Photo: Retailer You don’t need us to tell you that ceramics can instantly freshen up any room in your home while also serving as functional décor. To help you find your next piece, we combed through the online collections of Black ceramicists, the inventories of home-décor retailers on our list of Black-owned businesses, and curated Instagram accounts like Black Ceramicists, Pottery for All, and that of artist Chantal Strasburger .
From $48 at Karen Jai Home Buy Little Dippers by Juniper Clay $16 $16 Kristina Batiste, the artist behind Tacoma, Washington’s one-woman pottery studio Juniper Clay, makes these small dishes that work just as well as snack bowls as they do jewelry catchers. And while it’s not Black-owned, Saltstone Ceramics is a small business that supports local and regional artists who, like Batiste, hail from the Pacific Northwest.
$120 at Black Pepper Paperie Co. Buy Avé Rivera Studio Super Smol Blob Friends $7 $7 These adorable blob companions are so affordable, you could buy one for each of those friends you still haven’t seen in person yet. In addition to unusual ceramics, artist Avé Rivera also sells equally funky stickers and apparel.
$172 at GOODEE Buy @media screen and { .page-header .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } @media screen and { .tertiary .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } Studio Ro-Smit Vase $130 $130 Goodee also stocks a collection of hand-thrown stoneware ceramics from Dutch brand Studio Ro-Smit, including this minimalist vase that the retailer says is sure to “make floral arrangements stand out.
$99 at Jungalow Buy Mamasun Ceramics Balance Stash Jar $57 $57 Founded by Shannon Maldonado, Yowie, a boutique based in Maldonado’s native Philadelphia, has a wide range of ceramics to choose from. One of them is this two-tone stash jar from Brooklyn-based studio Mamasun that opens and closes with a circular cork stopper.
$139 at Marie Burgos Buy Malene Barnett Lava $1,550 $1,550 An actual work of art, this 16-inch-tall stoneware sculpture by artist and activist Malene Barnett is handmade and one-of-a-kind. The Brooklyn-based Barnett is the founder of the Black Artists + Designers Guild, a collective of independent Black creatives, and has shown her work at galleries and museums across the country.
$45 at Utility Objects Buy Carlynne Ceramics Portraiture Mug $120 This painterly mug is made by hand by Nala Turner, a Brooklyn-based artist and post-graduate art therapist. It’s among a handful of ceramics she sells on her website, many of which feature similar portraiture depicting Black women.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: ELLE Magazine (US) - 🏆 472. / 51 Read more »
Source: ELLE Magazine (US) - 🏆 472. / 51 Read more »
Source: ELLE Magazine (US) - 🏆 472. / 51 Read more »
Source: hellomag - 🏆 24. / 68 Read more »
Source: ELLE Magazine (US) - 🏆 472. / 51 Read more »
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »