From The Best of Skye, a Hidden Scotland guide

Skíō: Made by Hand on the Edge of Skye

Kayti and Luke’s pottery above Loch Bay.

Words by Hidden Scotland

Printed in The Best of Skye, a Hidden Scotland guidebook.

Tucked above Loch Bay, Skíō Pottery is a quiet studio producing beautifully tactile ceramics shaped by Skye’s textures and tones. Created by Kayti and Luke, the work is grounded in daily use but elevated by a strong sense of place, and has already caught the eye of The Three Chimneys in Colbost.

You reach Skíō Pottery by turning off the main Waternish road and following a track toward the sea. There’s a stillness to this part of Skye—a pause in the air as you near the loch—and the space around the studio feels purposeful. Inside, shelves are lined with practical pieces: mugs, bowls, beakers. Everything looks lived in, not precious. The colours are soft, the surfaces textured.

Black clay beakers, cracked like Skye’s basalt rocks. Glazes inspired by the colour of foraged seaweed. Raffia vases and coral mugs. “We are definitely influenced by the landscape around us,” says Kayti, one half of the potter duo behind Skíō Pottery, overlooking Loch Bay on the Waternish Peninsula. The other half is her partner Luke, and though the couple moved from York, you’d never guess they’d been anywhere but Skye.

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