East Fork Releases a New, Lapis Hue in Tandem With an Auction for LGBTQ+ Equality
Available for pre-order on July 2, this bold new color is all mood, all the time.
Available for pre-order on July 2, this bold new color is all mood, all the time.
Mark your calendars: Asheville, North Carolina–based pottery and lifestyle company East Fork is set to release a bold new colorway for summer this Thursday, July 2 at noon EDT. A little bit edgy, a little bit classical, we can't wait to add these ceramics to our cabinets—Blue Nudes, anyone?
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Traditionally, each year East Fork celebrates the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same sex marriages by releasing a special line of mugs. This year, they're doing something a little different: from June 26 to July 10, East Fork is hosting a live auction of blue-hued objects from talented ceramicists, printmakers, glass artists, and chefs they admire—including a sculptural urinal by Tyler Hays, who we covered last year. 100% of the proceeds are going to The Campaign for Southern Equality to support their work toward legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ Southerners.
East Fork Dinner Plate in Lapis
We made and ate off hundreds of prototypes for The Dinner Plate before landing on this form. It has a slight lip for neat stacking and fits just right into standard dishwasher racks. It’s equally perfect for showing off a carved holiday roast as it is for keeping an egg-and-cheese off your bedspread the morning after a late night. Also great for salmon and sides, a whole cake, or dumplings for the table. Durable, beautiful, lovingly made to use for a lifetime.
East Fork Cake Plate in Lapis
The wee one previously known as the Bread and Butter plate. Use it for bread and butter, yes, but also to hold pillar candles, a desk plant, Hors D'Oeuvres at a cocktail party, or a little afternoon cheese and cracker snack.
East Fork Soup Bowl in Lapis
If you're looking for the Cereal Bowl, don't freak out; this is the same bowl, just with a new name. We started calling it the Soup Bowl after heated debates at the office about cereal eating style. If you don't mess around with another helping of cereal and want it delivered straight up in one shot, this is the cereal bowl for you. I like to eat several tiny little bowls of cereal, replenishing the milk each time, so I tend to size down. We’re all different.
East Fork The Mug in Lapis
Mugs tend to pile up in your cupboard. You get one from a gift shop at a National Park, another at a holiday gift exchange, another at a craft fair. Like your stuffed animals when you were a kid, you take turns using each one cuz you kinda feel bad for them. Until this one came along. This is the mug that you'll want to use every single day. Trust us. Live with others? Get a few. They'll want to use it, too.
East Fork Juice Cup in Lapis
Please believe us when we say that we do not judge chugging half gallons of OJ straight from the refrigerator. But if that’s not your style, meet The Juice Cup. We use the term Juice Cup loosely, and with the understanding that you might wanna knock back a few successive rounds. But, for those of us (hi, Mom!) who prefer a more elegant approach to n/a beverage drinking, this sweetie is just right. As a mom of a 4-year-old, this cup’s also the perfect size for watering down 2 ounces of Pineapple Juice with 3 ounces of bubbly water. It’s also a by-the-bed solution for a 2 am sore throat. A gargle-water receptacle in the bathroom (anyone else get so much lipstick on their sink faucet?). And a responsibly sized weeknight cocktail vessel.
MINNA Ikat Table Runner
Table runners are basically giant, aesthetically pleasing coasters that look good anywhere you put them. These runners are handwoven by a family-run weavers cooperative in Nahuala, Guatemala: the ikat design is achieved by painting colors and patterns onto the warps (the lengthwise yarns) before they’re attached to the loom.
The Palestinian Table
"With The Palestinian Table, Reem Kassis gracefully demonstrates the power of food to transcend the political divisions that are, too often, all we know of a place like Palestine. Reading and cooking from this essential book - a thoughtful collection of great recipes, historical and cultural insights, and beautiful photographs - will move you closer to understanding this complex, fascinating part of the world." — Anthony Bourdain
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