RIP - Joe Soldate (March 2014)

Joe Soldate was the inventor of Soldate 30 & Soldate 60 clay bodies which are some of the stoneware bodies Humble Ceramics uses on a monthly basis.  Soldate 60 was also the first clay we learned on in our very first pottery class. We used to see him around the studio - always in a good mood - teasing us and a bit naughty at times (in a good way), and always generous with wise advice. He and Judith Grimes (another lovely talented potteress/artist we lost last year) were often seen together chatting away. He will be missed.

http://www.xiemclaycenter.com/
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/art/gallery.php
http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/index.php

HC plates used @ Fifty Seven LA

Pictures via Zagat.com
http://www.zagat.com/b/los-angeles/fifty-seven-debuts-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-eat#1

 Above pictures via Instagram
http://instagram.com/p/mEV_pOQ33b/
http://instagram.com/p/mEvzAySe-9/
http://instagram.com/p/mJlGnWHMFG/

HC picked as one of Christy Coleman's faves

 

Thank you to Christy Coleman - make-up artist to the stars - for picking Humble Ceramics jars as one of her favorite products of the moment.  You can read her interview and see her full list on the links below.

http://thechalkboardmag.com/christy-coleman-my-favorites

http://thechalkboardmag.com/meet-guest-editor-green-celebrity-makeup-artist-christy-coleman

New shipment of HC goods now @ The Primary Essentials - Brooklyn (March/April 2014)

Yeah to Lauren Snyder and her amazingly cool store The Primary Essentials. Congratulations for being named one of the best places to visit in Brooklyn. And thank you for mentioning Humble Ceramics. A large new order of work has arrived ... lots of jars, some Apple Seed vases and a few large bowls!!!!!

http://www.luckymag.com/style/2014/03/brooklyn-the-primary-essentials_slideshow_item6_7

http://theprimaryessentials.com/

HC in Campari & Sofa Blog

It is always intriguing and fascinating to hear someone's process and why they are drawn to an object, a texture, a shape or a color palette. A Humble Ceramics 'stillness bowl' prototype was recently spotted in the lovely bog Campari & Sofa. You can read the whole excerpt there. (Just a tiny correction ... the maker is from Belgium ...)

http://campariandsofa.com/2014/03/16/gift-giving/

Farmshop's New Website

Farmshop has a new and improved website and featured the loveliest unexpected little paragraph on Humble Ceramics which has been selling in their artisan market for the past 2 years. Humble Ceramics wouldn't be what it is today (and this is the just the beginning) without the incredible staff support and - of course - their amazing customers of good taste! Thank you Emiliano, Kurt, Ben, Josh, Katie, Jessica, et all the other friendly faces whose name I forget ...).

A special shout-out to Executive Chef Joshua Drew who has been my biggest patron/supporter and gave me the confidence to jump and get my own space and own kiln.

http://farmshopca.com/

BLUEZOO Chef paintings on Humble Ceramics canvases

HC in Vegetarian Times (April/May 2014)

 

A Humble Ceramics 'FS plate' was used in the April/May 2014 issue of Vegetarian Times. Check out the delicious recipe on Page 24. Thank you Kim Wong!

FIFTY SEVEN opens March 27th!

Congratulations to David Nayfeld for an incredible profile in Vogue and thank you for mentioning Humble Ceramics! Wishing you all a smashing success - season after season - you have set the bar very high!

Fifty Seven opens on March 27 at 

712 South Santa Fe Avenue

Domntown Los Angeles

213.816.8157

fiftysevenla.com

VOGUE

Travel & Lifestyle

Overheard: Eleven Madison Park Alum David Nayfeld Helms L.A.'s Fifty Seven

by Jennifer Conrad

" ... A native of the Bay Area—David Nayfeld says he was groomed to be a  chef by teenage jobs at an organic produce stand and washing dishes at a Greek restaurant—and the son of Jewish immigrants who fled Belarus, Nayfeld traces his penchant for dishes with a bit of acidity to zakuski, the small plates of drinking snacks favored in the former Soviet Union. At Fifty Seven a more refined version turns up in the pickled vegetables served alongside the Cook Pigs Ranch cochon de lait shoulder, prepared sous vide to retain a hearty texture and crisp skin. Other dishes on his menu take advantage of the bounty of Southern California produce: sunchokes with preserved lemons and foraged watercress; spiny lobster with orange, fennel, and licorice; and a dark chocolate ganache with Valencia orange gelée and salted almond brittle ice cream—all on plates by local potter Humble Ceramics and accompanied by California biodynamic wines ..."

... Read the full interview here.

Fifty Seven opens on March 27 at 712 South Santa Fe Avenue, 213.816.8157, fiftysevenla.com.

http://m.vogue.com/culture/article/eleven-madison-park-alum-david-nayfeld-helms-la-fifty-seven-restaurant/

HC plate spotted in Wolfgang Puck's latest cookbook

A Humble Ceramics plate was used in Wolfgang Puck's latest book "Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy" - coming out Today March 18. 2014. Check out the Citrus Glazed Halibut (styled by Kim Wong)! Thank you Kim!

HC spotted in Refinery29 Blog

Better late than never, Humble Ceramics was spotted in Refinery29 Blog as one of "22 Gorgeous Ceramic Pieces With MAJOR Charm" ... #15. Thanks Jessica Velez!

http://www.refinery29.com/ceramics#slide-1

HC Spotted in Kinfolk Magazine Volume 11

Thanks to the General Store mavens Hannah and Serena for including two Humble Ceramics cazuelitas and one salt jar for a Kinfolk dinner at home feature in the magazine Volume 11. Read all about it starting on Page 102.