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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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Introducing Helpmate

Our new Community Partner working to eliminate abuse and fear by supporting survivors of intimate partner violence

A black and white photo of Alex Matisse kneeling in front of large ceramic pieces in a wood kiln

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.

A lineup of ceramic palettes with square glaze swatches all over them.

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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Caring For Your Pots

A care guide for your pots, yourself, each other.

Vogue: An Insider's Guide to Asheville, the Arts-Filled City Where Pottery is Thriving

"Amongst the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina, an eclectic community of artists—specifically, ceramic artists—are making the city a destination for one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted home décor."
Wall Street Journal: Creative Brief—Potter's Zeal

"Matisse, the great grandson of the painter, started the pottery in 2009 and now runs it with his wife and friend, creating stoneware in subtle colors."
Mother: Connie Matisse of East Fork Pottery Opens Up Her Asheville Home

"In the 10 years we’ve been together, we’ve built several workshops, a barn, a timber-framed kiln shed, two stores, a 15,000 square foot ceramics manufacturing facility and office space, and had a couple of kids—but at the expense of tending our own garden, so to speak."
Fast Company: The Quiet Radicalism of Henri Matisse's Grandson

“All of East Fork’s work is designed and made in the United States. In this sense, East Fork is part of a small manufacturing revival in the United States–one that has emerged less from a sense of patriotism than a quiet determination to develop and distribute high-quality products as efficiently as possible."

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