My favorite thing in my kitchen is a yellow Bauer teapot that belonged to my grandmother. My mom gave it to me for my wedding, and while it wouldn’t fetch a dime on Antiques Roadshow (they’re all over eBay, and mine has a cracked lid), I love it more for its humble origins. When I read that the company was re-releasing these grill plates based on vintage designs, I got very happy. Love them.
How do you take your coffee? Design the perfect cup by matching the color of your beverage to these Pantone Espresso cups. I’m a latte girl myself (Pantone 464 C) but perhaps you’d prefer an Americano (Pantone 175 C), a cappuccino (Pantone 1395 C), or a straight shot (Pantone 1545 C) for the purists.
On New Year’s Day, there will be 38 wine glasses in your sink. Will you be prepared?
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Aren’t these just gorgeous? Read the original post over at TheFind.
Heath Ceramics is one of the few artisan ceramic brands that is still in production today. It is founded on the California indoor outdoor lifestyle trend which began to emerge in the 1950s. My mother was and still is an avid reader of “Sunset” magazine and our dinner table was set with Heath ceramics every evening of my childhood. I was grateful to inherit settings for twelve of the Coupe line. As I continue to add to my collection I was thrilled to hear of the current exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. The exhibition, “Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist” runs thru September 20, 2009. The show presents the life and vision of Edith Heath and her inspiration on California design through pottery.
In 2003 Heath Ceramics was purchased by Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey. The husband and wife team have a background in industrial design and have revitalized the original designs founded by Edith Heath by adding fresh new color palettes and designs. In addition the Chez Panisse line is the result of the recent collaboration with Dosa designer Christina Kim and Alice Waters created especially for the famed Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. I choose for the new Chez Panisse line for my wedding registry (since one can never have too many Heath dishes!) and I love the beautiful milky color of the glaze and the organic lines of the pieces, makes me feel like I’m dining in Chez Panisse at every meal. To continue our family’s tradition with Heath, I’ve given my daughter a set of the children’s plates. She loves the colorful crimson plate and blue cup and will surely be thrilled when I hand down my set of Heath dinnerware to her in about twenty or so years from now.
