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LUMI yellow crackle ceramic bracelet laid flat — a handmade Jingdezhen porcelain gift for her

Ceramic Bracelet Gift Guide: How to Choose the ...

Five glazes, five personalities. A short, practical guide to choosing a handmade ceramic bracelet as a gift — by the person you're giving it to, not by trend.

Ceramic Bracelet Gift Guide: How to Choose the ...

Five glazes, five personalities. A short, practical guide to choosing a handmade ceramic bracelet as a gift — by the person you're giving it to, not by trend.

Jingdezhen ceramic beads in different glaze colours, showing how metal oxides create blue, green and red in the kiln

Where Glaze Colour Comes From

Blue, green, red — most ceramic glaze colours come from a handful of metal oxides reacting in the kiln. A short, clear guide to the chemistry behind the hue.

Where Glaze Colour Comes From

Blue, green, red — most ceramic glaze colours come from a handful of metal oxides reacting in the kiln. A short, clear guide to the chemistry behind the hue.

Participants making ceramic bead bracelets at a LUMI community workshop afternoon in Yuen Long, Hong Kong

Workshop Notes: A Community Bracelet Afternoon ...

In June 2026, LUMI partnered with a Yuen Long non-profit for a hands-on ceramic bracelet workshop — trays of Jingdezhen beads, and a roomful of hands making something to keep.

Workshop Notes: A Community Bracelet Afternoon ...

In June 2026, LUMI partnered with a Yuen Long non-profit for a hands-on ceramic bracelet workshop — trays of Jingdezhen beads, and a roomful of hands making something to keep.

LUMI FA Character ceramic bracelet, blue — the 發 fortune character hand-painted in cobalt on a Jingdezhen porcelain bead, side view

One Character, Painted by Hand: The 發 Bead Expl...

A single porcelain bead carries the character 發 — flourishing — hand-painted in cobalt using the same underglaze craft as classic blue-and-white.

One Character, Painted by Hand: The 發 Bead Expl...

A single porcelain bead carries the character 發 — flourishing — hand-painted in cobalt using the same underglaze craft as classic blue-and-white.

LUMI deep forest green glaze ceramic bead bracelet, 10mm, handmade in Jingdezhen — the boldest bead in the range

Deep Forest Green: The Glaze Behind Our Boldest...

Where ceramic greens come from — iron, copper and fire — and why the 10mm Forest bead wears with such presence.

Deep Forest Green: The Glaze Behind Our Boldest...

Where ceramic greens come from — iron, copper and fire — and why the 10mm Forest bead wears with such presence.

LUMI cobalt blue ceramic bead bracelet, 6mm, handmade in Jingdezhen — the mineral behind blue-and-white, fired as a whole glaze

Cobalt Blue: The Mineral Behind Blue-and-White,...

Cobalt is the mineral behind blue-and-white. The Cobalt Blue bracelet uses it as a whole glaze instead of a line — here is where the blue comes from, and why...

Cobalt Blue: The Mineral Behind Blue-and-White,...

Cobalt is the mineral behind blue-and-white. The Cobalt Blue bracelet uses it as a whole glaze instead of a line — here is where the blue comes from, and why...