Back by Popular Demand, East Fork Pottery’s Taro Glaze Is Here to Welcome Spring
From now until July 25, the company’s coveted dinnerware is available in an enchanting purple hue.
Just in time for spring, Asheville, North Carolina–based pottery pros East Fork has decided to revive a beloved hue from its archives. Taro is a delicate shade that evokes visions of lilacs, juicy berries, and, of course, the speckled root vegetable it’s named after. This limited-edition glaze will be available for purchase starting Sunday, April 18 in all forms—including the newest edition to East Fork’s lineup, the Coupe.
"When we released Taro the first time in 2018, I didn't understand how gracefully and sweetly it'd integrate into every corner of my home," says East Fork CEO Connie Matisse.
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To choose 2021's seasonal glazes, East Fork polled their audience—and Taro was the winner.
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East Fork's cult-favorite mug in Amaro, Panna Cotta, Taro, Morel, and Eggshell.
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You can shop our favorite pieces below—including some thoughtfully curated home goods inspired by Taro—or see the entire collection here.
East Fork The Coupe
In the days when East Fork used only potter’s wheels and wood-burning kilns, we offered The Coupe. We are so pleased to finally offer it again, using our current-day processes at the factory. You may be wondering how this form compares to your other East Fork pottery: it can be described as a Dinner Plate with higher walls or an Everyday Bowl, but more shallow, with a diameter closer to that of a Weeknight Serving Bowl (swipe through the product photos to see a side-by-side comparison).
ShopEast Fork The Mug
Mugs tend to pile up in your cupboard. You get one from a gift shop at a National Park, another at a holiday gift exchange, another at a craft fair. Like your stuffed animals when you were a kid, you take turns using each one cuz you kinda feel bad for them. Until this one came along. This is the mug that you'll want to use every single day. Trust us. Live with others? Get a few. They'll want to use it, too.
ShopEast Fork Breakfast Bowl
The perfect bowl for little snacks, light breakfasts, just about anything served to little eaters.
ShopEast Fork Toddler Cup
Toddler Cups are the perfect primer into the world of "special objects" and learning how to handle them. These semi-precious little clay vessels are more durable than you'd think (though please be aware that 3-year-olds with clay vessels and concrete or tile is asking for tears) and they hold the ideal amount of orange juice that won't be a pain to clean up if spilled, and they're healthier (and less smelly if you leave stuff in 'em) for your kids and the Earth.
ShopEast Fork Dinner Plate
We made and ate off hundreds of prototypes for The Dinner Plate before landing on this form. It has a slight lip for neat stacking and fits just right into standard dishwasher racks. It’s equally perfect for showing off a carved holiday roast as it is for keeping an egg-and-cheese off your bedspread the morning after a late night. Also great for salmon and sides, a whole cake, or dumplings for the table. Durable, beautiful, lovingly made to use for a lifetime.
ShopEast Fork Juice Cup
Please believe us when we say that we do not judge chugging half gallons of OJ straight from the refrigerator. But if that’s not your style, meet The Juice Cup. We use the term Juice Cup loosely, and with the understanding that you might wanna knock back a few successive rounds. But, for those of us (hi, Mom!) who prefer a more elegant approach to n/a beverage drinking, this sweetie is just right. As a mom of a 4-year-old, this cup’s also the perfect size for watering down 2 ounces of Pineapple Juice with 3 ounces of bubbly water. It’s also a by-the-bed solution for a 2 am sore throat. A gargle-water receptacle in the bathroom (anyone else get so much lipstick on their sink faucet?). And a responsibly sized weeknight cocktail vessel.
ShopHayden Wilson Whiskey Snifter
Born up the road in Yancey County, Hayden is a second-generation glassmaker, but initially, the medium didn’t hold much interest for him. He received his BFA from UNC Asheville with a concentration in sculpture and eventually arrived at glassmaking, which he’s been doing for about ten years now. “With our current production setup, I think of myself as more of a manufacturer than an artist,” Hayden tells me. Read all about how Hayden makes these glasses here.
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