32 cm  ·  ⌀ 12 cm  ·  1200 ml  ·  any Monte colour

Collection 03

Pearl Bowl

Six sizes that nest inside one another, thin enough to see the light through the wall.

Mini  ·  Small  ·  Medium  ·  Large  ·  X Large  ·  XX Large

Collection 04

Bowling Bowl

Four sizes. ⌀ 11,5 to 25,5 cm.

Four Bowling Bowls in descending size, lit from behind

Collection 05

Dinner Set

Made to your colour composition.

A Firefly dinner set in coral, blush and deep red

Collection 06

Planet Bowl

h 5 cm · ⌀ 21 cm.

A pierced Planet Bowl seen from above, holding two small cups

Collection 07

Mini Serving Plates

Six plates and a porcelain knife.

Six mini serving plates in six colours, arranged around a porcelain knife

Monte Colours

Every piece,
in any colour

Colour, pattern and the firefly piercing are chosen per order. Gold lustre can be applied across the whole collection.

  • S1 Black
  • Forest Green
  • Green
  • Lilac
  • K1 Red
  • Magma
  • Pera
  • Grey
  • 60 Grey
  • S4 Yellow
  • Yellow
  • Salmon
  • Cobalt
  • 41 Lemon
  • Candy Pink
Sixteen Monte glaze colours shown on small bowls arranged in a grid

“Porcelain taught us patience, curiosity, and the will to begin again.”

Every Monte piece passes through many stages — from design to mould, from colour to firing. It began in 2012 with the bond we formed with porcelain in Ayvalık; in 2022 that long journey took a new name.