It started in 2014 with a second-hand wheel, a stubborn idea, and a landlord who didn't ask too many questions about the dust.
Maria trained as a graphic designer, hated screens, and quietly took up pottery on Tuesday evenings. Six months later, she quit the agency. A year after that, the wheel moved from a kitchen corner to a real studio above a flower shop on Rua das Flores.
The brand name came from a postcard a friend sent — "good vibe, ply on" — meaning, roughly, keep going, keep folding the clay. It stuck.
We make fewer pieces. We charge fairly for them. We sleep at night.
The thumbprint stays. The wobble stays. The mark of the hand stays.
Portuguese earth, Portuguese kiln, Portuguese hands. The whole way down.
Nothing precious. Eat from it, drop it, chip it, love it for a decade.
Three of us work here now — Maria, Tomás, and Bea — alongside a rotating apprentice each season. The wheel runs from 9, the kettle from 9:01. We fire on Sundays and Mondays, which is why we close.
Walk in on a Saturday and you'll find shelves drying, glazes mixing, and probably a dog asleep under the slab roller. We like it that way.
