Cake Platter by Lucas Samaras

In the early 1980s, Sol LeWitt and his family bought a rustic farmhouse in Spoleto, Italy. While in Rome looking for new dishes, he and his wife, Carol, discovered that the maiolica pottery they so admired was made locally, almost in their backyard, in Deruta. Italy. The craftspeople in Deruta were continuing the more than 600 year old tradition of creating maiolica, a technique of applying a glossy base glaze whitened with tin oxide onto fired clay pottery. Vivid, hand-painted colors are then added and the pieces are fired again.

LeWitt designed his own dinnerware in Deruta and these same pieces are now available through Artware Editions in the full range of colors the artist intended. Each piece is made by hand by the same artisans who for generations have kept this proud and classic Italian tradition alive. This dinnerware is lead-free and dishwasher safe.

If we do not already have it in stock. the fabrication time is approximately 12 weeks.

The DISH series of porcelain plates by the Patella Brothers features 13 different silk-screened designs. Each trompe l'oei design has a distinct narrative told through a serendipitous combination of objects that feels surrealist or dreamlike. The Patella Brother's combined background in photography and sculpture explores new perspectives and altered visions of the ordinary, and the DISH series has brought this interest into the realm of the everyday object.

Each design is sold separately, or you can purchase the complete set of 13 designs. A 10% discount is given for the purchase of any 6 or more plates; a 15% discount is given for the complete set. Each plate is signed, stamped, numbered and dated. Food-safe ink; dishwasher safe.

This cheerful and playful ceramic cookie jar by Tom Otterness features a mama bear and her two cubs that are climbing all over her. Perhaps in search of cookies? The mama bear's head is the lid of the jar which has a bright yellow interior.