#ceramics Stories

STUDIO VISIT
How Jos Devriendt Plays With Light and Shadow

Known for his playful ceramic lamps that resemble mushrooms, the Belgian artist-designer has...

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

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

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

Design of the Day
A Lumpy, Ghostly Vessel Made of Sand

Steven Haulenbeek sculpts otherworldly objects from an ingenious mixture of the seashore substance...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
These Ceramics Are Next-Level Nudes

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

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...

RETAIL
Hesperios Is the Urban Retreat New Yorkers Need Now

The knitwear brand’s new brick-and-mortar is equal parts shop, all-day café, and civic garden.

Taste
Brad Cloepfil Hung Out With Old English Ladies to Design Eleven Madison Park’s New Tableware

The ceramics galleries at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum are like a decorative-arts dream...

Design
Designer of the Day: Ian McDonald

The studio ceramist on shooting hoops, a forthcoming show in Japan, and his aversion to clutter.

Restaurant
Manhattan’s New Home for Sushi Purists

A boutique design studio infuses the Omakase Room by Tatsu with a subtle mix of color, scent, and...

Design
Olivier Van Herpt Is a Free-Dimensional Thinker

Meet the 28-year-old designer who is radically transforming one of the world's oldest art forms.

design
Essentials: September 2016

A selection from our team’s endless list of personal obsessions.