Ceramics & Pottery
Pottery, ceramics, stoneware — heavy pieces that can't be stacked high
Ceramics has a physics problem. The pieces are heavy, breakable, and look best when customers can pick them up and turn them over — which means you can't stack them, can't crowd them, and can't put the interesting ones out of reach. This layout keeps the center of gravity low. Tables at a normal height, cube shelves and wooden crates for modest elevation, mug trees and plate stands to show pieces vertically without risking a topple. The front table is deliberately open — one row of mugs, a few bowls, nothing stacked — so customers can reach without leaning over other pieces. The back wall carries the statement pieces and collections that benefit from a backdrop. Ladder shelves at the back give you height without instability. If a customer wants to pick something up, there should be clear space to set it down and examine it.
What you’ll use
The pieces that make up this layout. Each color matches the category pill you’ll see in the editor — so the diagram above reads the same as the app.
- 2×6ft TableTables
- 1×Cube ShelfDisplays
- 1×Mug TreeDisplays
- 1×Plate StandDisplays
- 1×Ladder ShelfDisplays
- 1×PedestalDisplays
- 1×Payment CounterTables
- 1×Step StoolFurniture
Tips from the setup
- 01
Flat tablecloths in a neutral color (linen, slate, stone) make glazes pop more than printed or patterned cloth. Your work is the color story.
- 02
Leave a clear 6-inch gap between pieces. Ceramics that touch each other chip. Ceramics with breathing room look intentional.
- 03
Put your most tactile pieces — interesting textures, unusual glazes — at the edge of the front table where customers can reach without asking permission.
- 04
Mug trees and plate stands at the back table give vertical interest without anything risky. Ladder shelves work for medium pieces but keep the top shelf for display-only items, nothing that could fall on a customer.
Other layouts to consider
Make this layout your own
Free to start. Move things around to match your actual gear. Save it once, reuse it every event.