17 stores · curated ORBIS register
American tableware splits between studio pottery and factory stoneware, with loyal camps on both sides. East Fork Pottery makes handmade stoneware dinnerware and modern ceramic homegoods in North Carolina, in glazes named for Appalachian summers. Heath Ceramics has made handmade dinnerware and tile in California since 1948, unchanged in essentials. Danforth Pewter spins and casts pewter in Vermont, producing oil lamps and ornaments since 1975. Weight in the hand tells you more than any photograph manages.
Asheville, NC
East Fork makes durable, everyday stoneware dinnerware in Western North Carolina, known for its distinctive glazes. It grew from an Asheville-area studio into a nationally recognized homegoods brand while keeping production and its flagship store local.
Best for Handmade stoneware dinnerware; Modern ceramic homegoods; Made-in-NC pottery
Pearl Street, Boulder
Founded in 1977, Peppercorn is a Pearl Street emporium of cookware, kitchen tools, tableware and gourmet foods packed floor to ceiling. The independent store carries knives, bakeware, linens and thousands of specialty ingredients.
Best for Cookware and gourmet foods
Los Angeles / Online
Sheldon Ceramics designs and makes handmade stoneware and dinnerware, organised into collections such as Farmhouse, Silverlake, Vermont, and Indigo. Vases, bowls, plates, and full dinner sets are sold through the studio's online shop.
Best for Ceramics, pottery, stoneware
New york / United States / Online
The Met Store sells jewelry, scarves, tableware, and custom prints inspired by the five-thousand-year collection spanning all of The Met's locations, including The Cloisters. Current collections include Black History Month exhibition tie-ins featuring artists like Jacob Lawrence and Faith Ringgold, alongside a dedicated kids' line.
Best for Museum shop, jewelry, home goods
Pasadena, Texas
Curiel Party Supplies is a party-supply shop in Pasadena. Its in-person selection includes decorations, tableware, balloons and event supplies, with a focus on party decorations and practical event supplies.
Best for Party decorations and practical event supplies
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Glass Center, at 5472 Penn Avenue, showcases work by emerging and established glass artists in its shop, including a Penn/Fairmount tableware line made using traditional Venetian techniques by glass artist Jason Forck. The center includes a Hot Shop for glassblowing, a Kiln Shop for fused glass and a Flame Shop for torch work.
Best for Handblown glass tableware and glass classes
SF factory, store & Sausalito
Heath Ceramics has made handmade dinnerware in California since 1948, along with its Heath Tile. Dinnerware is made by hand in Sausalito and tile in San Francisco.
Best for Handmade dinnerware and tile
Church Street
Danforth Pewter has spun and cast pewter in Vermont since 1975, producing oil lamps, ornaments, jewelry and tableware from its own workshop. Its Church Street shop sells the line directly, much of it hand-finished by the company's smiths.
Best for Handcrafted Vermont pewter
Village of West Greenville, Greenville, SC
In the Village of West Greenville arts district, Darin Gehrke throws Asian-influenced functional pottery, from mugs and teapots to vases and tableware, with a contemporary edge. The studio doubles as a gallery and takes custom commissions.
Best for Asian-inspired handmade functional pottery
Woodstock, Vermont / United States
Farmhouse Pottery hand-throws stoneware mugs, bowls and dinnerware at its Woodstock, Vermont studio, inviting visitors to shop the store or join a wheel workshop. Its handmade collections, from best-selling Silo mugs to seasonal cottage pieces, are also sold through its online shop.
Best for Hand-thrown stoneware and pottery-wheel workshops
Catskill
Fisheye Ceramics, run by Kim Gilmour at 473 Main Street in Catskill, NY, hand-forms and throws organically shaped, modern ceramic pieces for the table and home on a potter's wheel. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, and the studio welcomes visitors Thursday through Sunday, 12-5pm, by appointment.
Best for One of a kind wheel thrown tableware
Monterey / United States
Fleurs du Soleil on Fremont Street in Monterey keeps a wide selection of pieces for the home and the table.
Best for Home decor, tableware and candles
618 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga
Opened in 2022 on Georgia Avenue by Sean and Vicki, this independent kitchen and home store outfits cooks with cast iron, carbon steel, knives and tableware, including Tennessee-made Heritage Steel cookware. Alongside sales it runs knife sharpening, cooking classes and a gift registry.
Best for Kitchen tools, cookware and knife sharpening
Chilmark
Potter Heather Goff carves through white slip on raw clay to make functional dinnerware and decorative tiles at her Chilmark home studio, glazing with local clay and wood ash for ash- and salt-flecked finishes. Her tapestry, dragon, and hanging-eye tiles sell from a home gallery she shares with fellow potter Bill O'Callaghan.
Best for Carved folk-style pottery and decorative tiles
Main Street, Beacon
Hudson Beach Glass runs a glass gallery and glassblowing studio in Beacon, NY, selling blown-glass wine glasses, animal figurines, bracelets, tableware, and barware. It also offers bookable make-your-own glassblowing experiences.
Best for Blown glass tableware and glassblowing workshops
Eureka
Potter Mark makes hand-thrown and slab-built functional porcelain in Humboldt County, work he has done full time since earning an art degree from Humboldt State in 1976. Each signed piece is fired to 2400 degrees and made ovenproof, microwave-safe, and dishwasher-safe.
Best for Functional porcelain tableware
Palm Beach / United States
A Worth Avenue institution since 1985, Mary Mahoney carries luxury tableware from Buccellati and Hermès porcelain to Baccarat crystal and Puiforcat silver. The shop runs a sought-after wedding registry and ships its home and table pieces internationally, making formal table settings and gift buying central to the Palm Beach store.
Best for Tableware, home decor, porcelain and crystal
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