Our Materials

Our beloved red clay is specially formulated to create a durable, dishwasher, microwave and oven-safe pot that produces the most pleasing warm color.

Stable glazes are boring. Our glazes and the colors we achieve are the result of the painstaingingly accurate process of measurements and testing which allows us to use glazes that have depth, interest and subtle variations.

We apply a white clay slip before we glaze to achieve the color response and the depth and character which you do not often find (because other potters may value their sanity). We value beauty over expediency and have not ever sacrificed it for total efficiency.

How Our Handmade Pottery Is Made

Every piece of New York Stoneware begins as a ball of clay on the potter's wheel. Ceramicist William Reardon hand-throws each piece, shaping it with practiced hands into the mugs, bowls, plates and pitchers you see in our collection.

After throwing, each piece is trimmed, dried and bisque-fired in the kiln. Then comes the glazing — our signature palette is carefully formulated and hand-applied before a final high-temperature firing that vitrifies the stoneware, making it durable, food-safe and beautiful.

The entire process takes days from start to finish. No molds, no shortcuts, no mass production. Just clay, a wheel, a kiln and a potter's hands. That's what makes each piece uniquely yours.