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Explore - Ceramic Design
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South Africa: Design Indaba 2010
The annual Design Indaba Expo, held last weekend in Cape Town, South Africa, focuses solely on domestic talents. Some of these designs are available in American outlets like Anthropologie,...
written by: Rebecca L. Weber03.01.10 -
Tora Urup
Tora Urup is a designer specializing in the fields of glass and ceramics. Since 2001, she has been running her own design company and producing her designs in collaboration with highly skilled...
01.10.13 -
Akio Nukaga
Stop by Heath Ceramics for an extraordinary show and sale of Japanese master potter Aikio Nukaga's hand-thrown vessels—featuring one-of-a-kind, fully functional cups, bowls, platters and...
03.02.11 -
Design Indaba Expo
The very best of contemporary South African design will be shown at the eighth annual Design Indaba Expo, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 25th to 27th,...
01.11.11 -
Ceramic Tiles of Italy
Ceramic Tiles of Italy represents more than 200 manufacturers, recognized for their high quality craftsmanship and unparalleled style. A leader in the marketplace, Ceramic Tiles of Italy...
06.21.10 -
Kahla Porcelain
Our modern global world is characterized by flexibility, speed and a constant change of focus – and everyday life thus primarily calls for variable concepts, unconventional solutions and...
03.16.10 -
Imiso Ceramics
The Xhosa word "lmiso" means "Tomorrow". But the owners took this further, and, with the inspiration of "Work today, change tomorrow," our slogan "Dawn of a...
03.01.10 -
Informed by Fire: Highlights of American Ceramics
Varied forms, surface decoration, use of glaze for color combined with science and skill shows the full breadth of possibilities as demonstrated by this selection of ceramics from the Museum's...
02.19.10 -
Eva Zeisel
Born in Budapest in 1906, Eva Zeisel (nee Stricker) created the department of ceramic arts industrial design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she taught until 1952. Her ceramic works are in...
03.10.10 -
La Gardo Tackett
Pasadena California School of Art Professor La Gardo Tackett (1911-1992) was a major player in the early L.A. modernist movement. He is well known for his hourglass-shaped pottery and planters.
02.25.10 -
Bjorn Wiinblad
Bjorn Wiinblad was a Danish artist born in Copenhagen in 1918. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen and pursued a career in a range of arts including painting, ceramics, stage...
02.08.10 -
Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) was one of Sweden’s great ceramicists of the 20th century, though, like many designers of his day, he worked in many media—including plastics, textiles, enamel...
02.04.10 -
In Memoriam: Lucienne Day
In the early 1950s Lucienne Day (1917-2010) shook the textile industry, inciting a host of copycats and transforming popular taste. Here we revisit a selection of her lively, original designs.
02.04.10 -
Aspect Pendants
Sacramento-based Schmitt Design slip-cast two pendant light silhouettes—slender and squat—in translucent porcelain that, when turned on, emit a warm glow. Fabric-wrapped cords come in...
$380.00
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My Life USB
Like a spy pen that doubles as a stealthy camera, these ceramic charm necklaces do unsuspecting double duty as data-carrying thumb drives.
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Rainy Day Piggy Bank
Mom (or your banker) may have always told you to save for a rainy day—good advice—but sticking money under the mattress is so passe. Argentinian designer Ignacio Pilotto has given you a...
$30.00
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Porcelain Bud Vase
It's nigh impossible to find to two identical flowers, and it's not too much to expect the same subtle uniqueness in your bud vases, too. Ohio-based designer Cynthia Vardhan hand-throws each and...
$48.00
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Polka Beetle Tile
We've long been big fans of Xenia Taler's folksy decorative tiles, and a recent quick browse through her site has only fueled our adoration. Xenia's designs are hand-colored on her partner Steven...
$35.00
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Handpainted Cups
€25.00
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American Modern Creamer
Russel Wright believed in taking the chore out of entertaining, making preparing food, dining, and even cleaning up afterwards all part of an easy-going, social experience. His iconic American...
$20.00
