Laura Zindel's Ceramics Will Bug You In The Best Possible Way.

I especially love her platters, just a few of which are shown below:

prices can be seen here.
Laura Zindel Ceramics are designed by Laura Zindel-Lauterbach and her husband Thorsten Zindel Lauterbach. The two live in Southern Vermont in a very old farmhouse. Laura has a BFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts.

The Technique:
Hand built and slip cast with low fire white earthenware and glazed with non-toxic low fire glazes. The images are original pencil drawings drawn by the artist. The images are then printed with enamel and become a ceramic transfer. The images are then individually collaged to each piece and fired permanently to the surface. This technique is a modern version of what was once called transferware, first introduced in the 1700s.
*Each piece is individually made and variations may occur during the kiln firing.
Glaze colors tend to vary slightly and size is approximate due to shrinkage.

Care information:
All work is food sage. Please advise careful non-abrasive washing with warm soapy water, for brilliant, long-lasting life of the glazed surfaces. It is not advised to place pieces in the oven, and should be used as serving dishes only. Dinnerware can be lightly microwaved and put in the dishwasher. All other pieces should be hand washed.
See all her work here.

studio location:
339 Coolidge Highway
Guilford, Vermont 05301
802-254-8930
You can purchase her items at The Artful Home as well.

Lacroix's New Furniture & Homewares For La Redoute (With a fun microsite to match)

Seems that fashion designers are all getting into the housewares game and Christian Lacroix's latest collection for the department store La Redoute is another wonderful example.



His line of whimsical rugs, cushions, outdoor furniture, gardening tools, towels and more has all the whimsy of his fashion designs. The UK store carries the following products, but for some reason the US site does not, although they carry Lacroix's clothes and towels.











Buy the collection here.
or visit: http://www.christianlacroixpourlaredoute.com/

They have designed a microsite to browse the collection that is a fun way to walk through and see the entire line:





Visit the microsite here that has a fun game and extras like cool wallpapers.

Fashion & Art Collide: The Gap Artist Shirts For The Whitney

And here are the shirts:

Kerry James Marshall:


Barbara Kruger:



Glenn Ligon:


Marilyn Minter:


Cai Guo-Qiang:


Ashley Bickerton:

Sarah Sze:



Rirkrit Tiravanija:

Hanna Liden:


Chuck Close:

Jeff Koons:

Kenny Scharf:

Kiki Smith:




Where can you buy them? A few select GAP stores, online at GAP.com, a few art museums in the US, and Colette in Paris for between $28 and $32.

As you might expect, many are already sold out (hint: look on ebay for those)!

the t-shirts at the Gap.

the whitney.