Welcome To Vesselio
Where Character Lives in Every Curve
Perfect symmetry belongs to machines. We seek something more human: the organic variations that give each piece its own quiet personality. Our collection celebrates the beautiful inconsistencies of handwork, where every bowl holds a maker's rhythm and every plate remembers the fire that shaped it.
Crafted in Portuguese Ateliers
In Portugal's historic ceramic workshops, where generations of knowledge flow through skilled hands, our pieces take form with patience and intention. Stoneware emerges from the kiln transformed, bearing natural speckles and color shifts that arrive like morning mist, unique markings that shift with the light and make each piece singularly yours.
A Note from Michael James English
When I founded Vesselio, I had a simple conviction: the objects we use every day should be worth keeping forever.
I seek out tableware that honors both function and soul – cocktail glasses that feel right in your hand, bowls with organic curves that no machine could replicate, mugs that become part of your morning rhythm. Each piece in our collection comes from makers who still believe in quality materials and patient craftsmanship.
I'm drawn to the Portuguese stoneware tradition, to serving pieces that improve with age, to the kind of plates and cups that develop their own story alongside yours. Natural variations aren't flaws here – they're signatures of human hands at work.
My philosophy is straightforward: choose fewer things, but choose them well. Invest in pieces that gain character rather than lose it. Build a table that reflects intention, not impulse.
Vesselio exists for those who feel the same way – who understand that the best tableware isn't just used, it's lived with.
—MJE
Email: contact@vesselio.shop
Phone: +1 (202) 773-5535
Address: 1223 20th Pl, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, United States