Vardar Pitcher
Local clay, ash glaze
A tall-handled pitcher shaped after a 1930s pattern.
2.400 MKD
Pottery
Jovan Nikolovski
Master of the earth, shaping tradition one rotation at a time.
Biography
Jovan was born into a house where clay was more common than toys. His grandfather opened the family workshop in Veles in 1952, and the wheel has not stopped turning since.
After studying applied arts in Skopje he returned home, intent on joining what he had learned with what he had known since childhood. He still works with his grandfather's tools, but with a sense of form that speaks to contemporary homes.
- Location
- Veles, Old Bazaar
- Workshop since
- 1952
The Craft
„The clay dictates the form. I merely guide it.“
He digs his clay locally, from deposits that give Veles ceramics their characteristic warm tone. His signature glaze — deep terracotta with ash inclusions — demands precise firing in a traditional wood kiln.
That process guarantees no two pieces are ever quite alike. It is exactly in this irregularity that Jovan finds the value: every vessel carries the memory of the fire that made it.
Wood-fired
Local clay
Hand-thrown
Food-safe glaze
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Products
Selected pieces available to order directly from the maker.
Everyday Bowl Set
Clay, matte terracotta glaze
Four bowls in varying tones — the result of their place in the kiln.
3.600 MKD
Preserving Jar
Thick-walled clay
Made to order, with a wooden lid.
Price on request
Prices are indicative. Agree the details directly with the maker.
Contact
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- Location
- Veles, Old Bazaar
- Telephone
- +389 70 000 001
- jovan@example.mk
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