Events
Upcoming IMoDD Events:
Picnic
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design’s Sixth Biennial Juried Exhibition
Opening reception: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 1 – 4 p.m.
Exhibition dates: September 6, 2025 – January 17, 2026
Location: The International Museum of Dinnerware Design, 524 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
An exhibition for artists and designers in all media exploring the theme Picnic through the creation of specialized dinnerware and related 2D or 3D work.
Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom Lecture Series
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design’s Unforgettable Dinnerware on-line lecture series includes tours of private collections and artist studios, allows one to meet directly with dinnerware designers and contemporary artists, and shares presentations by researchers and authors on major dinnerware manufacturers, including Mid-Century Modern dinnerware. These conversations are presented via Zoom. Our Fall 2025 IMoDD Zoom series will begin in September 2025 and continues on the second Wednesday of each month through December.
Did you miss any of our Unforgettable Dinnerware lectures? They are available to view on line! Videos of all of our Unforgettable Dinnerware lectures are available as YouTubes through our IMoDD-Videos Page.
Upcoming Zoom Lecture:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Splendid Settings: 100 years of Mottahedeh Design
part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series
Presented by Wendy Kvalheim
The global evolution of porcelain is illustrated in the work of Mottahedeh and Company, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. They are the recognized leader in antique reproductions and decorative ceramic objects.
Wendy Kvalheim is the owner and Design Director of Mottahedeh, carrying forward the distinguished ceramics company founded a century ago by Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh. The firm specializes in meticulously crafted antique reproductions and is honored to have been associated with the Historic Charleston Foundation as a licensee for over 50 years.
Ms. Kvalheim received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Pratt Institute of Art. Prior to taking over Mottahedeh she worked as a sculptor in bronze. Ms. Kvalheim and her husband Grant live in Princeton, New Jersey and are passionate travelers. They have visited over 75 countries where she finds endless inspiration for her work.
You can register for the free virtual presentation HERE and we will send you a link the day of the event.
image: Merian dinner service is an example of Mottahedeh’s meticulous interpretation of this historical pieces. To obtain perfect color separation, rather than use photographs of the original piece, each design is hand painted to match the original. The intricate process of transferring the design and getting all the colors to fuse in a single firing is meticulous and challenging. The industry average is 8 colors on a plater while Mottahedeh’s range from 4 to 27, the average being 16 as in the Merian pattern. Each flower has been created for a specific piece and no two flower drawings are alike.
New IMoDD Video:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6;30 p.m. Eastern Time
Mid-Century Beverage Ware: From Kitchen Table to Cocktail Table
part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series
Presented by Scott Hamblen
A curated stroll through one collector’s inventory. Join Scott Hamblen for the evening as he shares a look into his personal collection of bar and beverage wares.
An Ohio transplant by way of Louisiana and Texas, Scott Hamblen currently works for a local Cincinnati developer. Most collectors of Mid-Century tabletopia know Scott for his passion in the pursuit of vintage bar and beverage wares, and way too much dinnerware.
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Recent Events:
Mixology Event and Pop-Up Exhibition:
Barware
Mixology Event and Pop-Up Exhibition at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, 524 Broadway in Kingston
Exhibition Open: May 22 – June 1, 2025
Opening Event: Thursday, May 22 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
IMoDD’s Barware exhibition includes international barware in the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras (late 1920s-1960s+) from the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and France and American made glass, chrome, wood, rattan, and plastic cocktail implements and related barware.
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design
Members Preview Party
524 Broadway, Kingston, NY
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
IMoDD invited museum members and honored guests to a celebration to preview our inaugural exhibitions in advance of the formal opening of the museum on November 2.
