Barro Oval Platter by Rui Pereira

“Made in Portugal from durable terracotta, the dish can be used in the oven as well as a decorative serving platter,” writes HAY. Two sizes: 27.5 cm and 36 cm long.

This is the piece in the series that is oven-safe: a gratin, a roast, vegetables, served in the baking dish. The oval dishes are pressed into a handmade mold, and “the edges are trimmed by hand” before glazing. The natural striped version is hand-painted.

Sizes and colors

2 sizes, Small (27.5 × 20 cm), Large (36 × 27 cm), and 4 colors: natural terracotta with stripes, off-white, green, light blue. Not all combinations exist: the menu above only offers those that HAY manufactures. Each color has its own visual in the gallery.

Portuguese terracotta

Barro means “red clay” in Portuguese. HAY explains that the series is “made from locally sourced red clay,” extracted “near the factory in Portugal,” and shaped “through production processes closely guided by the human hand”: handmade molds, pressing, edges trimmed by hand, then glazing after an initial firing. The pitcher and butter dish are cast; the stripes are hand-painted.

The terracotta is glazed, either in its natural tone or in glossy colors “selected and calibrated to be combined infinitely”: not all pieces exist in all colors, which is intentional. HAY specifies “minimal water absorption and good impact resistance,” and that all Barro pieces are dishwasher, microwave, oven, and freezer safe.