Art and gifts for food lovers by David McDiarmid Studio

Find here a fun-filled, food-focussed studio producing affordable, handmade artworks & homewares in Glasgow

From original oil paintings of your favourite ingredients to display in your kitchen, to ceramic pasta magnets for your fridge, to handcrafted coasters and placemats to set your table with, David McDiarmid Studio makes art for foodies!

Handmade art for foodies by David McDiarmid Studio

Handmade art for foodies by David McDiarmid Studio

My next shop update will be Mon 28 Oct at 7pm and will feature new food paintings along with the launch of a new glaze finish for my ceramic pasta fridge magnets & pin badges!

Realistic square shaped oil painting of a brussell sprout cut in half next to a whole brussel sprout on a plain background with a matching green frame, hung on a pale pink wall

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Check out my Christmas gift ideas, stocking fillers and Christmas decorations for the food lovers in your life

A dinner table set with bright coloured placemats, coasters and mini coasters for espressos on a linen table cloth with cutlery, various dishes, chopping board with lemon and plant pot

A creative way to set your dinner table

Jesmonite Placemats & Coasters

Including mini coasters for your morning espresso

A new way to display your favourite ingredients in your kitchen

Food Portrait Paintings

Supplied with bespoke, colour-matched frames handmade with jesmonite.

A bright yellow coloured circular knob handle with a white back card with the text 'Furniture Knob Handles handcrafted with jesmonite' and the David McDiarmid Studio logo. Another yellow knob handle is next to this showing a side profile

Get a handle on your kitchen design plans

Furniture Knob Handles

To add pops of colour to your kitchen cabinets and drawer fronts

Close up of a farfalle pasta shape made out of glazed ceramic with a white backing card with the text: 'ceramic pasta pin badge' and David McDiarmid Studio logo

The perfect accessories for pasta lovers

Pasta Pin Badges & Fridge Magnets

Handmade with clay the same way edible pasta is made with dough

Local to Glasgow?

Shop from David McDiarmid Studio in person

If you’re more of a touchy feely kinda person and want to see what you’re buying through your own eyes then you’ll be happy to know I like to pop up at various markets around Scotland throughout the year.

David McDiarmid smiling with a coffee in hand standing behind a market stall within The Briggait market hall in Glasgow. David's stall is stocked with oil paintings of fruit & veg, prints of bread, ceramic pasta magnets and bright coloured coasters

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A line up of 60x ceramic pasta fridge magnets and pin badges laid out on a grey carpet. Each row of 10x has a different pasta shape.

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Each piece is handmade by me in my Glasgow studio and for some products I offer customisable options to suit your brand.

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Your Reviews for David McDiarmid Studio

  • “I can truly say this product is lovely. I had a slight issue with my order (no fault of the seller) but David was SO helpful & kind. He was fast at communicating and worked quickly to help me! I am so thrilled with the outcome. Each piece is beautifully hand made. Well worth the money! Great quality”

    Brooke from Andover

    Purchase(s): pasta fridge magnet

  • "I am a complete fan of these beautiful paintings, never disappointed, a pleasure to buy from, professional and delightful work"

    James 41 from Hove

    Purchase(s): watercress, blackberries & cucamelon paintings

  • “David was great! Quick and really responsive, he went out of his way to get the veg I requested and the end result was a great painting that made a great gift for my girlfriend.”

    Christopher from Glasgow.

    Purchase(s): yellow courgette painting

  • "As a baker, I appreciate the beautiful simplicity of this print. Thank you so much!"

    Lauren from Philadelphia

    Purchase(s): bread print

  • "Friendly, efficient service. Dispatched quickly and nicely wrapped. The picture itself is beautiful. It’s painted on wood and the detail is just lovely - who’d have thought a fig could bring so much pleasure?!"

    joanneirwin73 from Glasgow

    Purchase(s): fig painting