PUDL
Pebble Ashtray
The PUDL Pebble Ashtray is a hand-finished ceramic ashtray featuring a raised ball rest that holds a rolled cigarette between draws and a wide, shallow bowl for ash collection. It is wheel-thrown in Melbourne from locally sourced clay with Melbourne-made glazes, measures 100-115mm in diameter and 25-30mm in height, weighs 240-250g, and comes in four colours: Ash, Moss, Midnight and Bark. Care is hand wash only, and each piece varies slightly in size, weight and form due to being made by hand.
- Color
- Midnight
- Material
- Clay and glaze
- Style
- handmade, artisan
- Category
- Home & Garden > Smoking Accessories > Ashtrays
- MPN
TRY-00012
Specifications
Handmade ceramic ashtray with a sculptural pebble form and raised roll rest, crafted in Melbourne from locally sourced clay and finished with Melbourne-made glazes.
Raised ceramic ball provides a convenient resting spot for your roll; sculptural pebble shape; handmade in Melbourne from locally sourced clay; finished with Melbourne-made glazes; each piece is unique with subtle variations.
- Color
- Midnight · blue
- Material
- Clay and glaze
- Style
- handmade, artisan
- Gender
- unisex
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Weight
- 0.245 kg
- Dimensions
- 100-115 x 100-115 x 25-30 mm mm
- Width
- 100-115
- Height
- 25-30
- Length
- 100-115
- Category
- Home & Garden > Smoking Accessories > Ashtrays
Additional Attributes
- Handmade in Melbourne
- Locally sourced clay
- Melbourne-made glazes
- Sculptural design with raised ceramic roll rest
- Each piece varies subtly in size, weight and form
- Ceramic ashtray
- Diameter: 100-115mm
- Height: 25-30mm
- Weight: 240-250g
Product Insights
PUDL's Pebble Ashtray is a hand-finished, wheel-thrown glazed clay bowl with a raised ball rest that cradles hand-rolled cones above the bowl so embers stay clear of ash, keeping the unbroken pebble outline; it's stable at 245g, holds several rolls' worth of ash, resists ember heat with its non-porous glaze, and lifts resin cleanly with isopropyl alcohol. Available in four earthy, Melbourne-made colorways that vary piece to piece, it's a bedside object meant to be left out, not hidden, at $45 AUD. The tradeoff: photos are representative only (Midnight reads blue, not black), it demands hand-washing and protection from dishwasher, boiling water, frost, and direct sun, sudden temperature swings can craze the glaze, and standard-cigarette fit is unconfirmed.
Verified claims
- Roll rest
- Raised ball rest cradles hand-rolled cones of varying diameter; standard-cigarette fit is unconfirmed.
- Handmade variation
- Wheel-thrown and hand-finished — the ball rest's cradle curve and glaze pooling vary piece to piece.
- Capacity
- Bowl holds several rolls' worth of ash and a few spent butts before emptying.
- Stability
- At 245 g it sits planted; low center of gravity keeps it from tipping when you lift a roll off.
- Durability
- Fired glaze resists ember heat, and hardened resin lifts with isopropyl alcohol rather than soaking in.
- Color accuracy
- Photos are representative, not exact — all four glazes vary piece to piece, and Midnight reads blue rather than black.
- Material
- Hand-finished glazed clay in four earthy Melbourne-made colorways; each piece varies and the finish is lead-free.
- Care
- Hand-wash only; avoid dishwasher, boiling water, frost, and direct sun.
- Cleaning
- Rinse ash, warm-soak 10-15 min, soft-sponge wipe, isopropyl for resin.
- Glaze finish
- The fired glaze is non-porous — resin sits on the surface, not in the clay.
- Heat resistance
- Ember-safe; sudden temperature swings (cold tray into boiling water) can craze the glaze.
- Origin story
- PUDL was born from a prescription and makes objects meant to be left out, not hidden away.
- Price comparison
- Priced $45 AUD — matching PUDL's Folded Ashtray and undercutting Shop PARA's $45 USD piece.
- Design lineage
- The PUDL Pebble uses a silhouette that already stands alone as the €35 Ferm Living Pebble Box.
- Line pairing
- Both Pebble and Folded cost $45 AUD in the same four glazes — no price or color mismatch for a matching set.
- Set value
- The three-piece matching set totals $160, clearing the $150 free-shipping threshold
- Rest design
- Raised clay ball rest keeps the pebble outline unbroken — no rim notch
- Heat tolerance
- A lit ember can rest on the glazed ball without burning, cracking, or marking it.
- Ember management
- The raised ball rest holds the lit end above the bowl so embers drop clear and don't snuff out in old ash.
- Session style
- Open bowl keeps the roll and ash in view, sized for a personal bedside ritual.
- Placement
- Indoor bedside/shelf piece — prolonged sun fades the glaze and frost can crack the body.
Product record
- Title
- Pebble Ashtray
- Brand
- PUDL
- Price
- 45 AUD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
1 comparison · 4 sourcesUses
Collecting ash while you smoke
The PUDL Pebble is a hand-finished ceramic ashtray made for collecting ash while you smoke. Its smooth, wide bowl provides generous surface area for ash, so there's plenty of room for it to land between draws.[1]
Resting a roll between draws
For smokers who set their roll down between puffs, the raised ball rest and rim notch hold it in place while the wide bowl catches ash. Made in Melbourne from hand-thrown ceramic, it comes in four earthy glazes. The merchant markets it as part of "the evening ritual" for an elevated smoking experience.[1,2,3]
A small ashtray that fits your nightstand or shelf
The PUDL Pebble is compact enough for a bedside table and styled so it works on a shelf. The maker says it's sized to sit naturally alongside other PUDL ceramics, forming part of a cohesive surface arrangement without drawing attention to itself.[1]
Product comparison
Compared within this brand.
| Pebble Ashtray: Choose this if you want a compact ceramic ashtray for a bedside table or shelf, with a raised ball rest the merchant says holds a roll securely between draws and a smooth, wide bowl for ash. Wheel-thrown, hand-finished and made in Melbourne, it comes in four earthy tones - Ash, Moss, Midnight and Bark - and the merchant sizes it to sit naturally alongside other PUDL ceramics. Because it is finished by hand, expect subtle variation from piece to piece.[1] | Folded Ashtray: Choose this for a hand-finished, wheel-thrown ceramic ashtray whose folded resting lip holds a roll naturally between draws, with a wide open bowl for ash. Four earthy glazes — Ash, Moss, Midnight, Bark — and each maker-shaped piece carries its own quiet character, so expect slight unit-to-unit variation. Note the merchant gates the product page with an over-18 check.[4] |
Image Analysis
4 images- 01
Product
Partial top-front view of a round glazed ceramic ashtray with a mottled dark green finish, a small raised peg inside, and a single rolled cigarette resting in a notch on the rim.
- Overall shapeCircular cylindrical ashtray seen from a slightly elevated front view; top rim and interior are visible while most of the body is visible around the lower half of the image.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.58 · w 0.88 · h 0.38 (high) - Material and finishGlazed ceramic surface with a dark, mottled, slightly glossy finish showing subtle tonal variation and faint speckling.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.58 · w 0.88 · h 0.38 (high) - Interior detailShallow interior basin with a small raised circular peg near the rim, positioned toward the right side of the interior.
1 region
x 0.58 · y 0.72 · w 0.18 · h 0.12 (high) - Rim notch and resting positionSmall curved notch in the rim at approximately the 2 o'clock position where a rolled cigarette is placed across the peg and rim.
1 region
x 0.70 · y 0.68 · w 0.28 · h 0.14 (high) - Visible wear or debrisA few small light-colored specks or particles are visible on the interior basin surface.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.80 · w 0.10 · h 0.06 (medium)
Other
Studio product shot with a neutral beige background, soft directional lighting, and the ashtray cropped slightly at the bottom edge; a rolled cigarette is used as a prop resting on the rim.
- Background and surfacePlain smooth beige background and surface with minimal texture visible.
- Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse lighting from upper-left producing gentle shadow under the ashtray toward the lower right.
- Prop presentRolled cigarette resting on the rim and peg; cigarette appears as a paper-wrapped cylinder with a light beige color.
1 region
x 0.72 · y 0.68 · w 0.22 · h 0.14 (high) - Framing and cropProduct is centered horizontally and occupies the lower half of the frame; the very bottom of the ashtray is slightly cropped by the image edge.
Colors
mottled dark teal green· main body and interiormuted moss green· inner thin band near rim- Overall shapeCircular cylindrical ashtray seen from a slightly elevated front view; top rim and interior are visible while most of the body is visible around the lower half of the image.
- 02
Product
A round, shallow speckled ceramic ashtray seen from above and slightly front-left; a small rounded pebble protrudes from the inner floor near the rim and a rolled paper/cigarette rests in a shallow notch on the rim.
- Overall shapeRound shallow bowl with a vertical outer wall and a rolled-over inner lip visible around the top edge.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.58 · w 0.88 · h 0.34 (high) - Surface finishMatte speckled ceramic glaze with darker flecks distributed across the interior and exterior surfaces.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.60 · w 0.84 · h 0.30 (high) - Inner pebble detailA small rounded pebble-like protrusion mounted on the inner floor near the rim, same speckled glaze as the bowl.
1 region
x 0.54 · y 0.70 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (high) - Rim notch with resting rollShallow notch in the rim on the right side where a rolled paper or thin cylinder rests across the rim and on the pebble.
1 region
x 0.68 · y 0.61 · w 0.28 · h 0.16 (high) - Visible rim textureInner wall beneath the lip shows vertical streaking in the glaze, darker near the top edge.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.58 · w 0.64 · h 0.12 (medium)
Other
Minimal staged studio shot with neutral background and soft lighting; product is cropped at the bottom edge and centered horizontally.
- BackgroundUniform smooth neutral beige backdrop filling the frame behind the product.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.72 (high) - Shot compositionTop-down view from a slight front angle; ashtray sits near the lower third of the image and the top half of the frame is empty negative space.
- Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse lighting with gentle shadows under the rim and a subtle cast shadow below the ashtray on the surface.
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.82 · w 0.80 · h 0.14 (medium) - CroppingLower portion of the ashtray is slightly cropped by the bottom edge of the image.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.78 · w 0.88 · h 0.20 (high)
Colors
speckled beige-green· ceramic body#B4A492light beige· rolled paper#B5A492- Overall shapeRound shallow bowl with a vertical outer wall and a rolled-over inner lip visible around the top edge.
- 03
Product
A round ceramic ashtray shown from a slightly elevated front angle: matte green glazed finish, shallow bowl, a rounded internal peg and a shaped rim with a small notch that holds a rolled paper resting across the rim.
- Overall shapeCircular shallow dish with vertical outer walls and a flat bottom visible inside the bowl.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.60 · w 0.84 · h 0.34 (high) - Rim detailRounded continuous rim with a small semicircular notch on the right side where an object rests.
1 region
x 0.60 · y 0.62 · w 0.34 · h 0.16 (high) - Internal pegSingle rounded peg or raised knob located inside the bowl near the rim notch.
1 region
x 0.53 · y 0.70 · w 0.10 · h 0.08 (high) - Glaze and textureMatte to low-sheen green glaze with subtle darker speckling and slight tonal variation around the interior and rim.
2 regions
x 0.10 · y 0.66 · w 0.50 · h 0.26 (high); x 0.50 · y 0.66 · w 0.34 · h 0.26 (high) - Object resting on rimA rolled paper cylinder rests across the rim, its midsection supported by the notch; the paper is not part of the ashtray but is visible in contact with it.
1 region
x 0.68 · y 0.64 · w 0.28 · h 0.12 (high)
Other
Studio-style product shot with neutral beige background, soft diffuse lighting and a centered composition that leaves large empty space above the product.
- BackgroundSmooth neutral beige background with even tone across the frame.
- Shot compositionAshtray positioned near the bottom center of the image with substantial empty space above; image cropped to show upper portion of the ashtray and rim.
- Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse lighting producing gentle shadow beneath the ashtray and low-contrast highlights on the rim.
Colors
muted olive green· body and interior glaze#736D4C- Overall shapeCircular shallow dish with vertical outer walls and a flat bottom visible inside the bowl.
- 04
Product
Partial top-front view of a round glazed ceramic ashtray with a small raised spherical peg on the inner rim; a rolled paper cigarette rests on the peg and extends rightward.
- Overall shapeCircular shallow dish with a continuous rounded rim and vertical outer wall visible from a slightly elevated front angle; interior floor is flat with concentric curved inner ledges.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.61 · w 0.88 · h 0.33 (high) - Material and finishGlossy glazed ceramic surface with visible specular highlights and a slightly mottled glaze texture on interior and rim.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.61 · w 0.64 · h 0.28 (high) - Inner peg (pebble)Small rounded spherical peg attached to the inner rim near the right side, finished in the same glaze as the ashtray, used as a rest point for the rolled paper.
1 region
x 0.63 · y 0.72 · w 0.11 · h 0.09 (high) - Rolled paper itemA single rolled paper cylinder resting on the inner peg, extending to the right; paper appears unburned at the visible tip and slightly crumpled at the left end.
1 region
x 0.69 · y 0.68 · w 0.29 · h 0.12 (high) - Rim detailRounded rim with an inner groove where the rim meets the interior; rim edge shows lighter specular reflection spots.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.62 · w 0.64 · h 0.07 (high)
Other
Studio-style product photo with neutral beige background and soft diffuse lighting; ashtray positioned near the bottom center of the frame with gentle shadowing to the lower right.
- BackgroundUniform neutral beige backdrop occupying the majority of the frame above the product.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.72 (high) - Shot compositionProduct centered horizontally and cropped with lower portion of the ashtray near bottom edge; view is slightly elevated showing interior.
- Lighting and shadowSoft, even lighting with subtle shadow under the right side of the ashtray and faint reflections on the glaze.
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.72 · w 0.44 · h 0.22 (medium)
Colors
glossy warm brown· body and interior glaze#6A3E23glossy warm brown· inner peg (pebble)off-white paper· rolled papermuted gray-beige· rolled paper wrapped section#CAB7A9- Overall shapeCircular shallow dish with a continuous rounded rim and vertical outer wall visible from a slightly elevated front angle; interior floor is flat with concentric curved inner ledges.
Provenance
- Merchant Link
- https://pudl.store/products/pudl-pebble-ashtray
- Platform
- shopify
- Updated