THE FESTIVE TABLE COLLECTION
Dress your home for the season with our Festive Table Collection - a curated edit of handmade porcelain and stoneware bowls, candle holders, elegant candles and soft table linens designed to bring warmth, atmosphere and simple beauty to winter gatherings. Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to help you create a welcoming, considered table - whether you’re hosting a feast, lighting candles on a quiet December evening, or adding small touches of seasonal charm to your home.
Mix our handcrafted porcelain with natural textures, layered linens and soft candlelight to create a table that feels both effortless and special. From elegant centrepiece bowls to taper candles, serving pieces and textural linens, this collection brings together everything you need to celebrate the season in your own soulful, understated way.
Hand thrown in porcelain and finished in our signature chalky matt white glaze, the Constance candle holder brings graceful height and quiet drama to your table or mantelpiece. Designed as the taller sister to our bestselling Maude candlestick - and a natural partner to the original Hilda - Constance completes the trio beautifully.
Its slim, elongated silhouette adds an elegant sense of scale when grouped with candleholders of varying heights. Style with coloured taper candles for playful, modern tablescapes, or keep things simple with soft ivory candles to let the gentle curves and texture of the porcelain take centre stage.
Each Constance candlestick is individually thrown and subtly unique, stamped with our Fishley Holland Pottery mark - a nod to seven generations of craft potters in our family.
Made to fit our slim taper candles.
Handmade in East Sussex.
Hand thrown in smooth white porcelain and finished with softly scalloped rim, this verssatile bowl is one of those pieces you’ll find yourself reaching for again and again. There’s something deeply comforting about the way it sits in the hand - light, perfectly smooth, and quietly elegant.
The chalky matt white glaze brings a subtle warmth to the porcelain, and it feels just as at home filled with breakfast porridge as it is serving something simple and restorative at suppertime. I’ve been testing these in my own kitchen for the past few months, and they’ve become one of those “use every day” favourites.
A beautiful standalone piece for serving something special on your table for a gathering, and a natural addition to your Paper Thin Moon tableware collection.
Diameter: approx 16.5cm
Dishwasher, oven and microwave proof
This set of four hand thrown porcelain bowls is designed for those who love to create their tableware collection piece by piece. Each bowl is finished with gently scalloped rim - a quiet, considered detail that feels both timeless and a little bit special.
Their smooth porcelain and chalky white glaze give them a wonderfully warm feel in the hand. They’re versatile too: perfect for your morning yoghurt, a hearty lunch, simple suppers, and even serving sides when you’re hosting. Light in the hand and beautifully tactile, they stack neatly and look lovely on open shelves.
Whether you're refreshing your everyday essentials or looking for a set to bring gentle elegance to the dinner table, these bowls are the kind you’ll use for years to come.
Diameter: approx 16.5cm
Oven, dishwasher and microwave proof.
A quietly striking centrepiece for your table, this one-of-a-kind porcelain bowl is as practical as it is beautiful - equally suited to serving salads and side dishes or simply adding a refined touch to your home.
Each bowl moves through several stages. Once the form reaches its leather-dry stage, it’s turned and dipped in our softly speckled oatmeal glaze, then fired. A deeper oatmeal tone is brushed over the surface, and once dry, the linear pattern is carved back through to reveal the clay beneath. A wash of blue glaze is then added to the rim and centre before the final firing brings everything together.
The result is a subtle interplay of colour - soft, blurred grey-blues highlighting the centre and rim - creating a piece full of character.
This is a unique, tactile piece of porcelain, shaped by the hand of a seventh-generation potter, made to be lived with and cherished.
Handmade in East Sussex.
Diameter: 25 cm
Dishwasher, oven and microwave proof
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team, Peter and Claire Holland. Every ceramic piece is hand thrown by Peter, the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
These elegantly understated stoneware bowls make a wonderful centrepiece on your dining table, and a beautiful - and useful - addition to your kitchen shelf.
Each bowl is unique. Images will be uploaded as and when new versions become available - that will vary slightly in design and glaze permeations. Turned with a small foot to make them light and versatile, they can be used to serve up salads and side dishes on your dining table
Hand-thrown, these bowls are twice-fired in a process that involves dipping them in oatmeal glaze, firing, then brushing with white glaze and etching the design into the body of the vessel. Once a blue glaze has been added to the rim, the bowl is fired again to achieve this beautiful layered effect.
Fill with fresh figs or use to serve your salad and sides on your dinner table, or as a useful fruit bowl.
Diameter: approx: 22cm
Ovenproof and microwave and dishwasher safe..
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
Our bestselling Clevedon jug now comes in a gorgeous powdery white and in a set of three. Part glazed for a subtle “dipped” effect, the large and medium jugs are white, with the smallest in the palest, lightly speckled oatmeal.
This diminutive set will make a beautiful statement on your kitchen shelves and bring a touch of understated elegance to your dining table. They’re incredibly useful, and so very versatile. Whether for sauces on the table, milk on your breakfast tray, or filled with a posy of wildflowers on your bedside table, they will work their socks off for you.
They make an excellent gift too. Select gift wrap at check out and add a handwritten note to have this set sent directly to loved ones.
Large - height: approx. 10 cm Medium - height: approx. 8.5 cm Small - height: approx. 6.5 cm
Dishwasher, microwave and oven proof.
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
Why not add some minimalist drama to your home with one of our soft white porcelain pedestal bowls. They work beautifully as fruit bowls and double up as the perfect elegant vessel for flower arrangements. We like to place a metal flower frog in the base and experiment with ikebana-style displays.
Height approx: 11.5cm - Diameter approx: 15cm
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
One of our newer arrivals, the Gaye scalloped pedestal bowl is the perfect dining table centrepiece. Fill with sugared fruits or fresh figs and apricots for a spirit-lifting colour boost to amplify the ambiance of get togethers with family and friends. Equally you could place on your mantelpiece or kitchen shelf as a beautiful standalone piece - they’re so very versatile.
They work beautifully as fruit bowls and double up as the perfect elegant vessel for flower arrangements. You could try placing a ceramic or metal flower frog in the base and experimenting with ikebana-style floral displays, too.
Height approx: 11.5cm - Diameter approx: 15cm
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
For me, a table is not complete without candles. Our latest addition, the understatedly elegant Hilda candle holder is made from smooth porcelain and is glazed in our signature matt finish. We think it complements our tableware perfectly. Use one alone or arrange a grouping of two or three to softly illuminate intimate gatherings at any time of day or night.
Made to fit slim taper candles that you can buy here.
Holds a 1.5 cm diameter slim taper candle
Height approx: 3.5 cm
Diameter approx: 10 cm
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
It’s tricky to get across in photographs just how subtly beautiful and tactile the glaze is on the Isabel jug. It feels as beautiful in the hand, and is the perfect pourer.
Approx height: 9cm
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
These tiny, delicate bowls were originally designed to hold salt and pepper on the dinner table but they’ve proved to be fantastically versatile. We have some seeds in one of ours, but they can hold pins, paperclips and matches, and they are also big enough to house a regular size tea light.
Height: 2cm Diameter: 5cm
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
To compliment our ceramic dinnerware, I’ve created a new range of fabric placemats, designed to bring colour and versatility to your dining table.
Whether it’s a lazy weekend breakfast for one or a fancy affair with friends and family, these soft, pretty mats in Liberty florals will help elevate the occasion.
Mix it up by using both sides together in the same setting or choose one for the mood you fancy that day.
Diameter: approx 32cm (including frill)
Made by hand, by me, in my East Sussex studio.
Made to order. Please allow two weeks for delivery from the date you place your order.
A statement piece to complement our bestselling Hilda candleholder, the new Maude candlestick makes a bold statement and will sit beautifully as a part of a collection on your table.
Hand thrown in porcelain and dipped in our signature chalky matt white glaze, its elegant shape is shown to full effect when grouped with our other candleholders in varying heights. Try mixing different coloured candles to create a playful tablescape. It’s also the perfect addition to your festive mantelpiece.
The shape of each candlestick varies slightly. Each is embossed with our unique Fishley Holland Pottery stamp. Made to fit slim taper candles that you can buy here.
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
The perfect little gift, these slim ivory scented candles fit our Hilda and Maude candle holders and are now available to buy separately from our Inspiritus candle gift set.
I like to place these on my mantelpiece and light them just before guests arrive during the festive period. With their uplifting blend of aromatic spices, including nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, they scent the room with a wonderful seasonal fragrance that’s warm and subtly Christmassy.
Hand wrapped and labelled, each little candle burns for up to three hours. Four candles in each bundle.
Diameter: 1.5 cm - these candles fit our Maude and Hilda candleholders.
These gorgeously subtle dusty pink candles will see you through every season - they’re the colour I most often reach for.
This slim style fits perfectly in our Maude and Hilda candle holders. Style with both to get a mix of candle heights, and try mixing up the colours for a more playful look in your tablescapes.
I’ve put these bundles of four together tied in pretty floral Liberty and Indian block print fabrics to make them extra giftable and delightful to receive.
Diameter: 1.5 cm - these candles fit our Maude and Hilda candleholders.
Dimensions: 20 x 1.5 cm
Burn time: 2 hours
Sometimes you want to keep things simple and classic, and that’s when you reach for an ivory candle. I’ll be using these slim taper candles on my Christmas table this year with some foliage cut from my garden and strings of tiny star fairy lights.
This slim style fits perfectly in our Maude and Hilda candle holders. Style with both to get a mix of candle heights, or try mixing up with some of our other colours for a more playful look in your tablescapes.
I’ve put these bundles of four together tied in pretty floral Liberty and Indian block print fabrics to make them extra giftable and delightful to receive.
Diameter: 1.5 cm - these candles fit our Maude and Hilda candleholders.
Dimensions: 20 x 1.5 cm
Burn time: 2 hours
Creating a tablescape with wow factor is simple with our new ikebana inspired flower arranger’s set. Featuring three of our Devon porcelain bowls and three Niwaki kenzan flower pins, this set is perfect for making dry or fresh flower displays that can be used as a centrepiece for your dining table.
They’ll also make a wonderful statement on your mantelpiece and work beautifully for standalone arrangements, too. Each frog can also be used separately, and the bowls come in handy for serving up olives and spices, or for holding treasured keepsakes and pieces of jewellery on your dressing table.
Set includes:
x3 Devon coral porcelain bowls
x3 Small Niwaki Kenzan flower frogs
Bowl diameter approx 9cm, Niwaki kenzan approx 3cm. Bowls will vary slightly in size.
Dishwasher and microwave safe
Handmade in East Sussex.
Paper Thin Moon is a family business run by father and daughter team Peter and Claire Holland. All our ceramics are hand thrown by Peter, who is the seventh generation of the Fishley Holland family of craft potters.
A curated collection for beautifully lit, understated gatherings. Create an effortlessly elevated table with The Constance & Maude Tablescaping Set - a considered duo of our bestselling porcelain candlesticks, paired with the simple elegance of our William pedestal bowl to bring height, atmosphere and quiet drama to your dining space.
This set includes:
• 2 Maude porcelain candle holders
• 2 Constance porcelain candle holders (taller)
• 1 William pedestal bowl
• 4 velvet ribbon hand-tied bows
Hand thrown in fine porcelain and dipped in our signature chalky matt white glaze, each piece is subtly unique and stamped with the Fishley Holland Pottery mark - a celebration of seven generations of family craft.
Group the candlesticks down the centre of your table for soft, flickering light, and use the William bowl as a striking centrepiece. Fill it with fruit, festive foliage or create a simple ikebana-style display using a flower frog for sculptural impact.
Handmade in East Sussex
All the ceramic pieces in this set are dishwasher proof.