Cone 7 Ceramic Workshop

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Laksevåg
Cone 7 Ceramic Workshop

Cone 7 is a ceramic center based in Bergen, Norway. Cone 7 is a ceramic center based in Bergen, Norway and is co-founded by Lorie Ballage and Eléonore Griveau.

Open to artists, designers, and anyone willing to experiment with clay, our mission is to develop a long term ceramic community and to promote its application in art, design and craft. Our ceramic workshop aims to become an open cultural platform where any interested parties may experiment with clay and specific tools that are involved in a ceramic based practice. The workshop facilitates research methods, courses and other arrangements. As an open ceramic workshop where classes are held, artists can also rent a space or a technician to complete their specific projects. OUR FACTILITIES

GENERAL WORKSHOP AND KILNS
We currently own a 300L large electric kiln, various heavy duty machinery (such as an extruder and a slab roller) and we will be soon owning a 60L top loader electric kiln. The glaze laboratory is in the process of being implemented. GLAZING ROOM
One of the biggest processes that is often reduced and limited to ceramists is making glazing from scratch. We often limit ourselves to expensive “ready made glaze” with little possibilities as a proper glaze laboratory requires strict health and safety regulations. As glazing researchers, one of the assets in our workshop is the possibility to teach everything about the glazing process and offer the access to use the laboratory and its glaze archive. Our glaze library is a project built by Lorie Ballage, which consists of an archive of research about the possibilities of glazes. This growing project aims to expand itself throughout Cone 7 by working closely with guest researchers and curious learners eager to contribute to a library in constant development. FABLAB
Another unique project in Bergen would be our ceramic fablab. New technologies involved with ceramic are currently not existent in Bergen. Our digital workshop conducted by Eleonore Griveau aims to be open to anyone who wants to create a 3D object. From 3D drawing, scanning, editing and printing, we can facilitate advice and assist while offering plenty of space to work and experiment with our machines.

22/10/2026

🍷 CLAY & DRINKS IS BACK AT BODEGA! 🏺

Join us on Tuesday, December 1st, from 18:00 to 21:00 for another cosy evening of pottery, drinks and creativity!

Come with friends or on your own, grab a drink and get your hands in clay! We’ll guide you through handbuilding techniques to create your own cups, bowls, candle holders or little sculptures.

🎄 Perfect timing to make your own handmade Christmas gifts! Your creations will be glazed, fired and ready for collection before Christmas. 🎁

No experience needed, just come as you are! ✨

📍 Bodega Bar, Bergen Sentrum
📅 Tuesday, December 1 | 18:00–21:00
🎟️ 800 NOK — All materials, glazing and firing included.

🍷 Drinks available at the bar.

Limited spots! Book through the link in our bio.

20/09/2026

Weeks 2 & 3 of our 6-week Advanced Wheel Throwing course ✨

So much progress already! These past two weeks, everyone has been challenging themselves with bigger forms, throwing with more kilos of clay, and making lids to match their pieces.

It’s so nice to see the shapes getting bigger, the movements more confident, and everyone pushing their skills a little further each week 💛

Next session: trimming all these big vases and their lids!

Can’t wait to see them finished ✨

05/09/2026

A few creations from our latest One Evening Handbuilding 🌀

Pinching, coiling, building, decorating and a lot can happen in 3 hours 👀

Swipe through to see what came out of the evening →

Want to try it yourself? More One Evening Handbuilding sessions are coming up at C7. No experience needed, just come and make something 🫶 Come with friends or solo ! Everyone welcome 🤗
Check out our next session on cone7.com 🫟💞

02/09/2026

Teapot era 🫖
First two sessions of our 6-week Advanced Wheel course: throwing, assembling, fitting lids, pulling handles and figuring out the surprisingly serious business of making a good spout 😅✨

Teapots: done-ish !! Can’t wait to see them glazed 🫟
Next week: big multi-part vases 👀

Follow along ! we’ll be sharing the whole 6 weeks ✨

26/08/2026

Summer in the studio again 🫶☀️

24/08/2026

☀️ Clay and Drinks at Bodega 🩵

Cone 7 is coming to town and taking over Bodega for one evening, clay, drinks and good vibes right in the heart of the city 😍

Join Vilde and Eléonore for a 3h pottery session where you’ll learn three handbuilding techniques (pinch, coil, slab) and create whatever you feel like, cups, bowls, candle holders or small sculptures. No rules, just making.

You’ll decorate your pieces with ceramic colors, paint, patterns, stamps or writing, and create up to 3 pieces during the session.

Drinks available at the bar (not included), and you’re welcome to stay a bit after the workshop if you feel like it.

We take care of drying, firing and glazing, finished with a transparent glossy, food safe glaze. Your pieces will be ready for pickup 3 to 4 weeks later at our studio in Laksevåg, about 10 minutes by bus from the city center.

📍 Bodega Bar, Bergen sentrum
🗓 22 September, 18:00 to 21:00
💸 800 NOK per person

No experience needed. Course in English and Norwegian, everyone is welcome 🤗
Come solo or bring friends

Spots are limited
→ Book via link in bio 🫶

15/03/2026

Week 1 & 2 of our 5-week Advanced Handbuilding course !

These first sessions are all about exploring textures and surfaces. We start by making test tiles, small objects, and texture samples that will later become the basis for mold making in week 3.

Some students brought beautiful natural materials — stones, shells, seaweed — to press into the clay and capture delicate impressions. These textures will soon be transformed into plaster molds so they can be repeated, cast, and developed into new forms.

I love this stage of the process. It’s experimental and playful. 😍 Can’t wait to see what these textures will become in the coming weeks ✨

07/03/2026

Clay Lab evenings just make me happy 🥰🤩

So much laughter, and everyone in their own creative mode. They made wonderful and hilarious pieces ! I love it 😂😍

Here some glimpses of the last two One evening handbuilding class ❤️

Adresse

Johan Berentsens Vei 65
Laksevåg
5160

Nettsted

https://www.cone7.com/

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