Color Theory: Bittersweet & Nocturne
Time traveling with Nicole Lissenden. East Fork’s Creative Director shares the inspirations behind this season’s bold color explorations and reflects on East Fork’s 15th Anniversary.
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Community-supported Healthcare
Meet our first employee-recommended community partner, Big Ivy Health, and learn how they support the needs of the Barnardsville Community with free access to healthcare.
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Why Is It Called East Fork?
Alex Matisse, East Fork’s founder, on how the company got its name and why it represents a “little private victory” for him.
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Color Stories
A look back at the evolution of East Fork’s core colors and how they came to be.
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How We Make The Mug
Want to know everything there is to know about how we make The Mug? It’s your lucky day. Get the behind-the-scenes on how we make our iconic ceramic mug.
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Mugs for Equal Rights
“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family....
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Clay Buddies: Kirby Wolf
Our lovely Kirby, store Manager of the Lexington shop, talks about her five favorite objects which include a jar of seashells and an analog camera.
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Alex on Well Made
Does being interviewed in a podcast count as officially making it? Listen to CEO Alex Matisse talk about Lizzo and the growing pains of running a company.
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Big Feelings from the CEO
A heartfelt letter from CEO Alex Matisse.
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An Interview with Katie Button
We revisited this 2016 conversation between East Fork co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Connie Matisse and Cúrate owner and chef Katie Button on raising babies while running businesses.
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The Joys of Putting Your Heart on a Platter
Anyone else grow up writing poems about the ocean, taping posters of Justin Timberlake to their wall, collecting shells at the beach, and engaging in other...
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6 New Year's Eve Luck Traditions
Let the countdown begin.
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Queen of Coffee: An Interview with Stumptown's Mallory Pilcher
An interview with Stumptown's Mallory Pilcher where we talk road-trips, Mr. Coffee machines, and heirloom beans.
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Definitive Ranking of 8 Adored Holiday Cookies
A definitive ranking of holiday cookies by team East Fork.
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Poinsettia, The Patron Plant of Christmas
Pointing at you, poinsettia. The old Mexican legend of the plant, cool facts about it's growth, and it's history as an iconic Christmastime symbol.
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Table Talk
Eating together is something that makes us human, and it's an indispensable East Fork value. We make dinnerware because we believe in the quiet power of sharing meals, not only during the holidays, but year round.
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On the Color Red
It’s the pop in your favorite lipstick, the depth in a dramatic sunset, the power in the world’s most revered paintings, and the life force flowing through your body. It is symbolic of war, love, life, passion, power, danger, vitality and luck.
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The Fire Burnt Out
"Personal growth and good life. All of that, stored up, and radiating outwards now." Some of East Fork's veterans share stories from the early days.
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Vote, vote, vote!
May we suggest that you register to vote and cast your ballot every election season? Presidential, mid-terms, state and local are equally worthy of our attention.
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East Fork's Definitive Ranking of Breakfast Cereals
It was the 90's and all was chill. Bill Clinton was president, cell phones hadn't fully caught on, I was a terrible mother to my pet Tamagotchi, and we were eating cookies for breakfast.
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All Hands On Deck
A dreamy little exposé about hands, how we use them, and why we love them.
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Clay Health
To us, clay is the stuff of pots, but clay can be utilized well outside the bounds of pottery, and has a wide spectrum of health benefits for us humans! Read more.
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Still Life
The still-life is just that: life captured in a moment, an impossibility in exaggerated light, a bounty that exists forever, to remind you that nothing does. Set the table, get the lighting right, and eat everything on your plate. And don’t forget the wine.
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Seconds To Some
We chatted with Cade, East Fork potter and Small Batch Studio Manager, about quality control and what makes a second.
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What Even Is Slipcasting?
East Fork chats with Nick Moen of The Bright Angle about all things mold-making and slipcasting.
