Pewabic Pottery

Pewabic Pottery is a ceramic arts studio in a historic building on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. The studio includes working pottery spaces with kilns, a retail gallery of handmade ceramics, and exhibition areas across multiple floors with an interior courtyard.

Mary Chase Perry founded the studio in 1903 and developed a distinctive iridescent glaze technique that soon gained recognition across the city. Four years later the workshop moved to its current building where it continues production today.

The name refers to pewabic, an Ojibwe word for metal-bearing clay that reflects Michigan's mining heritage. Today visitors watch craftspeople shaping clay at wheels and kilns as they walk through the working studio spaces.

The entrance sits at 10125 East Jefferson Avenue with free parking available on the property. The gallery and shop open on weekdays with production areas separated from public spaces.

The tiles produced here now decorate the walls and floors of theaters, churches, and schools throughout Detroit. Many of these architectural works display the signature iridescent glaze that became the studio's trademark.

Location: Detroit

Architects: William Buck Stratton

GPS coordinates: 42.36140,-82.98170

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:29