Gold Dot brings together handcrafted ceramics and carefully roasted coffee, both rooted in a lifelong dedication to making things well. While many products today are designed for speed, convenience, and lower cost, we believe quality still matters. Every cup and every coffee we offer reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, thoughtful design, and the value of work done with care.
We are honored to be featured in the Summer 2026 edition of Edible Monterey Bay. Read about how Gold Dot Roasting brings together specialty coffee and handcrafted ceramics, all rooted in a commitment to thoughtful craftsmanship. Click the image to read the full article.
Each cup is made from Red Velvet clay marbled with warm buff clay, creating sediment-like layers reminiscent of weathered desert strata. For the rim and interior, I blend the clay with a black stain, creating a darker clay body beneath the glaze.
Every cup is trimmed by hand, fired to 1,400°F, sanded, fired again to 1,840°F, glazed, and glaze fired to 2,200°F. The interior is finished with an Oribe glaze that transforms into a deep jade green over the dark clay. It's such a beautiful color that I haven't been able to capture it accurately in a photograph.
With this season's design, Mitra and I were inspired by the raw beauty of the desert. The unglazed exterior is balanced by a cool, glassy interior that offers a visual respite from the heat.
This cup is equally at home with your morning coffee, but it may truly shine filled with a late afternoon affogato on a sun-soaked summer afternoon.
At Gold Dot Roasting, we source coffees through partners who value strong relationships with the farmers and communities that produce them. We look for coffees with character, whether a beautifully balanced blend or a standout single origin that reflects the place where it was grown.
Every coffee we offer is fully traceable and professionally evaluated using the 100 point cupping scale. We select only coffees scoring 85 points or higher, then roast each one to highlight its unique qualities. The result is coffee chosen with care and roasted to bring out the very best in every bean.
Our ceramics are designed and made by Rocky Lewycky, with decades of experience in studio practice and higher-education teaching. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country and is held in private collections.
We currently ship to the US only. If you are outside of the US and would like to receive one of our products, please contact us and let us know where you would like our product shipped. We will add it to our list of upcoming shipping locations.
We offer returns on our ceramic products only. If your ceramic pieces has been damaged in shipping, please contact us with a description and image. We will take care of you with the highest priority.
Each ceramic piece is designed and made in California by Rocky Lewycky, a ceramic artist and educator with over three decades of professional experience. The work reflects long practice in clay and an understanding of form developed through sustained making and teaching. These are functional objects produced in limited quantities, intended for daily use and long-term durability rather than mass production.
Our coffee is roasted in small batches using the same approach. We work with trusted sourcing partners and select coffees for balance, clarity, and consistency. From carefully developed blends to distinctive single-origin offerings, each coffee is chosen for how it performs in the cup and how it reflects its origin.
Gold Dot exists at the intersection of craft disciplines. Ceramics and coffee share a reliance on material, timing, and process, and both reward patience and care when approached with intention.
We offer coffee subscriptions, ceramic cups, and limited releases designed for everyday use. Across everything we produce, Gold Dot Roasting maintains a focus on material integrity, longevity, and craft.