Language
Portuguese, English
Duration
2
Difficulty
Beginner
Next Date
16/03/2026

Most teams know their company values. Very few have ever had to agree on what those values look like in clay. Our ceramics team building workshop in Lisbon gives groups a genuinely unusual creative challenge: working together to design and build a company mascot from scratch using hand modelling techniques. The process requires the kind of conversation that does not happen in a meeting room, negotiating ideas, making collective decisions, and committing to something that represents the whole group.

We start with a short introduction to ceramics as a material and technique, giving the group enough context to work confidently with clay. From there we move into the creative briefing, where the group defines the challenge and organizes itself around it. After a hands-on technical demonstration from our professional ceramicist, the practical session begins. Teams model, adjust, debate, and refine until the mascot is finished, at which point each group presents their creation and explains the thinking behind it.

What your team will experience

🏺 An introduction to ceramics technique and hand modelling with clay

🏺 A creative briefing and group organization exercise around the mascot concept

🏺 A hands-on technical demonstration from a professional ceramicist

🏺 A collaborative modelling session followed by a group presentation of the finished mascot

What’s included

🪴 Professional ceramicist throughout the session

🪴 Clay and all modelling tools

🪴 Professional kiln firing of the finished piece

🪴 Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks

What your team leaves with

A fired ceramic mascot that your team designed, built, and named together, and a story about how it came to exist that is entirely your own.

We are the Hands On team and we have spent years building a network of specialist instructors and curated experiences across Portugal. Every session we run is designed around the specific group in front of us, not a generic template. We are based in Lisbon and can bring the full experience to your office or venue, on your timeline.

Never worked with clay before? That is not a problem. The challenge here is the creative decision making, and your team already has everything they need for that.