Category Archives: Ceramics
DesignCraft Heroine: Peggy Loudon
Sometimes, objects deafen you with their silence. Walking around at a juried crafts exhibition, there was, as usual, a good deal of visual stimulation (some good, some, well, just ok). And then, suddenly, I had one of those movie moments … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Heroine: ReCheng Tsang
We are a bit biased in favor of functional craft: designed, artistic–yes–but at the end of the day, functional. That was our whole point when we started out–to see how it was possible to re-introduce the “hand” into our every … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Hero: Jered Nelson
That’s the thing about inspiration. It sneaks up on you. It snuck up on me early one bleary Sunday morning. At the hair salon. (Shed, a fabulous salon with great people, and a great, great look. Big thumbs up.) Out of … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Heroine: Christa Assad
A little while back, we met and interviewed Rae Dunn and Josie Jurczenia at their fabulous studio, Fourth and Clay. Missing that day was the third member of their clay artist triumvirate, Christa Assad, who was off on one of … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Hero: Emil Yanos
We first saw Emil Yanos’s ceramic sculptures at an opening at Ruby’s some months ago, and couldn’t get them out of our heads. Even in a place like Ruby’s the work was a stand out: inspired, elemental, powerful and oddly … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Heroine: Sharon Virtue
Actually, forget the DesignCraft…Sharon’s our heroine in many categories. Yes, she’s a master of her craft (ceramics), but she’s also an entrepreneur, teacher, activist, and change agent. An irrepressible spirit, a force of nature, a connector of dots, we love … Continue reading
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Places we love: Heath Ceramics SF
Ah Heath, we’ve loved you for a while. Ever since we set foot in your Sausalito factory store years ago, our wallets have been a little lighter and our homes a little more beautiful. In recent years, all friends getting hitched … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Heroine: Whitney Smith
Really great design, as we always say, is about stripping away the extraneous, and getting down to the essence of both function and feeling. Great lives are about doing the same. Case in point: Whitney Smith, ceramic artist, whose work–and … Continue reading
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DesignCraft Heroine: Sara Paloma
SoCal born, Emeryville-based ceramic artist Sara Paloma works hard–seriously hard–but you get the sense she’s living the life she wants to live, and that’s a powerful, inspiring thing. She creates beauty for her living and for her life. Her iconic … Continue reading
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