Udumbara Helsinki

Udumbara Helsinki YouTube 🪴 Eva Spoof, artisan Ceramicist. Earth-friendly pottery (est. 1994), Handmade luxury: flowerpots, lamps, and sculptures.

🪴 Ceramist-designer Eva Spoof
Contemporary terracotta crafted in local clay (est. 1994)
Opening hours may differ; please check IG, FB, or Google Maps (UDUMBARA Helsinki pottery) for the latest information. Artist Eva Spoof. Locally made with local material is genuinely exclusive. Dealers for UDUMBARA´s classic planter pots:
ARTEK Helsinki, Mikonkatu 1B
HOST, 53 Barnsbury Street, Islington
STORE

5-13-12 1F, Jingumae 150-0001 Shibuya-ku. Tokyo,

YouTube; , Your subscription is highly appreciated. UDUMBARA pottery products are made by hand, and pottery wheel from wild, local clay from the small village of Kultela in Somero, Southwestern Finland. The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material, Eva wants to emphasize the unique and ethical value of local clay. Also, as the sun gives off far more energy than we need to power everything on Earth, our studio & kiln are powered by solar energy. Buying pottery online doesn't work for everybody; many people need to hold a pot in their hands to ensure it is the right one. You can buy directly from me at my studio with an appointment. The studio in Kallio is not open regularly. If you are in Helsinki, you are welcome to contact us a few days in advance to arrange a convenient time to stop by and pick out the best flower pot, lamp foot, or sculpture for you. udumbara.youcanbook.me
WhatsApp 0505249192

You'll also find a more extensive selection in person than you will on my website. I always have one-offs and oddball pieces that are best selected in person rather than online.

19/07/2026

Sometimes you need someone else's eyes to see your own work in a new way.

A little while ago, filmmaker Daniel Shah .shah sent me a message saying my pottery had stopped his scroll. That simple message led to a wonderful collaboration.

Daniel and designer Tooba Tul Muntaha are creating a short film about my best-selling UDUMBARA planter. Watching another creative team interpret my work has been inspiring. They notice details I no longer see after making these planters for so many years.

This little behind-the-scenes video is a glimpse of that process.

If you're looking for thoughtful visual storytelling, I can warmly recommend Daniel and Tooba. Fresh eyes can reveal stories that have been there all along.

17/07/2026

Where do our ceramic materials really come from?

More than 20 years ago, I worked in Yixing, China, one of the world’s oldest pottery cities. That experience changed the way I think about ceramics.

We often think of ceramics as a natural craft. But many of the clays, glazes, oxides, and colourants we use today come from global supply chains that are difficult to trace. Mining, transport, and industrial processing all have an environmental impact, yet we rarely stop to ask where these materials come from—or what happens to them after they leave our studios.

This isn’t about judging anyone. It’s about asking questions.

For me, those questions led me to work with traceable Finnish wild clay and to stop using glazes. It isn’t a perfect solution, but it allows me to better understand the origin of the materials I use.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. How do you think the ceramics community could make our material choices more transparent and environmentally responsible?

16/07/2026

Last chance.

Young Artists 2026 closes on July 19, and it’s one of the most thought-provoking exhibitions I’ve visited this year.

The work that stayed with me was by Elias Langi, created from 500 kilograms of grief using stearin collected from grave candles.

Sometimes a single artwork is enough to change how you see an entire exhibition.

If you’re in Helsinki this weekend, I highly recommend visiting.

12/07/2026

A little life and business update.

Running a small, values-driven business isn’t always easy. I recently took another job—not because I want to give up UDUMBARA, but because I don’t want to compromise the ecological and ethical values it was built on.

I’m very happy to be working in customer service at the Helsinki City Museum, and I’ll continue making ceramics as needed.

So this is not the end of UDUMBARA. Just a new chapter—and perhaps a chance to show you a little more of Helsinki along the way.

09/07/2026

Thought of the day.

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
— Frédéric Chopin

I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot lately.

It’s also why I’ve decided to simplify the name of my best-selling planter. What was once the Udumbara Classic Planter is now simply the Udumbara Planter.

It was the very first planter I designed, and from the beginning, my goal was clear: to create something simple, timeless, and beautiful—something that would still feel right many years from now.

Sometimes, the hardest thing to create is simplicity.

06/07/2026

THIS WEEK AT The Pottery
Week 28
8.7. Ke/Wed 12 – 18
9.7. To/Thu 12 – 18
12.7. Sun/ Sun 12 - 16

Welcome to visit UDUMBARA Helsinki Pottery.
UDUMBARA is a design shop and working pottery studio where all pieces are made on site from Finnish Kultela wild clay.
The studio offers a wider selection than the webshop, including one-of-a-kind planters, lamps, and ceramic sculptures. Many pieces are best chosen in person.
You’ll find the studio in Kallio, Helsinki, at the corner of Helsinginkatu 20 / Kaarlenkatu 15, easily reached by tram (1, 3, 8, and 9).
If I’m in the studio and no workshop is in progress, feel free to knock on the window and say hello. Zestii cafe next door sells a small selection of UDUMBARA pots and amulets.
Visits can also be booked at:�udumbara.youcanbook.me�WhatsApp: +358 50 524 9192
UDUMBARA planters are also represented at:�Artek Helsinki�Finnish Design Shop Showroom, Turku�Fiskars Biennale Shop 2026, Fiskars Village
Warm welcome.

06/07/2026

**Part 3 of my Amateur Video School: How to Protect Yourself from Online Bullies**

This video was inspired by conversations with two ceramic artists, Zina in Kyiv 🇺🇦 and Emilia 🇵🇱, taking their first steps into making videos.

As Zina began documenting her everyday life during the war, I realized that this advice isn’t only for her. It’s for anyone who shares their life, work, or ideas online.

The internet can be a wonderful place, but it can also attract people who try to intimidate others from behind anonymous accounts.

In this video I share a few simple principles that I believe are worth remembering:
• Don’t feed online bullies with your attention.
• Document harassment with screenshots.
• Block and report abusive accounts.
• Most importantly, keep telling the stories that matter.

When people document everyday life honestly, they help the rest of us understand realities we might never experience ourselves. That’s far more powerful than arguing with people who only want attention.

This series may have started as a small video school for Zina and Emilia, but I hope these lessons are useful for anyone who wants to share authentic stories online.

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