I just spent a while grooving on the tea-porn photos on the Heath Ceramics site. Heath is a tableware and tile company founded in 1948, based in Sausalito, Calif. The namesake, Edith Heath, used innovative glazes and some really simple but alluring modern forms to make pottery that's also functional. Heath was bought in 2003, and the new owners seem to be trying to spread awareness of their treasures. It's about time.
They make a lot of stuff, by hand, but here are some drool-worthy pics of their teaware:
The large teapots go for $175 ... but dig this small one — with a cork! — for $68:
WANT WANT WANT
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