Category: The Desktop
Stoneware fired to hold small things well. The reactive glaze pools and breaks across the surface differently on every piece — no two trays share the same finish. Natural compartments settle into the form: one for pens, one for keys, one for whatever accumulates on a Tuesday.
8" × 3.75" — the right scale for a desk corner, a bathroom shelf, a bedside table. Boxed.
The glaze on mine settled into this deep teal with rusty speckles near the edges—it honestly looks different every time I glance at it. I keep my earbuds and a few pens in the natural compartments, and they stay put exactly where I drop them.
I use mine to corral my keys and loose change at the front door, and the two compartments are exactly the right depth to keep everything visible but contained. The reactive glaze gives it an almost molten look in the sunlight, which is way more interesting than any plain ceramic dish I've owned.
The glaze on mine turned out a deep teal with caramel speckles along the rim—it’s genuinely the centerpiece of my desk now. The compartments hold my pens, sticky notes, and loose change without everything rolling into one messy pile.
