baarsjesweg 301, amsterdam
zhen zhen keramiek
find your zen
Join us for:
Open Studio Membership
Our Opening hours – 10:00 to 22:00
All members will have their own key to enter during opening hours.
How does this work?
Open studio is providing membership to those potters who already know how to make pottery, whether hand building, wheel thrown, or both. We will provide all the equipment and tools. You can buy clay from us or bring your own clay.
Glaze on purchase.
Coffee, tea and snacks is on the house.
How much per month?
40 hours of studio time per month
190 euros (including 15 liters up to 30 liters of firing service)
-if over the firing max = 5euro per 1 liter
–if over max hours = 4euro per 1 hour
If you also have pottery lessons with us you will get 10% off for the first month of membership.
VAT included
Wheel Throwing Lessons
MONDAY 19:00 – 21:30
Beginner Throwing Wheel Class
TUESDAY 19:00 – 21:30
HUMP throwing wheel class for intermediate
(12 lessons recommended or previous experience).
WEDNESDAY 19:00 – 21:30
Beginner Throwing Wheel Class
6 lessons for 330 euro
8 lessons for 400 euro
VAT included
We do small classes of 3-6 people with mixed experiences so everyone can learn from one another!
In each class you can keep one pot to glaze and fire – it’s included in the price!
hand Building lessons
THURSDAY 18:15 – 20:45
Hand Building Class
Hand-Building Course & Trial Lesson
run at the same time
4 lessons for 200 euro
8 lessons for 360 euro
VAT included
Explore the creativity of hand-building pottery — from functional bowls and cups to unique sculptural pieces. You will learn essential techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab building, while developing your own ideas at your own pace.
These classes are open to all levels. Beginners and experienced makers are equally welcome.
Each lesson includes one hand-built piece to keep, with biscuit firing included.
• With 8 lessons, the final lesson can be turned into a glaze workshop
Hand-Building Trial Lesson
Thursday 18:15–20:45
1 trial lesson for 65 euro
Sunday Discovery Lessons
SUNDAY 13:00 – 17:00
Discovery Hand Building/Wheel Throwing class
What is a Discovery Lesson?
You get to explore both fun methods of creating with clay!
Try both Hand Building and Wheel Throwing and keep up to three pieces.
4 hours in total during the afternoon
13:00-17:00
120 euro per person
discovery lesson including a glaze lesson two weeks later,
on Sunday evening 6:30-8:30
or we can provide free glaze service for you,
Make ceramics is a long process, clay takes about 7 days to dry, then we’ll do the first biscuit firing, it takes 2 days, then it’s ready for glaze, after you glaze your art we will do the second time firing which is the glaze firing, that’s why we do glaze lesson two weeks later, we do it in a proper way so you can have the full experience of make ceramics.
After the glaze lesson, you can come to pick your art in 3-7 days.
The glaze lesson originally is €45, suggest to get a package of €120
GLAZE LESSONS
SUNDAY 18:30 – 20:30
Glazing Class
Come to learn how to glaze your pieces!
1 lessons for 45 euro
VAT included
glazes are provided with the cost
WORKSHOPS!!
SUNDAY
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About us
ZhenZhen Ceramics is a brand new pottery studio located on Amsterdam’s Baarsjesweg. Our beautiful canal side studio with large windows full of natural light welcomes all pottery lovers!
Open hours
Mon-Sun – 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Holidays may be closed 🙂