Ceramics

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Happy 103rd Birthday Eva Zeisel!

Nov 13, 2009 - World-renowned Hungarian industrial designer Eva Zeisel turns 103 today! Though she is best known for her work with ceramics, Eva, a featured Designer Spotlight here on Casa, has designed everything from acrylic candelabras to wooden and glass coffee tables, and is considered by many to be the matriarch of industrial design. In fact, New York magazine named Zeisel in its list of nine living Design Revolutionaries back in '07. - 1 Comment

Etsy Find: Woodlands Skunk Container

Jan 30, 2009 - Skunks get a pretty bad rap (for a pretty stinky reason), but that doesn't mean they're not cute as a button. Anyone remember Flower, from the movie Bambi? Couldn't get any cuter — or so I thought. - 3 Comments

Designer Spotlight: Bjørn Wiinblad

May 09, 2008 - If you're wondering where Jonathan Adler got his inspiration for his Utopia series, or where Tord Boontje got his taste for saturated colors and fanciful flora, look no further than Danish artist and designer Bjørn Wiinblad. This midcentury ceramic artist set up his own studio in 1952, and continued to reproduce his designs through the 1990s. Much of his work is inspired by the fairy tales of fellow Dane Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote such well-known stories as The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Pea. - 2 Comments

Nice and New: Jonathan Adler's Druggist Collection

Mar 17, 2008 - Billing himself as "your 24-hour pot dealer," Jonathan Adler gets cheeky with his new collection of pottery, Druggist ($24-$55). Billed as "An Apothecary of Emotion" his collection features translucent porcelain pieces that are first thrown on the wheel. Afterwards, the trompe-l'oeil chains and names of the emotions are added. - 5 Comments

Designer Spotlight: Hella Jongerius

Sep 04, 2007 - When Ikea tapped Hella Jongerius to design a line of socially conscious vases in 2006, many of us were thinking, "Hella who?" But design junkies know that Jongerius's influence reaches far beyond the blue-and-yellow confines of Ikea. With her cutting-edge combination of industrial design and traditional craft methods, the Dutch designer's reputation has spread from Amsterdam's Droog Design Collective to the European design cognoscenti. - 3 Comments

Bird Jug & Mug: Love It Or Hate It?

Jun 12, 2007 - I have a thing for little birds, they're pretty darn cute and add a nice rustic flair to modern elements. They're also pretty trendy right now, which is okay in my book. Yesterday I saw this lovely bird jug and mug set and just swooned. - 16 Comments

Your Fancy Coffee Deserves a Fancy Milk and Sugar Set

Feb 08, 2007 - Since so many of you enjoy your coffee with cream and sugar, I thought I'd share this cute set with you. I'm a sucker for great design and clever innovation and Tonfisk's Newton Milk and Sugar Set definitely captures both. The sugar bowl acts as a lid for the milk and has a slick mechanism that will keep it still while you pour the milk. - 1 Comment

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Ask Casa: Petrified Wood and Ceramic White Stools?

Jan 07, 2009 - Hi CasaSugar! I am working on wrapping up my living room and would love to get a petrified wood stool and a ceramic white stool similar to those in Monique Lhuillier's house (that I am totally in love with), which was featured on an Elle Decor cover a year ago. I've talked to Hudson Furniture in New York — they have the petrified wood but they sell at $1,200-2,000 each. - 2 Comments

Sensational Ceramic Hair Brushes

Sep 27, 2006 - Ceramic hair brushes work much the same way that ceramic flatirons do: They hold heat from your hair dryer longer and distribute it evenly throughout the brush. Not only do ceramic brushes dry your hair faster than wooden or metal models, but they also protect hair from excessive drying and eliminate frizz. After switching to a ceramic brush, you will undoubtedly feel the difference in your light, silky smooth hair. - 4 Comments