Ceramicist Companion
For collectors of tableware

A quiet home for the pieces you live with.

Photograph a bowl, a cup, a vase. We identify the artist, hold its story, and tell you how to care for it — so the pieces in your home stay loved for a long, long time.

Free forever, no credit card · iOS, Android & web
12,400
pieces logged
380
artists in the index
47,200
cumulative years cherished
Three small rituals
01

Photograph what you love.

Snap a piece and its maker's mark. Our vision model identifies the artist, collection, and material.

02

Hold its story.

Where you found it. Who gave it to you. The occasion that brought it home. The day fixed in time.

03

Cherish it well.

Care instructions tuned to the material — dishwasher, microwave, thermal shock — so nothing precious is ever lost to a careless wash.

The Companionship Timer

Watch the years gather, quietly.

Each piece in your collection carries a count of the time it has spent with you. Years and months, gathering, becoming part of the home.

You have cherished this piece for
4years11months
1796d · 14:23:09
We think this is
Yuko Tanaka · Quiet Field
94%
AI Identification

A second pair of eyes for the maker's mark.

Frame the piece, include its stamp if you can. We cross-reference an index of studios, collections, and glazes — then hand the result back for your confirmation.

Care Guide

Knowing how to wash it is half the love.

Stoneware behaves differently from bone china. Tokoname asks for no soap. We hold those rules so you don't have to.

Crescent Bowl
Stoneware · Ash-glazed celadon
Dishwasher
safe
Microwave
not safe
Oven
not safe
Hand wash
recommended
Inside the app

In your hand, on your desk, beside you.

Your Collection
Quiet Company
A mosaic of every piece
Illustrative examples · not real users
In good company
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I have a hundred bowls and I finally know who made every one. The timer is the part that surprised me — some pieces have been with me for fifteen years.
H
Helena · Brooklyn
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I used to keep a notebook of every studio visit. Now my partner can read the same notebook.
K
Kenji · Kyoto
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I broke a piece I had loved for years because I didn't know about thermal shock. Never again.
M
Marian · Copenhagen
Frequently asked questions
Is Ceramicist Companion free?

Yes. Ceramicist Companion is free on iOS, Android, and web — logging pieces, AI maker identification, the Companionship Timer, and the material-tuned Care Guide are all included at no cost, no credit card required.

How accurate is the AI identification?

Identifications typically run at around 94% confidence, cross-referencing an index of 380 artists, studios, collections, and glazes from a photo of the piece and its maker's mark. Every result is handed back to you to confirm before it's saved.

What is the Companionship Timer?

Each piece in your collection carries a running count of how long it's been with you — years, months, even days and hours — so you can watch the time you've spent with a piece gather quietly.

How does the Care Guide know how to wash my piece?

Care rules are tuned to the material of each piece — stoneware, bone china, Tokoname, and more each behave differently — covering dishwasher, microwave, oven, and hand-wash safety, plus thermal-shock warnings for glazes that can't take sudden temperature changes.

What platforms is it available on?

Ceramicist Companion is available free on iOS, Android, and web, so your collection is with you whether you're at home, at a studio, or shopping for a new piece.

Begin where your collection lives.

Free on iOS, Android, and on the web. Your shelves move with you.