Creative Brews Spotlight: Pottery For The Planet x First Batch Coffee
This Creative Brews month, we’re celebrating the beautiful intersection of coffee, craft, and community. One collaboration that perfectly embodies this ethos is between First Batch Coffee and Pottery For The Planet, a partnership that blends creativity, sustainability, and a love for Noosa’s vibrant local scene.
Brewing a Story: From Noosa Hinterland to Your Hands
Pottery For The Planet was born in the lush hinterland of Noosa in 2015, founded by Renton Bishopric and Clare Botfield. Their journey started almost a decade earlier, united by a shared passion for environmental activism. Renton, a second-generation potter, grew up alongside international artists, firing kilns late into the night at his family’s studio. Clare, an artist and former barista, witnessed the overwhelming waste of disposable coffee cups - inspiring the idea for a sustainable ceramic Travel Cup.
What began as a conversation around coffee and conscious living has grown into a mission-driven business that marries functionality with aesthetics. Today, Pottery For The Planet supplies over 500 stockists, creating ceramics that tell a story about community, creativity, and a sustainable future.
The Heart of Their Craft: The Ceramic Travel Cup
The ceramic Travel Cup is more than just a vessel - it’s the soul of Pottery For The Planet. Each cup is a mini canvas for creativity, with glazes inspired by Australia’s landscapes, from ocean blues to desert reds. Their variety of sizes from 4oz piccolos to 16oz lattes, ensures that every beverage finds its perfect home.
Limited-edition glazes and artist collaborations keep the process dynamic, allowing potters to experiment with new textures, hues, and finishes. Every cup tells a story, celebrating the beauty of individuality and craftsmanship.
Inspiration in Every Pour: The Creative Process
Step into their studio, and you’ll see hands busy at clay, cameras, or keyboards but every journey begins with the potter and the earth. Inspiration often comes from the natural world or traditional ceramic techniques.
Take the Tea Tree Bay glaze, for example a soothing blue inspired by the gentle swell and soft sands of Noosa’s beloved beach. Or the Shino-Yaki Travel Cup, referencing a 16th-century Japanese pottery style, with snow-white glazes marbled with earthy red scorch marks. These pieces embrace natural variation, honouring the wabi-sabi beauty of imperfection.
As potter Stephen Roberts reflects, these cups “take us back to a time before plastic, when objects were made with intention, and art was shaped from the Earth.”
Celebrating Community, Craft, and Conscious Living
Through this collaboration, First Batch and Pottery For The Planet showcase what makes Noosa’s creative scene so special: a commitment to craft, community, and sustainability. By connecting over coffee and clay, they’re not just making products, they’re creating experiences that tell stories, inspire creativity, and foster connection.
At the heart of this partnership is the First Batch Ceramic Cup. A handcrafted piece made locally by Pottery For The Planet. Each cup is one-of-a-kind, complete with its own natural variations, and comes with a matching ceramic lid for enjoying your coffee sustainably on the go. Priced at $44, it’s a beautifully branded and practical alternative to disposable cups - perfect for daily use or as a thoughtful gift.
Discover the collaboration and bring a piece of Noosa’s creativity into your home with the First Batch Ceramic Cup, crafted with care, designed for conscious living, and made to last.