{"title":"Plates","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-marigold-elephant-hand-painted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Marigold Elephant — Hand-Painted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere's a small parade happening at the centre of this plate. A hand-painted elephant, dressed in a saffron-and-teal ceremonial blanket, trunk raised in what can only be described as good cheer — encircled by a border of marigolds, wildflowers and berries in mustard, sage and rust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach plate is handcrafted by skilled artisans, the motif painted by hand beneath a smooth, food-safe glaze, so the design is sealed in and made to last. The gently speckled cream stoneware and raised rim give it a warm, tactile quality no factory piece can imitate — and because every plate is painted individually, no two are ever quite the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eUse it as a dinner plate with real personality, a serving plate for cakes and cheeses, or simply let it live on a shelf or dresser where it can be admired daily. It pairs beautifully with our striped giraffe tray for a table that feels collected rather than bought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52857396920602,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/01_hero.png?v=1789626570"},{"product_id":"the-night-village-hand-painted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Night Village — Hand-Painted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA row of little houses stands shoulder to shoulder beneath a deep cobalt sky — red roofs, a green façade, a blue one with windows lit like small yellow squares. A crescent moon and a scattering of stars sit overhead, and the ground rolls away in soft yellow toward the rim. It's a whole small town on a plate, painted entirely by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach plate is handcrafted by skilled artisans, every house outlined and filled in individually beneath a smooth, food-safe glaze, with a clean cobalt line finishing the rim. The gentle depth of the well makes it as useful for a bowlful of berries as it is for a proper meal, and the speckled cream reverse shows the honest stoneware underneath. Because each piece is painted by hand, the windows, roofs and stars fall a little differently on every plate — yours will be the only one exactly like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eUse it as a dinner plate with real character, a serving plate for fruit, cheese or pastries, or stand it on a shelf where the colours can do their work. It's the sort of piece that starts conversations at the table, and it makes a warm, unexpected gift for housewarmings, weddings or anyone whose kitchen is a little too beige.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52882681790746,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/01_hero_f577c97d-1b26-4870-a6b1-cd862a60aa6d.png?v=1789626579"},{"product_id":"the-sunlit-village-hand-painted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Sunlit Village — Hand-Painted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA yellow sun sits high over a hillside town, palm trees leaning into a sky flecked with confetti dots of red, blue and orange. Below, houses tumble down the slope in cobalt, tangerine and turquoise, windows picked out in tiny squares, a sliver of moon tucked near the rim as though the day hasn't quite finished. A cobalt line finishes the edge and holds the whole cheerful scene together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach plate is handcrafted by skilled artisans, every house, dot and palm frond drawn and filled in by hand beneath a smooth, food-safe glaze. The plate has a gentle depth to it — enough to hold a proper salad, not just sit flat — and the speckled cream reverse shows the honest stoneware underneath. Because each piece is painted individually, the dots and rooftops fall a little differently every time; yours will be the only one exactly like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt's a plate that flatters food rather than competing with it — tomatoes, basil, olives and bread look made for it. Use it for lunches worth slowing down over, as a serving plate for a table that needs waking up, or stand it on a shelf where the colour can be seen. A generous gift for housewarmings, weddings, or anyone who'd rather eat off something with a bit of joy in it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52882706268442,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/01_hero_38f0d28b-396b-4ccc-a7d5-688eda52861e.png?v=1789476857"},{"product_id":"the-sienna-stripe-hand-painted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Sienna Stripe — Hand-Painted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBroad terracotta stripes sweep across cream stoneware, each one laid down in a single confident pass of the brush. Look closely and you can see where the glaze pooled a little darker at the edges and thinned toward the middle — the marks of a hand moving, not a machine printing. Warm, simple, and quietly at home on any table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach plate is handcrafted by skilled artisans and painted individually beneath a smooth, food-safe glaze. The speckled cream body gives it weight and warmth, the rim curves up just enough to hold a proper serving, and the plates stack neatly for storage. Because the stripes are painted by hand, their width and spacing shift slightly from plate to plate — set four on a table and you'll see the family resemblance rather than the photocopy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the plate you'll reach for every day. Salads, pasta, a slab of good bread with oil — the warm terracotta flatters food of almost any colour and sits easily alongside the plainer pieces you already own. Buy one, or build a set of four for a table that looks collected rather than bought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52882909757722,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/slide1.png?v=1789809629"},{"product_id":"the-olive-stripe-hand-painted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Olive Stripe — Hand-Painted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWide olive stripes run the width of a cream stoneware plate whose edge doesn't quite close into a circle — the rim gathers into soft tapered corners, giving it a shape that catches the light differently as you move around the table. It's the sort of detail that costs a potter time and gives a plate its character.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach plate is handcrafted by skilled artisans, the stripes brushed on individually beneath a smooth, glossy glaze. Look closely and you'll find the brush marks within each stripe — deeper at the edges, lighter through the middle — and the faint speckle of the stoneware body showing through. The plate has a gentle well that holds a proper serving, and because every piece is painted and shaped by hand, no two edges or stripes fall quite the same way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlive green is the rare colour that flatters almost everything you put on it: tomatoes, bread, olives, grilled fish, a green salad. Use it for everyday meals that deserve a better plate, or for the long lunches where the table matters as much as the food. Buy one, or build a set of four for a table that feels considered rather than matched.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52889972998426,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/01_hero_afc57815-bdf3-49c3-97fc-ccf7c107bd6e-sq.jpg?v=1790632590"},{"product_id":"solstice-dinner-plate-hand-painted-radiating-lines-teal-cream-stoneware","title":"The Solstice — Hand-Painted Stoneware Dinner Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Solstice plate is painted line by line, with brushstrokes that fan out from the centre like light through a window. Because each line is drawn by hand, the spacing and depth of colour shift slightly around the plate, which gives it a warmth printed patterns can't match.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIts shallow coupe shape holds pasta, salads and saucy dishes as easily as a Sunday roast. The glazed teal rim frames whatever you serve. Underneath, an unglazed stoneware foot keeps it steady.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMix it with plain cream tableware for a calm setting, or build a full set for a table that feels considered without trying too hard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52920917754138,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/01-hero-standing.jpg?v=1789983949"},{"product_id":"the-chintz-garden-handcrafted-stoneware-plate","title":"The Chintz Garden — Handcrafted Stoneware Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrange blooms, coral buds and deep-green leaves climb across a cream stoneware plate in an all-over chintz pattern — the kind of dense, trailing floral that has decorated Indian textiles and English tables for centuries. There's no plain rim and no empty centre: the garden runs right to the edge, so the plate looks full and generous even before anything is served on it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach plate is handcrafted from stoneware and finished under a smooth, glossy glaze that keeps the colours bright through everyday use. Turn it over and you'll find an unglazed foot ring showing the natural sandy clay body beneath — a quiet reminder that it was made by hand rather than stamped out by the thousand. The shallow well and gently raised rim hold a slice of cake, a samosa or a small salad without fuss, and the plates stack neatly in the cupboard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA busy pattern is surprisingly easy to live with: it hides crumbs, flatters simple food and brings colour to a plain white table. Use it for afternoon tea, starters and desserts, or mix it with our striped and village plates for a table that feels collected rather than matched. Buy one, or build a set of four or six.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aure\u0026Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52924091957530,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9832\/4250\/files\/sq-1.jpg?v=1790331181"},{"product_id":"the-wildflower-meadow-handcrafted-stoneware-square-plate","title":"The Wildflower Meadow — Handcrafted Stoneware Square Plate","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA whole meadow packed onto one square plate: orange poppies, yellow blooms, powder-blue petals and fine black stems drawn across a bright white ground, with olive-green leaves filling the spaces in between. The pattern runs corner to corner with no plain border, so the plate looks lively even when it's empty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach plate is handcrafted from stoneware with softly rounded corners and a low, gently raised rim, finished under a smooth, glossy glaze that keeps the colours sharp through everyday use. The flat centre gives you plenty of room for a proper serving, and the square shape sits neatly on a tray or a small table where a round plate would waste space. The plates stack cleanly, so a set of six takes up very little room in the cupboard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's a cheerful plate that does a lot of work: breakfast toast, a slice of cake, starters and sides, or a few plates grouped together for a sharing spread. Use it with plain white pieces to let the pattern lead, or mix it with our other florals for a table that looks collected rather than matched. 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