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The Boundaries Issue
State of Clay

These six fine artists add new energy to California’s celebrated ceramics tradition.

Art
Magdalene Odundo Teams Up With David Adjaye to Stunning Effect

The ceramicist and the architect have turned the Norman Foster-designed Sainsbury Centre for Visual

Design
Book Report: 21 Designers Relay What They’re Reading This Summer

Scroll through this guide for the best of the written word.

SURFACE SHOPS
Six Zoomorphic Accessories To Usher Cheer into Your Home

Cheeky, chic animal-themed objects for your menagerie.

CINEMA
A Heath Ceramics Documentary Brings Edith Heath’s Legacy to Life

The potter and her company get the filmic treatment they deserve.

THE LEGACY ISSUE
Kin of Kilns

East Fork Pottery's Alex and Connie Matisse and John Vigeland are translating the ancient art into...

THE LEGACY ISSUE
Community: 10 Female Design Council Makers Define Legacy—on Their Own Terms

In celebration of the Female Design Council’s (FDC) debut exhibition “Deeper than Text,” on...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
Rhythmic, Alien-Like Vases Fit for a Futuristic Table

Olivier van Herpt creates vessels that reconcile technology with craft, using a 3-D printer he...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
These Ceramics Are Next-Level Nudes

Jude Jelfs taps her fine-art background to create her remarkable figurative wares.

DESIGN OF THE DAY
This Hand-Thrown Vase Exemplifies Why Ceramics Are Cool

The chubby, weighty pottery by East Fork is a treat to hold and behold.

THE LIST
These Cool, Contemporary Planters Have Midcentury Modern Roots

Informed by California’s Case Study Houses, the spare ceramic planters from Monstruosus have a...

Art
Rirkrit Tiravanija and the Politics of Cooking

The artist explains why he took up ceramics and how slowness can be radical.