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Explore - Ceramics
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Salt and Pepper Shakers
Dear Dwell: I've been looking for modern salt-and-pepper shakers, but all I've found are tchotchkes and diner-style pillars. What do you recommend? —Cheryl LeGasse, San Francisco, Calio...
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Dwight Eschliman01.25.09 -
Birdhouses
Dear Dwell: We'd like to get a modern-looking birdhouse. Which ones will look best in our backyard? —Erik Edwards, St. Louis, Missouri
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: Peter Belanger01.01.09 -
Pure and Symbol
Steeped in the past but firmly grounded in the present, the designs of Satyendra Pakhalé merge futuristic shapes with centuries-old crafting techniques.
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Adam Broomberg01.26.09 -
Ceramic
Long considered to be the standard bathroom material, ceramic is no longer boring. New shapes and colors help redefine what was once only basic bisque or beige.
written by: Virginia Gardiner01.01.09 -
One Teakettle Wins the Tea-Off
Design competitions are all the rage these days, with the Internet making it easy to gather and disseminate good ideas from creative thinkers the world over. Recently World Kitchen—a brand...
written by: Sarah Rich04.01.09 -
Design Glut's Hookmaker
The entrepreneurial pair at Design Glut has been building a great archive on their site of interviews they've conducted with designers of all kinds. It's a really nice approach to giving readers an...
written by: Sarah Rich08.03.09 -
Live from London: Max Lamb
From commentary in The Incidental (a community-generated newsletter and website tracking the design buzz this week in the British capital) to a curated show of his father's pottery collection,...
written by: Charlotte West09.23.09 -
Reports from Italy: Trends in Tile
I spent last week at Cersaie, the annual trade show held each year in Bologna, Italy, featuring the latest in ceramic tiles and bath fixtures. When my hosts told me ahead of time to pack...
written by: Sarah Rich10.05.09 -
From Italy: Recycled Tile Wallpaper
Our first stop on day one of our week of tile-mania at Cersaie was at the booth of tile manufacturer Trend, an Italian company that makes enamel, quartz, granite and glass tile. Their space was...
written by: Sarah Rich10.06.09 -
From Italy: Urquiola for Mutina
On day two at Cersaie—a very warm, sunny day in Bologna—the booth of tile manufacturer Mutina hummed with excitement over a visit from design celeb Patricia Urquiola (whose work is...
written by: Sarah Rich10.08.09 -
Jonathan Adler's Whales
Though I've become quite fond of them, I don't quite know what to make of Jonathan Adler's pair of tabletop cetaceans. A butter dish and a pitcher, are they meant as a wry reminder of what a...
written by: Aaron Britt11.26.09 -
Iittala
Iittala Group is a leading company in modern Scandinavian design. The Group has a strong position on its home markets in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark with its brands Arabia, Hackman, Iittala...
01.16.09 -
Heath Ceramics
Heath Ceramics continues as one of California’s last remaining mid-century era potteries, compared to several hundred which once operated in the state. It continues to produce and sell...
03.16.09 -
People Will Always Need Plates
People Will Always Need Plates is the creation of Hannah Dipper and Robin Farquhar. Launched in 2004, they aim to use high quality, low volume batch production to create witty, thoughtful and sty...
03.20.09 -
Elsa + Sam
elsa+sam offers only the highest quality decorative and functional dishware direct from independent designers in North America and Europe. Every product in our shop is individually crafted with...
03.31.09 -
Circa Ceramics
Circa Ceramics is a collaborative studio team composed of Nancy Pizarro and Andy Witt. This duo creates candy-colored ceramic dishware, magnets, tiles, tabs, and cylinders adorned with their...
03.31.09 -
Up in the Air Somewhere
Up in the Air Somewhere is Chicago-based artist and designer Susan Dwyer. Three years after graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she focused in sculpture, Dwyer began...
06.08.09 -
Beehouse
Bee House produces durable and functional teapots in a wide range of colors and glazes. All Bee House products are made in Japan by Zero, Japan's leading manufacturer of teapots and tableware. The...
07.07.09 -
Modwalls
Modwalls® is making tile modern by providing both our retail and trade customers a more current and colorful alternative to what is available in most tile and hardware stores, as well as a very...
10.23.09 -
Duravit
Almost 200 years of bathroom history. It all begins in 1817, when George Friedrich Horn establishes an earthenware factory in Hornberg in the Black Forest. In 1842 the manufacture of tableware is...
10.22.09
