In my second year of university I completed a project that consisted of 36 slip cast sea urchins, a commentary on the impacts of climate change. This project opened up a world which I was not familiar with. I quickly started throwing lessons, or more so, teaching myself with the occasional helping hand from a watchful tutor or technician. I fell in love, wanted to learn more, make everything I saw online or in museums. I started small, sake cups, which I decorated with seashell imprints and a variety of blues and greens. Practice turned into finesse, and I began to create stronger forms of consistent sizes. Over time I learnt more forms and began to become more confident. My university ceramics department provided a safe haven in which I could spend countless hours practicing. I established that this was something I wanted to pursue, and in 2024 I founded Echino.
Echino [ ee - kai - no ] - comes from the word ‘echinoderm’, the genus family which umbrellas sea stars, brittle stars and sea urchin. The name’ Echinoderm’ is derived from the greek words ‘Echinos’, (meaning hedgehog or quite literally, spiny) and ‘derma’ (meaning skin). So the genus name roughly translates to spiky skin, and from this ‘Echino’, can translate into spiky or spiny. It felt like a fitting homage to the project which initially started this passion for ceramics to name my new endeavour Echino.
about.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
In my second year of university I completed a project that consisted of 36 slip cast sea urchins, a commentary on the impacts of climate change. This project opened up a world which I was not familiar with. I quickly started throwing lessons, or more so, teaching myself with the occasional helping hand from a watchful tutor or technician. I fell in love, wanted to learn more, make everything I saw online or in museums. I started small, sake cups, which I decorated with seashell imprints and a variety of blues and greens. Practice turned into finesse, and I began to create stronger forms of consistent sizes. Over time I learnt more forms and began to become more confident. My university ceramics department provided a safe haven in which I could spend countless hours practicing. I established that this was something I wanted to pursue, and in 2024 I founded Echino.
Echino [ ee - kai - no ] - comes from the word ‘echinoderm’, the genus family which umbrellas sea stars, brittle stars and sea urchin. The name’ Echinoderm’ is derived from the greek words ‘Echinos’, (meaning hedgehog or quite literally, spiny) and ‘derma’ (meaning skin). So the genus name roughly translates to spiky skin, and from this ‘Echino’, can translate into spiky or spiny. It felt like a fitting homage to the project which initially started this passion for ceramics to name my new endeavour Echino.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
In my second year of university I completed a project that consisted of 36 slip cast sea urchins, a commentary on the impacts of climate change. This project opened up a world which I was not familiar with. I quickly started throwing lessons, or more so, teaching myself with the occasional helping hand from a watchful tutor or technician. I fell in love, wanted to learn more, make everything I saw online or in museums. I started small, sake cups, which I decorated with seashell imprints and a variety of blues and greens. Practice turned into finesse, and I began to create stronger forms of consistent sizes. Over time I learnt more forms and began to become more confident. My university ceramics department provided a safe haven in which I could spend countless hours practicing. I established that this was something I wanted to pursue, and in 2024 I founded Echino.
Echino [ ee - kai - no ] - comes from the word ‘echinoderm’, the genus family which umbrellas sea stars, brittle stars and sea urchin. The name’ Echinoderm’ is derived from the greek words ‘Echinos’, (meaning hedgehog or quite literally, spiny) and ‘derma’ (meaning skin). So the genus name roughly translates to spiky skin, and from this ‘Echino’, can translate into spiky or spiny. It felt like a fitting homage to the project which initially started this passion for ceramics to name my new endeavour Echino.
about.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
In my second year of university I completed a project that consisted of 36 slip cast sea urchins, a commentary on the impacts of climate change. This project opened up a world which I was not familiar with. I quickly started throwing lessons, or more so, teaching myself with the occasional helping hand from a watchful tutor or technician. I fell in love, wanted to learn more, make everything I saw online or in museums. I started small, sake cups, which I decorated with seashell imprints and a variety of blues and greens. Practice turned into finesse, and I began to create stronger forms of consistent sizes. Over time I learnt more forms and began to become more confident. My university ceramics department provided a safe haven in which I could spend countless hours practicing. I established that this was something I wanted to pursue, and in 2024 I founded Echino.
Echino [ ee - kai - no ] - comes from the word ‘echinoderm’, the genus family which umbrellas sea stars, brittle stars and sea urchin. The name’ Echinoderm’ is derived from the greek words ‘Echinos’, (meaning hedgehog or quite literally, spiny) and ‘derma’ (meaning skin). So the genus name roughly translates to spiky skin, and from this ‘Echino’, can translate into spiky or spiny. It felt like a fitting homage to the project which initially started this passion for ceramics to name my new endeavour Echino.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
After graduating in 2025 I was granted my own studio space by Yorkshire Artspace, in their Persistence Works studio spaces in Sheffield. I continue to create from this space today, and plan on developing Echino even further. Here I hope to make a name for myself. I have already collaborated with restaurants and hope to expand my clientele and begin to develop my online presence. I am excited to see what the future will bring for Echino.
About
Echino Ceramics, founded by Jack Burnett, focuses on functional, beautiful hand thrown pieces. Currently based in Sheffield, Echino makes for both restaurants and personal home use, delivering quality home decor and tableware for everyday use.
Location
Persistence Works
21 Brown Street
Sheffield
S1 2BS
Contact
2025 by Jack Burnett
About
Echino Ceramics, founded by Jack Burnett, focuses on functional, beautiful hand thrown pieces. Currently based in Sheffield, Echino makes for both restaurants and personal home use, delivering quality home decor and tableware for everyday use.
Location
Persistence Works
21 Brown Street
Sheffield
S1 2BS
Contact
2025 by Jack Burnett