Brenda Holzke, designer for Studio B., combines her love of color and texture to create fresh and unique designs. With a passion for anything classically unusual, traditional looks are often updated with a modern twist. Her strongest inspiration is drawn from the vast world of fashion. The final results of this are ceramic designs with combinations of pattern and color that strongly resemble textiles. As a self taught ceramic artist, Brenda is not bound by limitations, and is always finding unique ways of interpreting clay through experimentation. Having worked as an advertising Art Director for many years, she understands the importance of combining beautiful visuals with solid concepts. Functional style is always a priority, so even the most decorative items are always food safe. This diversified collection can be displayed several ways, allowing many pieces to easily be grouped together, or showcase beautifully on their own. View the Studio B catalog of products »
Rae Dunn grew up in California and now resides in San Francisco. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Design and worked in graphics and fashion design for many years before discovering clay, which has now been her passion for over 13 years. Rae currently has a line of wares that is sold nationwide. Her inspiration comes from the earth and she finds beauty in simple shapes, natural forms and found objects. Her utilitarian approach to designing ceramics is strongly based on the Japanese aesthetic of wabisabi; the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Her work captures the simplicity and playfulness that are the cornerstones of her own life. Built entirely by hand, Rae’s work often elicits a physical response, asks to be touched and provides a sense of reassurance that we have our feet on the ground. You will find text incorporated in her work, which lends a higher level of meaning and point of view to her creations. Rae designs her collection in her San Francisco studio using white stoneware. All functional pieces are food and dishwasher safe. In addition to serving your everyday needs, Rae Dunn’s ceramics stand alone as works of art. View the Rae Dunn's catalog of products »
“ART WAS A CAPITAL ‘A’ WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,” SAYS CERAMIST JILL ROSENWALD. Her mother was an art historian, a cousin owns an art gallery, an uncle is an art dealer, and her stepmother paints. Starting at a young, age, Jill spent her days exploring the museums in her Upper East Side Manhattan neighborhood- the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney – and trying her hand at batik and other crafts during the summer camp. Combine all this with the study of ceramics and a stint at making her own jewelry (which she sold out of a box on the streets in SoHo), and you have the makings of a potter and ceramics artist known internationally of style, fashion, and color. Now, that’s creativity with a capital C. View the Jill Rosenwald's catalog of products »