Thrown together. There was a brief-but-intriguing piece in this week's New York Magazine about local ceramicist Jono Pandolfi. Highlighting the ups-and-downs of his career. This spring, Crate & Barrel is selling his dinner and serving ware based on Chinese lanterns Kona. Check out Jono's designs for MoMA after the jump...
Wow, quite a profit margin on Jono's pieces. Actually makes Jonathan Adler prices seem reasonable (especially on sale).
Adler also works with Aid to Artisans, a non-profit organization which helps artisans in developing countries such as Peru by providing economically sustainable and social benefits in an environmentally and culturally sensitive manner.
My assumption from the manufacturing costs is that Jono's pieces are made in China by workers who are not enjoying such benefits. With huge profit margins, it seems reasonable to expect Jono to ensure the people making his products are sharing in the 'wealth'.
One of my favorite places in NYC to buy pottery is Access Artisans at 22 Greenwich Ave. They have a wonderful selection of vases made locally.
The chop stick holders don't work for me. The angle could be read as the same some Asian cultures use to indicate a death.