{"id":8373,"date":"2025-07-05T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/?page_id=8373"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:04:39","slug":"imodd-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/imodd-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"IMoDD Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: -95px;\">\n<h1>IMoDD Videos:<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@theinternationalmuseumofdi4290?si=LOyYFhpJPtTqoLce\">Subscribe to our YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/em> on-line lecture series<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashtrays the Wright Way! Every design tells a story: the ashtrays of Russel and Mary Wright\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5UMzcP9o8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>March 11, 2026, 6:30 pm Eastern time<\/h5>\n<h2><b>Ashtrays the Wright Way!<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b><i>Every design tells a story: the ashtrays of Russel and Mary Wright.<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<h5>Presented by Scott Vermillion and Annie Wright<\/h5>\n<h5>part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Russel and Mary Wright<\/strong>, the pioneering husband-and-wife design team behind the iconic&nbsp;<i>American Modern<\/i>&nbsp;dinnerware and the 1950 book&nbsp;<i>Guide to Easier Living<\/i>, transformed mid-century modern life with stylish, affordable, and highly functional housewares for everyday use. Beyond these famous works, they created many other products\u2014including numerous distinctive ashtrays. Join the International Museum of Dinnerware Design for a fascinating conversation about the Wrights\u2019 ashtray designs and related stories, featuring Annie Wright\u2014Russel and Mary\u2019s daughter\u2014in discussion with collector and historian Scott Vermillion.<\/p>\n<p><b>Scott Vermillion&nbsp;<\/b>has enjoyed a 40+ year career in industrial and graphic design and holds a BS from the Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design. A lifelong collector and historian of American pottery, dinnerware and decorative arts, Mr. Vermillion has co-written several books on the subject. He is the Facebook administrator for multiple Art Deco and Mid-Century dinnerware groups and, for many years, served as co-editor of the&nbsp;<i>Eva Zeisel Forum<\/i>&nbsp;newsletter. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his husband, Scott.<\/p>\n<p><b>Annie Wright<\/b>, Russel and Mary Wright\u2019s daughter, protects and promotes the legacy of her parents\u2014two of the most prominent and successful designers of the 20th century. She is a co-founder of Manitoga: The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison, New York. A nutritionist by profession, Annie co-wrote&nbsp;<i>Russel Wright\u2019s Menu Cookbook: A Guide to Easier Entertaining<\/i>&nbsp;in 2003. She resides in New York State.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ubiquitous Ashtray\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRYpLRAdVms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday February 11, 2026<\/h5>\n<h2><b><i>The Ubiquitous Ashtray<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<h5>Presented by Margaret Carney<\/h5>\n<h5>part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series<\/h5>\n<p><strong><i>The Ubiquitous Ashtray <\/i><\/strong>focuses on the latest curated exhibition at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, <strong><i>Ashtray<\/i><\/strong>, which opened on February 7th and 8th in Kingston, New York. When the museum was established in 2012, it was only logical to have ashtrays in the collection of dinnerware. Carney, who grew up in a household where both parents were heavy smokers, knew the placement of ashtrays at both ends of the dining table. This presentation shares the hi-lights (pun intended) of the <i>Ashtray<\/i> exhibition, with all its peaks and valleys.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Margaret Carney<\/strong> is a ceramic historian with a Ph.D. in Asian art history. She\u2019s held the role of curator and director at a number of museums for decades. Her knowledge about the topic of ashtrays comes largely from inhaling secondhand smoke. Those who know her, see her as a person obsessed with food, including marzipan and vegetarian reubens. Contrary to popular belief, she is not known as a gracious hostess or a party-goer. And perhaps she over-shares.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"At the Table with Rebecca Sive\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ulmYE3B7fA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM Eastern time<\/h5>\n<h2><em>At the Table with Rebecca Sive<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h5>\n<h5>Presented by Adrienne Spinozzi, Linda Sikora, Leslie Ferrin, with moderator Carolyn Herrera-Perez<\/h5>\n<p><strong><i>At the Table with Rebecca Sive<\/i><\/strong>&nbsp;brings together voices across the field to honor the life and legacy of Rebecca Sive\u2014collector, feminist activist, and one of the most committed champions of women\u2019s ceramic art in the United States. Sive\u2019s impact extended far beyond the ceramic community: she was a nationally recognized advocate for women\u2019s rights, a founder of major feminist organizations, and an advisor to civic and political leaders whose work shaped public policy for decades. The panel will explore how this broader career in activism and public leadership informed her approach to collecting, mentoring, and institution-building within the field of ceramics. Among her many close relationships was her decades-long dedication to the work of Linda Sikora, which she documented in the 2018 catalog&nbsp;<i>I want to see Linda Sikora wherever I go<\/i>, contributing to the placement of three Sikora works as promised gifts to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This story is only one example of Sive\u2019s larger, sustained commitment to recognizing, recording, and institutionalizing women\u2019s contributions to contemporary ceramics. Together, the panelists reflect on the many ways Sive\u2019s vision, generosity, and advocacy continue to shape the field today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adrienne Spinozzi<\/strong> is an Associate Curator in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she is responsible for the American redware, stoneware, and art&nbsp;pottery&nbsp;collections. Her recent projects include&nbsp;<i>Shapes from Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection&nbsp;<\/i>(2021), an exhibition of 20<sup>th<\/sup>&#8211; and 21<sup>st<\/sup>&#8211; century abstract and nonrepresentational ceramics, and&nbsp;<i>Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina&nbsp;<\/i>(2022-24), an exhibition on the contributions of the enslaved potters\u2014both known and unknown\u2014in western South Carolina during the 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century. She is currently working on a reinstallation of American ceramics that will span the late 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century through today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda Sikora<\/strong> resides near Alfred, New York where she has her studio practice and is a Professor of Ceramic Art at Alfred University. Sikora studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (BFA) and the University of Minnesota\u2013Minneapolis (MFA). Professional activities are national and international. Residencies include: Archie Bray Foundation; Chunkang College of Cultural Industry, Korea; Tainan National College of The Arts, Taiwan; Clay Edge, Australia. Collections include: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Racine Art Museum; Alfred Ceramic Art Museum; LA County Museum of Art; Minneapolis Institute of the Arts; Everson Museum; Huntington Museum of Art; Fuller Craft Museum; National Museum of Sweden. Sikora is a United States Artist 2020 Fellowship recipient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leslie Ferrin<\/strong> is a leading specialist in contemporary ceramic art, recognized for her longstanding commitment to supporting artists and advancing scholarship. A gallerist since 1979, she has championed ceramic artists through exhibitions, publications, and institutional partnerships. She directs Ferrin Contemporary and authored&nbsp;<i>Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object<\/i>&nbsp;(2000), a landmark study examining the teapot as a site of artistic innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carolyn E. Herrera-Perez<\/strong>&nbsp;is an independent writer, maker, and curator. Previously, Carolyn served as the inaugural Curator of Glass and Ceramics at the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Contributing Editor of the Chipstone Foundation publication <i>Material Intelligence<\/i>; and Curatorial Fellow at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fiesta dinnerware from the collection of The Fiesta Tableware Company, Presented by Mark Gonzalez\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y4iC66GFb9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><b>Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM Eastern time<\/b><\/h5>\n<h2><b>Fiesta dinnerware from the collection of The Fiesta Tableware Company<\/b><\/h2>\n<h6><b>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;<i>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/i>&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/b><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Presented by Mark Gonzalez<\/b><\/h6>\n<p>This presentation will focus on the development of Fiesta with respect to&nbsp;shapes and colors.&nbsp; All of the pieces featured are from the factory&#8217;s collection.&nbsp; Some unusual and experimental pieces will be shown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Gonzalez<\/strong> has been collecting and researching dinnerware made in the upper Ohio River Valley for over forty years.&nbsp; He has authored four books and maintains the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/laurelhollowpark.net\/\">LaurelHollowPark.net<\/a>&nbsp;website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creating Shapes by Daniel Mehlman\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7Aj5WWTjtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><b>Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:30 pm Eastern time<\/b><\/h5>\n<h2><b><i>Creating Shapes: 40 Years of Design, Modelmaking, and Moldmaking for Dinnerware and More<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<h6><b>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;<i>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/i>&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/b><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Presented by Daniel Mehlman<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><b>Daniel Mehlman<\/b> is a freelance designer\/craftsman who develops products for the ceramics and glass industry.&nbsp; Plaster is the traditional material for modelmaking and moldmaking in ceramics, and <b>Dan<\/b> has a lifetime of experience with this versatile medium.&nbsp; His clients have included Dansk, Steuben, Corning, Mottahedeh, Lenox, Wilton Armetale, Nambe, Pewabic, Rookwood, Haeger, and many others, as well as numerous studio ceramists. As a modelmaker, he has worked with many noted designers, including Eva Zeisel, and has also made many models for historic reproduction products. He has presented lectures and workshops in ceramics departments around the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this talk,<b> Dan<\/b> shows images selected from his diverse body of commercial work in design, models, and molds of dinnerware, vessels, and sculpture. He discusses how product design and production tooling are facilitated by the craft of plaster work.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dan<\/b> grew up in New York and has been involved in art and ceramics since an early age. He attended the High School of Music and Art, Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Ceramics) and California State University, Fullerton (MA, Ceramics). He also has a background in construction, working in his father\u2019s general contracting company in NYC. After graduate school, he taught in the Parsons\/New School ceramics program and worked for a master moldmaker, before setting up his own practice. In the ensuing 40+ years , he has played a key role in the design and tooling of hundreds of products.&nbsp; He lives in an 1889 farmhouse near Albany, NY, where he has built a well-equipped 1,500 sq ft. studio, unique in its dedication to work in plaster, clay, and related materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Half Half: A Chinese American Life Expressed through Ceramic Art by Beth Lo\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ5CorSUvbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><b>Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/b><\/h5>\n<h2><b>Half Half: A Chinese American Life Expressed through Ceramic Art&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<h6><b>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;<i>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/i>&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/b><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Presented by Beth Lo<\/b><\/h6>\n<p>&#8220;My work as an artist&nbsp;has always been an expression of my lived experience as an ABC, an American Born Chinese.&nbsp;This slide talk will follow my work in clay as I consider my various roles in the world through the years, from child, to parent, to caregiver, to social commentator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Born in Lafayette, Indiana to parents of Chinese nationality, ceramicist <b>Beth Lo<\/b> makes work about family, culture and language.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her <i>Good Children<\/i> vessels and sculptures have been exhibited internationally, and her work has been recognized by fellowships from United States Artists, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Montana Arts Council and the American Craft Museum.&nbsp;&nbsp;She is a Professor Emeritus of Art and taught Ceramics at the University of Montana from 1985-2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;Beth is also an award-winning children\u2019s book illustrator and professional bass player for several musical ensembles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Splendid Settings: 100 years of Mottahedeh Design by Wendy Kvalheim\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cCJ26cCCe8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2>Splendid Settings: 100 years of Mottahedeh Design&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Wendy Kvalheim<\/h6>\n<p>The global evolution of porcelain is illustrated in the work of <strong>Mottahedeh and Company<\/strong>, celebrating its 100<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary this year.&nbsp;They are the recognized leader in antique reproductions and decorative ceramic objects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wendy Kvalheim<\/strong> is the owner and Design Director of <strong>Mottahedeh<\/strong>, carrying forward the distinguished ceramics company founded a century ago by <strong>Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Kvalheim<\/strong> received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Pratt Institute of Art. Prior to taking over <strong>Mottahedeh<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mid Century Beverage Ware by Scott Hamblen\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFZxTjtHolE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6;30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2>Mid-Century Beverage Ware: From Kitchen Table to Cocktail Table<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Scott Hamblen<\/h6>\n<p>A curated stroll through one collector&#8217;s inventory. Join <strong>Scott Hamblen<\/strong> for the evening as he shares a look into his personal collection of bar and beverage wares.<\/p>\n<p>An Ohio transplant by way of Louisiana and Texas,&nbsp;<strong>Scott Hamblen<\/strong>&nbsp;currently works for a local Cincinnati developer.&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Linda Sikora presents &quot;Ceramic Gestures: A Studio &amp; Teaching Practice in North America&quot;\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VGYZQsh2muI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2><strong>CERAMIC GESTURES: A Studio &amp; Teaching Practice in North America<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Linda Sikora<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Linda Sikora<\/strong>, trained as a studio potter, is working as an artist\/educator in Alfred, NY.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sikora&#8217;s presentation at IMoDD will address the broader context the studio research as it has unfolded over the last several years and the works that have represented it. As part of this, Sikora will share an overview of their professional trajectory, including details regarding the more salient technical aspects of producing the work, and stages of the studio and teaching practice that led up to it. Linda Sikora looks forward to engaging with the IMoDD audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Linda Sikora<\/strong>&nbsp;is second generation Canadian whose paternal grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe, as political tides turned, to work in the orchards of British Columbia, Canada &amp; coal mines in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.&nbsp; Sikora\u2019s mother was the oldest of 14 siblings (Scottish\/French) from Eastern Canada. Secondary school education was a luxury not afforded her parents, but their values of personal agency and industry were impactful.&nbsp; Furniture her father built for the household and her mother\u2019s acute, discerning aesthetic influenced her pursuit of an art\/craft\/design education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikora resides with her family near Alfred NY where she has a studio practice and is a Professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University. Academic study in visual art (BA) and a ceramic-based apprenticeship in British Columbia was the foundation of her training that continued at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (BFA) and University of Minnesota\u2013Minneapolis (MFA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional activities are national and international: Artist residencies include Archie Bray Foundation; Chunkang College of Cultural Industry, Korea; Tainan National College of The Arts, Taiwan; Clay Edge, Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Collections include Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Racine Art Museum, WI; Alfred Ceramic Art Museum; LA County Museum of Art; Minneapolis Institute of the Arts; Everson Museum, NY; Campos de Guti\u00e9rrez Foundation, Medellin, Colombia; Huntington Museum of Art; Fuller Craft Museum; Gardener Museum, Canada; LSU Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Smithsonian Museum of American Art; National Museum of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikora was nominated and selected as a United States Artist Fellow in 2020.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Women Behind Pyrex, America&#039;s Favorite Dish\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XMXhzh6y_fc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2>The Women Behind Pyrex, America&#8217;s Favorite Dish<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Regan Brumagen<\/h6>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women have been involved in every aspect of the development of America\u2019s favorite dishware and this talk explores how women helped create, design, test, market, and popularize <strong>Pyrex<\/strong> throughout its history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Manager for Reference and Access Services at the Corning Museum of Glass Rakow Research Library, <strong>Regan Brumagen<\/strong> coordinates reference, instruction and visitor services. Before joining the Museum staff in 2004, Brumagen worked as a reference librarian and instruction coordinator at several academic libraries. She has an MA in English and an MLS in Library Science from the University of Kentucky. Brumagen is active in several professional organizations, including the American Library Association and the Art Libraries Society of North America. She has previously served as the editor and web manager for the Women and Gender Studies Section of ALA, as an elected delegate to OCLC\u2019s Americas Regional Council, and as an ARLIS liaison to ALA\u2019s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From the White House to Our House: Why Functional Pots Reflect Culture and Time, by Anne Bailey\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/liABDJ8dw4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2>From the White House to Our House: Why Functional Pots Reflect Culture and Time<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Anne Bailey<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Anne Bailey<\/strong> reflects on her journey in the clay world starting with her education with some of the top functional potters in Britain, having her porcelain dinnerware shown as a in the White House during the Carter Administration while she was a young potter, starting the Ceramic Supply Division at Bailey Pottery, and building the Bailey Pottery Collection in Kingston, New York. The collection includes over 600 pots from the last century and is located in the Bailey factory in Kingston, New York. She discusses the collection which is primarily functional and its evolution over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anne Bailey<\/strong> is co-owner of Bailey Pottery Equipment. In 1983 she developed the Ceramic Supply Division of Bailey Pottery Equipment alongside her husband who has designed and manufactured world-renowned gas and electric pottery kilns, potters wheels, slabrollers, extruders and other studio equipment. She remains active in the management of the company.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vadna of California: Duality in Dinnerware!\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JaKLSv2lW_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h2>Vadna of California: Duality in Dinnerware!<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Lynn Humfreville Zenick, Jim Drobka and Scott Vermillion<\/h6>\n<p>When Vadna of California introduced its innovative dinnerware design in a \u201ctwo-tone color scheme and a combination of materials, wood and clay,\u201d a 1947 newspaper article described it as \u201cDuality in Dinnerware,\u201d a term that aptly describes the Vadna of California story.<\/p>\n<p>In 1946, Bill and Vadna Humfreville, a-husband-and-wife team opened Vadna of California in Los Angeles, collaborating in a dual design capacity. Bill\u2019s innovative approach involved designing dinnerware shapes with thin walls and paired with wooden bases and handles, while Vadna utilized her refined aesthetic to formulate the glaze colors and create hand-painted dinnerware patterns.<\/p>\n<p>During their 25 years in operation, the company location and name evolved. Seeking a quieter life, Bill and Vadna relocated their family and Vadna of California to Leucadia, a small coastal community north of San Diego. To take advantage of Leucadia\u2019s vibrant tourist trade, Bill and Vadna added a small retail store showcasing their own pottery and items from fellow potters, artisans and local businesses. They changed the company name to Vadna Ware to better describe their expanded business.<\/p>\n<p>The Vadna business model was marked by duality. In response to the dinnerware industry\u2019s decline due to a flood of low-cost imports into the US market, Bill and Vadna adjusted the company\u2019s emphasis from labor-intensive dinnerware sets to mugs\u2014a popular cup shape at the time that required less production effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynn Humfreville Zenick<\/strong> (Bill and Vadna\u2019s daughter), <strong>Jim Drobka<\/strong>, and <strong>Scott Vermillion<\/strong>&nbsp;present and discuss the intriguing dualities of Vadna of California and its relatively unknown and fascinating history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynn Hunfreville Zenick<\/strong> is the daughter of Bill and Vadna Humfreville, owners and operators of Vadna of California. When she was five, her parents relocated the family and business to Leucadia, California. With her parents working at the pottery and store every day, Lynn virtually grew up on the premises. She has fond memories of having unlimited access to clay, glazes and other materials to craft various objects. As she grew older, she worked at the store on weekends and during the summer months. Bill and Vadna would often take Lynn along on business excursions to Los Angeles, where they attended gift shows, visited their pottery mold maker, and dined at the Tam O\u2019Shanter restaurant\u2014a place that she loved and is still in business today. Lynn is a social worker who continues to live in California and is devoted to her four children and six grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Drobka<\/strong> became interested in Vadna of California when it was pictured in Bill Stern&#8217;s Mission to Modernism book, and Jack Chipman&#8217;s California Pottery Scrapbook. The elegant designs, and the unique combination of ceramic and wood on some pieces made an immediate impression. This led to collecting examples of Vadna and researching its history. He has been collecting mid-century dinnerware since 1988. Interest in Russel Wright, Eva Zeisel, and other midcentury designers has grown to include collecting production from many California companies. He has lent pieces to several museum exhibitions, including the 2006 \u201cEva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100\u201d exhibit at Mingei International Museum, San Diego. He also researched and wrote the chapter about Zeisel&#8217;s Riverside China for the book Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Vermillion<\/strong> is on the board of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design (IMoDD), &nbsp;and is an avid vintage dinnerware collector, designer, and design historian. He became interested in Vadna of California when tasked to write a history after the IMoDD acquired a set of their dinnerware through the Bill Stern estate. He has lent pieces to several museum exhibitions including the Cooper Hewitt\u2019s \u201cRussel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle,\u201d and \u201cSerious Play: Design in Mid-Century American\u201d and \u201cScandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980,\u201d both at the Milwaukee Art Museum. He has contributed to several related books, including Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty; he is co-editor of the Eva Zeisel Forum Newsletter; and administrates several social media pages devoted to vintage dinnerware.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Captions (from left to right): Vadna Humfreville, and her brother Gene, in front of the Vadna Ware production building in Leucadia, California, around 1955, (Vadna of California archive photo provided by Lynn Humfreville Zenick); Vadna and Lynn (holding a plate in the Fruit Festival pattern) in the Vadna Ware store, 1955, (Vadna of California archive photo provided by Lynn Humfreville Zenick); Vadna of California plate assortment in alternating glaze colors of Cloud Grey, Sun Yellow, and Raisin, (from the collection of Jim Drobka, photography by Jim Drobka); Sunburst Creamer (Cloud Grey with Sun Yellow interior) with wood handle, (from the collection of Jim Drobka, photography by Jim Drobka)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anomalies and Curiosities of Dinnerware\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJyqex7toLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, December 11, 2024<\/h5>\n<h2>Anomalies and Curiosities of Dinnerware&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Margaret Carney<\/h6>\n<p>If an anomaly is something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected and a curiosity is something rare and novel, and dinnerware is basically anything that can be found on a tabletop, then you can only imagine what I am going to share during my presentation. Bring your curiosity and claim a seat at the table while we explore this topic full of masterpieces dating from ancient times to the present, including work created by contemporary artists and the great designers for industry.<\/p>\n<p>Margaret Carney is a ceramics historian with a Ph.D. in Asian art history, and a B.A. in anthropology and archaeology. As museum curator she has curated hundreds of exhibitions over multiple decades, published numerous books, exhibition catalogues, and journal articles, and has lectured world-wide on diverse topics mostly relating to ceramics. In 2012 she established the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, now located in Kingston, New York. Her approach to life is food-centric, with marzipan being at the top of the food pyramid.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KleinReid Clay Confidential\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mm2sVTQtNpQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, November 13, 2024<\/h5>\n<h2>KleinReid: Clay Confidential&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by James Klein and David Reid<\/h6>\n<p><strong>James Klein<\/strong> and <strong>David Reid<\/strong> invite you to join them as they discuss their work, their collections, and their 12 year collaboration with Eva Zeisel.<\/p>\n<p>A pioneer in ceramic design and maker movements, <strong>KleinReid<\/strong> studio was founded by <strong>James Klein<\/strong> and <strong>David Reid<\/strong> in Brooklyn, NY, in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>The influential workshop is renowned for its elegant shapes, translucent porcelain, artisanal glazes, design integrity and impeccable craftsmanship. All work is made \u201cfrom scratch\u201d \u2014 hand produced from proprietary porcelain and glazes.<\/p>\n<p>KleinReid\u2019s&nbsp;pieces have been extensively shown in gallery and museum exhibitions, are carried in design and home stores worldwide, and included in the collections of&nbsp;museums, collectors, celebrities and politicians, including presidents W. Bush and Obama.&nbsp;James and David have also designed collections for prestigious firms including Herman Miller, Dansk, West Elm and Room&amp;Board and have been profiled in national and international shelter, fashion and design periodicals, and on television.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999 the duo approached one of its heroes, design legend Eva Zeisel (then 93) with a proposal to collaborate. Their work together over the last twelve years of Ms. Zeisel\u2019s life spawned a collection of over 20 designs, a treasured friendship, and helped bring her iconic work to a new generation.<\/p>\n<p>Image: KleinReid, Prime Painted Canyon, glazed porcelain and hand-turned walnut.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating the Dinner Party with Eddie Dominguez\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_nGGlxzGkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, October 9, 2024<\/h5>\n<h2>The Celebration of the Dinner Party&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Eddie Dominguez<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Eddie Dominguez<\/strong> discusses the reasons he makes dinnerware and the approaches that guide his work. &nbsp;Why Dinnerware?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eddie Dominguez<\/strong> was born in 1957 in Tucumcari, New Mexico and is one of the leaders in contemporary ceramic and multi-media art in the country today. &nbsp;Receiving his BFA from the Cleveland Art Institute in 1981, Dominguez continued his education at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, completing his MFA in 1983. For the past 30 years, Dominguez has explored cultural and social issues such as ethnicity, political tension and gender in his art. &nbsp;He is professor emeritus of ceramics at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dining on the Concorde: In Flight Dining at Twice the Speed of Sound\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6aoCpOSAKag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, September 11, 2024<\/h5>\n<h2>Dining on the Concorde: In Flight Dining at Twice the Speed of Sound&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h6>part of the IMoDD&nbsp;Unforgettable Dinnerware&nbsp;lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Presented by Paul Wylde and Nathan Shedroff<\/h6>\n<p>The Concorde was, perhaps, the most iconic commercial airplane in the world. During its service from 1976 to 2003, it simultaneously represented the heritage of the best inflight service as well as the future of air travel, itself. This duality was the design challenge for the last fit of inflight dining. Paul Wylde was the creative director of the last flights of British Airways&#8217; Concorde. He was responsible for creating an inflight experience that was classic, modern, elite, and beautiful\u2014all with a set of preparation and serving constraints few industries must abide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Wylde<\/strong>&nbsp;is Founder, CEO and Creative Director of&nbsp;<strong>paulwylde<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 an award-winning brand, innovation and design consultancy that specializes in creating beautiful brands that literally and emotionally move people.&nbsp;His projects span brand strategy, experience design, communications, innovation activation, service style and food &amp; beverage design.&nbsp;Paul has transformed the way that we fly, through over 20 years of pioneering new experiences, products and services including the first lie-flat beds in business class, lie flat-beds for low-cost, high-value carriers, airline, aircraft and alliance branding, luxury boutique airlines, service style and hospitality design innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Paul is fascinated by:<br \/>\n&#8211; What beauty is, means and does &#8211; across time, culture and geography.<br \/>\n&#8211; The point of transcendence from a space to a home.<br \/>\n&#8211; Design for multi-functionality and well-being.<br \/>\n&#8211; Why some ideas create fanatical followings and others do not.<br \/>\n&#8211; How to use creativity for commercial advantage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Shedroff<\/strong>&nbsp;is a serial entrepreneur, business strategist, education innovator, author, and speaker. He is a serial entrepreneur in various technology and strategic sectors. Nathan has written over 10 books, started more than 6 companies, and founded the ground-breaking Design MBA program at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco, CA, where he has taught since 2000. He is currently a full professor teaching in the MDes in Interaction Design program. He also teaches internationally at KaosPilot in Aarhus, Denmark and ELISAVA in Barcelona. He is focused on building new tools for strategy and communication and recently led the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/foodicons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foodicons.org<\/a>&nbsp;Challenge, an initiative for building a global, open-source iconographic system for food systems.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan has service for twelve from the Concorde.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"East Coast Collector John Moses Talks About West Coast Pottery\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0UKkerdYdoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday, May 8, 2024<\/h5>\n<h3>East Coast Collector Talks About West Coast Pottery<\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Presented by John Moses<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>East Coast collector <strong>John Moses<\/strong> presents some history and information about his own collection of West Coast pottery including Brayton Laguna, Bauer, Catalina and Padre. A brief mention of Homer Laughlin Fiestaware will be made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Moses<\/strong> is an East Coast collector of West Coast pottery. &nbsp;He was born and raised in Chicago and spent his adult life in New York City. &nbsp;In the past he worked in advertising agencies and was a sales person at a number of Mid-Century furniture stores around New York City and sold pottery at an indoor flea market.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howard Kottler presented by Judy Schwartz\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/md9XMYYJIkI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Wednesday, April 10, 2024<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3>Howard Kottler: The Iconoclast Trouble Maker<\/h3>\n<h5>Presented by Judith S. Schwartz<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Howard Kottler<\/strong> (1930-1989) was, and continues to be, one of the most highly regarded artists and teachers of ceramic art in the United States &#8211; long venerated among the ceramic intelligentsia. His reputation continues to grow &#8211; appreciated now as an artist ahead of his time, a \u201cpost-modernist\u201d who appropriated art historical objects long before it was fashionable to do so. He simulated surfaces before Pattern and Decoration became popular styles, and mixed the hand-made, ready-made, and home-made in ways which both confused and irritated the craft world much as Duchamp had done several decades earlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;With an eye to the past, Kottler\u2019s work was also consistently rooted in the present, producing objects reflective of the social, political, and artistic events of the 60\u2019s, 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. The lecture will explore his evolution as he developed a variety of working styles and will highlight his use of commercial plates and decal manipulation to satirize society in ways that were innovative and provocative. His dinnerware series became one of his most popular expressions where word titles were themselves marvelous satiric puns and double entendres.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Judith S. Schwartz<\/strong>, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Art from New York University where she taught ceramic courses for more than 30 years (<a href=\"http:\/\/judyschwartz.com\/\">judyschwartz.com<\/a>). She is the author of&nbsp;<em><u>Confrontational Ceramics <\/u><\/em>(Bloomsbury 2008), a book celebrated as an unprecedented exploration of the social, gender, environmental and political expressions in contemporary ceramic art. She has authored numerous articles dealing with ceramic education and its practitioners.&nbsp;&nbsp;She curated several national and international touring exhibitions&nbsp;and has served as juror in competitions throughout the world.&nbsp; She is a&nbsp;Trustee of the Howard Kottler trust, former Vice President of the International Academy of Ceramics, honorary member of NCECA and was presented with their teaching excellence award.&nbsp;&nbsp;She received awards from the J. D. Rockefeller III Fund, Fulbright Association,&nbsp;NYCATA\/UFT, honored as a Watershed Legend,&nbsp;and received awards from the Everson and Renwick Museums. She organized several notable conferences: &#8220;Case for Clay in Secondary Education&#8221; and &#8220;Criticism in Crafts Arts\u201d, worked as the Educational consultant to Lenox China Company, and has served on numerous not-for-profit boards such as the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (past president), Studio Potter Magazine, K12 Ceramic Art Foundation, The Clay Art Center, Arts Westchester, the University Council for Art Education (past president) and the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.&nbsp;&nbsp;She is currently president of the Museum of Ceramic Art-NY&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/moca-ny.org\/\">moca-ny.org<\/a>, which is home to Ceramic World Destinations, a database of over 4000 international locations for ceramic art.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mid-Century Hostess Carafes:  My Accidental Collection, with Scott Hamblen\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NVaGtwzdzQY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, March 13, 2024<\/h6>\n<h3>Mid-Century Hostess Carafes: My Accidental Collection<\/h3>\n<h5>Scott Hamblen<\/h5>\n<p>A retrospective and brief primer on an unintentional accumulation by Scott Hamblen.<\/p>\n<p>An Ohio transplant by way of Louisiana and Texas, Scott Hamblen currently works for a local Cincinnati developer. &nbsp;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.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bespoke Pottery for Restaurants, with David T. Kim\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aa_FRCNqdmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv4196370089MsoNormal\">Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"yiv9032289492MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv9032289492\">Bespoke pottery for restaurants<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"yiv9032289492MsoNormal\">David T. Kim<\/h5>\n<p class=\"yiv9032289492MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv9032289492\"><strong>David T Kim<\/strong> talks about process, collaboration, and pottery to create unique bespoke dinnerware for some of the best chefs and restaurants in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9032289492MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv9032289492\"><strong>David T. Kim<\/strong> was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Chicago at a young age.&nbsp;David has a unique blend of eastern and western pottery techniques in his work as he received his B.F.A at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013 and studied in Korea under Master potter Kwak Kyung Tae.&nbsp;Prior to starting DTK Ceramics, David trained in multiple techniques of ceramics &#8211; from tile making to small batch production pottery. David\u2019s experience working for his father, a chef, and restaurant owner has allowed for David to think of all the intricacies of plateware from chef to consumer. All of these experiences helped him learn, create, and design ceramics on a small batch unique scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9032289492MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv9032289492\">DTK Ceramics specializes in creating custom dinnerware for Chicago&#8217;s top restaurants and occasionally releasing unique wheel thrown pottery.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Feeding Art Deco\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/axHza224S4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3>Feeding Art Deco<\/h3>\n<h5>Teri J. Edelstein<\/h5>\n<p class=\"yiv4196370089MsoNormal\">A central aspect of the culture and lifestyle of the 1920s and 30s was the creation and consumption of food.&nbsp;&nbsp;You could exist in an Art Deco world where everything from the soup to the nuts was inflected with this style. As a pervasive mode, Deco shaped a total environment&nbsp;and eating was an integral part of this.&nbsp;Tableware, of course, was a significant feature. The lecture will focus upon some of the more striking results of this encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4196370089MsoNormal\"><strong>Dr. Teri J. Edelstein<\/strong>, curator and museum consultant is principal of Teri J. Edelstein, Museum Strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp;She served as Deputy Director of The Art Institute of Chicago and before that as director of the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.&nbsp;&nbsp;She has taught at Yale University, Mount Holyoke College, and The University of Chicago. Her numerous publications include many articles and exhibition catalogues as well as the book&nbsp;<i class=\"yiv4196370089\">Art for All: British Posters for Transport.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>She contributed a major essay to&nbsp;<i class=\"yiv4196370089\">Art Deco Chicago: Designing&nbsp;Modern America<\/i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most recently, she curated&nbsp;<u class=\"yiv4196370089\">Everyone&#8217;s Art Gallery:&nbsp;&nbsp;Posters of the London Underground<\/u>&nbsp;for the Art Institute of Chicago and contributed an essay to the book&nbsp;<i class=\"yiv4196370089\">E. McKnight Kauffer:&nbsp;&nbsp;The Artist in Advertising.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David R. MacDonald: Vessels for the Human Spirit\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ZkbiYMVg64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3>Vessels for the Human Spirit<\/h3>\n<h5>David MacDonald<\/h5>\n<p class=\"yiv3631097523MsoNormal\">David R. MacDonald received his BS in Art Education from Hampton University; and his MFA from the University of Michigan. In 1971 he joined the faculty of the School of Art at Syracuse University, retiring in 2008 with the rank of Professor Emeritus. His work has been featured in several ceramic textbooks and magazines. He has also been featured in several nationally televised programs; such as, HGTV&#8217;s &#8220;Modern Masters&#8221; and PBS&#8217;s &#8220;A Craftsmen&#8217;s Legacy&#8221;. He has been given a number of awards by various national arts organizations such as, National Conference for the Education in the Ceramics Arts&#8217; &#8220;Excellence in Teaching Award&#8221; and the National Crafts Council&#8217;s &#8220;Master Craftsman Award&#8221;. In 2023 Professor MacDonald was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Syracuse University. &nbsp;Since his retirement, Professor MacDonald has been active lecturing across the country and working in his studio creating his signature ceramic works.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv3631097523MsoNormal\"><strong>Artist Statement<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p class=\"yiv3631097523MsoNormal\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cThe essence of the art experience, for me, has been one of self-discovery and communication. In one sense, it is a very private and personal journey in search of order, reason, and beauty. Yet, in another sense, it is a very public act; an attempt to express and share, with others, my realizations and discoveries.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cThe principal concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; and a celebration of my African heritage. The material I use is clay. The primary vehicle for these expressions is the vessel.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cThe vessel embodies unique social and spiritual connections and associations, to all people; which does not necessarily exist in \u201cnon-vessel\u201d ceramic forms. There exists in the vessel a timelessness and universality that records, contains and perpetuates the very essence of humanity and the human experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glidden Pottery: Unique Stoneware for the Mid-Century Table\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RYNP9u_WRSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3>Glidden Pottery: unique stoneware for the Mid-Century table<\/h3>\n<h5>Margaret Carney<\/h5>\n<p>Glidden Pottery is a unique stoneware-bodied dinnerware and Artware that was produced in Alfred, New York from 1940 to 1957. Glidden Pottery utilized modern production methods of slipcasting or ram pressing, but each of the more than 300 shapes was individually glazed and hand-decorated. Glidden Parker was the genius behind the success of Glidden Pottery. Part of his genius was his designs and glazes, but additionally he knew to bring in other designers and glaze experts such as Fong Chow, Sergio Dello Strologo, Katherine Nelson, Marion Fosdick, Philip Secrest, Pat Parker, Fred Press, and others. Glidden Pottery was a commercial success. The designs won numerous awards including his patented trigger handle cup being selected for the Museum of Modern Art \/Merchandise Mart of Chicago Good Design show. This presentation will highlight the rich history and inspirational Glidden Pottery designs, glazes, and decorations.<br \/>\nMargaret Carney is a ceramic historian with a Ph.D. in Asian art history, with a specialization in Chinese ceramics. She has taught the history of world ceramics at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and elsewhere; curated numerous exhibitions; presented lectures worldwide; and authored articles, catalogues and books about ceramics. She is the founding director of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Modernism in Action: The Russel &amp; Mary Wright Design Gallery, with Allison Cross\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OOP5zhH8IrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3>Modernism in Action: The Russel &amp; Mary Wright Design Gallery at Manitoga<\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"yiv7755219091MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv7755219091\">Allison Cross, <\/span><span class=\"yiv7755219091\">Executive Director, Manitoga<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Opened in May 2021, the award-winning Russel &amp; Mary Wright Design Gallery at Manitoga tells the story of how the Wrights shaped modern American lifestyle \u2013 from early experiments in spun aluminum in the 1930s and the colorful rounded forms of American Modern and Iroquois Casual mix &amp; match dinnerware to Japanese inspired patterns and textures decades later.&nbsp;Former bedrooms-turned-offices were transformed into a state-of-the art exhibition space physically connected to the interpretive rooms of the historic House and to an exterior terrace with stunning views of the Quarry Pool, dramatic stone ridge, and rising woodland landscape beyond. The display of over 200 objects is the only permanent, in-depth public exhibition of the Wrights\u2019 product designs anywhere.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour of Fishs Eddy&#039;s Museum of American-Made Restaurant-Ware with Julie Gaines\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzNFUfrc8cI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Tour of Fishs Eddy&#8217;s Museum of American-made Restaurant-ware<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Julie Gaines<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">This tour is a walk-through of the collection of restaurant-ware dating back to the turn of the century. You&#8217;ll see everything from corporate china used by a watch maker and dishes used by the United States military, to creamers, mugs, and butter pats made exclusively for famous restaurants all over the country. And, you&#8217;ll get a sense of the heart and the soul that went into their production.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5695461801MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv5695461801\">Julie Gaines is the founder of a well-known tableware shop called Fishs Eddy. What started as a chance find in the sub basements of New York City&#8217;s Bowery has evolved into a landmark destination, near Union Square in New York City. Fishs Eddy proudly remains a small business driven by the labor of love for over 37 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Dinnerware Collector&#039;s Journey, with Scott Vermillion\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n5QhCflnrJA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, May 10, 2023,&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>A Dinnerware Collector&#8217;s Journey<\/h3>\n<h5>Scott Vermillion<\/h5>\n<p>Collector Scott Vermillion takes on a curated tour of his extensive collection of Art Deco and Mid-Century dinnerware, sharing how he started collecting and how design and history motivates his passion to collect.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Insect Foods: Back to the Future?\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cc4NBWQ-2nM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, April 12, 2023,&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>Insect Foods: Back to the Future?<\/h3>\n<h6>Gina Louise Hunter, Ph.D.<\/h6>\n<p>From ants and beetles to termites and true bugs &#8212; such is the vast range of insects that people collected and farmed for food. &nbsp;In this talk, Dr. Hunter discusses the role of insects in human foodways past and present using examples from across the globe. &nbsp;She also assesses the potential of insects for sustainable food and feed into the future.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Degenerate Dinnerware: Shape and Decoration with Rolf Achilles\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YwgxRwzrfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, March 8, 2023,&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>Degenerate dinnerware: shape and decoration<\/h3>\n<h6>Rolf Achilles<\/h6>\n<p>Rolf Achilles is an independent art and architecture historian who collects and researches German mass-produced airbrushed ceramics, textiles, and wallpapers created between 1928-1938. &nbsp;In 1936, they were classified by German law, along with paintings, sculptures, books, and music as degenerate and illegal.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists with donald a clark and Chotsani Elaine Dean\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HyyGtz1-1J0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3><em>Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists <\/em>with&nbsp;donald a clark and Chotsani Elaine Dean&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>With the goal of giving the artists the recognition long overdue them, donald a clark and Chotsani Elaine Dean will take us through their experience of creating their book that shares compelling interviews with 38 of today&#8217;s Black ceramists revealing a diversity of studio practices and ways of working with clay.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How \u201cDish Night\u201d at the Movies Giveaways Saved Hollywood with Kathy Fuller-Seeley\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0DTw4OfzyXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>How \u201cDish Night\u201d at the Movies Giveaways Saved Hollywood in the Great Depression&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h6>Kathy Fuller-Seeley&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<p>Movie attendance plummeted during the Hard Times of the 1930s. Savvy marketers at Salem China and other potteries sold theater managers on the idea of giving away free dishes to women to attract viewers. \u201cDish Night\u201d promotions were wildly successful. Salem sold train cars full of their now-famous Tricorne pattern to theaters. \u201cFree to each lady\u201d offers brought colorful dinnerware into Depression era homes, controversy to the movie business, and even riots when too many gravy boats appeared. Professor Kathy Fuller-Seeley explores this story through historic images and photos from the Salem archives and her research into Hollywood history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Fuller-Seeley is Professor of film history at the University of Texas at Austin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unforgettable Dinnerware: Saenger Porcelain\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lNv8erT1l0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday December 14, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3><strong>Saenger Porcelain <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6><strong>Peter Saenger<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The Saenger Porcelain tabletop designs grew organically from the designer\u2019s exploration of the ceramic casting process. He will cover highlights of the journey during his studio presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Peter and Peg Saenger have sustained a marriage and a very small scale ceramic design and production studio since the Nixon administration. &nbsp;Their work has been widely collected from the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California to the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: the Next Generation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Place at the Table: Heath Ceramics and the Legacy of Edith Heath\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fluYFcqBjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday November 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>A Place at the Table:&nbsp; Heath Ceramics and the Legacy of Edith Heath<\/h3>\n<h6><strong>Julie Mu\u00f1is<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Merging handcrafting techniques with industrial production, Edith Heath helped pioneer a new era for American dinnerware. Her inventive approach to production and design allowed Heath Ceramics to produce tableware that reflected California\u2019s unique landscape and lifestyle. Still in operation nearly 20 years after her death, Heath Ceramics continues to be a leader and innovator, creating coveted ceramic dinnerware and tile for design-forward consumers. Heath Ceramic\u2019s Archivist and Curator Julie Mu\u00f1iz explores this legacy through historic images and photos from the company\u2019s archive, as well as shares her insights into the Heath Ceramic collection at IMoDD.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Julie Mu\u00f1iz is the Archivist and Curator of the Heath Historical Collection.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plastic Dishes on the Table: America\u2019s Love Affair with Melamine in the Mid-20th Century\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IuWDcSxYXVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, October 12, 2022 6:30 p.m Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3>Plastic Dishes on the Table: America\u2019s Love Affair with Melamine in the Mid-20th Century<\/h3>\n<h6><strong>Margaret Carney<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>An overview of melamine dinnerware from 1939 through the 1960s.&nbsp;Margaret Carney shared some of Christopher McPherson\u2019s research into melamine dinnerware along with pieces of melamine dinnerware from the collection of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Culinary Historians | Ten Years of Culinary Delights from the IMDD\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94I-Mhjr_Hg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>IMoDD director Margaret Carney shared stories of delicious exhibitions. interweaving culinary delights along the way is this October 9, 2022 program for the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Perfect Pairing of Cookbooks and Dinnerware\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RdFFYSFaBB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>A Perfect Pairing of Cookbooks and Dinnerware<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5>Lecture\/Discussion<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5913 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-08-at-3.04.15-PM-300x57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-08-at-3.04.15-PM-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-08-at-3.04.15-PM.png 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nTuesday, September 13, 2022<br \/>\n4:00\u20135:00 pm Eastern Time<\/h5>\n<h5>Link to Video:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RdFFYSFaBB4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/RdFFYSFaBB4<\/a><\/h5>\n<div align=\"left\">Join curators Juli McLoone and Margaret Carney, Ph.D. discuss&nbsp;A Perfect Pairing of Cookbooks and Dinnerware, the current Audubon Room exhibit at the University of Michigan Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, which pairs cookbooks from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive with dinnerware from the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">The exhibition is open daily from 9-6; Fridays 9-4, Saturdays 11-5 and Sundays 1-6 until September 29, 2022 at University of Michigan Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. You may also visit the exhibition webpage&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/index.php\/perfect-pairing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[link]<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Mid Century Modern Dinnerware with Michael E.  Pratt\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cd8bgh4qfwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday September 14, 2022,&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<h3><strong>Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6><strong>Michael E. Pratt<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The presentation will include a photographic tour of select pieces from his collection with commentary based on extensive research.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Pratt is an avid collector and the author of three books on American Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware by Schiffer Publishing.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unforgettable Dinnerware: Setting the Standard for Setting the Table: Modern Women Textile Designers\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9MHDb2egQTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Setting the Standard for Setting the Table: Modern Women Textile Designers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h6>The fourth presentation in our <em>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/em> virtual lecture series<\/h6>\n<h6>Lindsay Pracht and Gregory Spinner<\/h6>\n<h6>June 8, 2022, 6:30 pm Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<p>Two collectors of modern dinnerware share some of their favorite tablecloths, featuring designs by Marguerita Mergentime, Ruth Reeves, Marion Dorn, Dororthy Liebes, and Mary Wright. These women, working at the top tier of industrial design during the first half of the 20th century, brought modern sensibilities to a deep appreciation of traditional textile arts. Pracht and Spinner will weave together biographical and historical information with vivid photos of colorful tablescapes.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Pracht is an art historian turned corporate communication executive. She&nbsp;collects the designs of Russel and Mary Wright, and likes to squint when she walks by&nbsp;locations of long-lost New York City restaurants to imagine what dining there was like.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Spinner teaches at Skidmore College, where he has curated exhibitions at the Frances Young Tang Museum. He collects a variety of mid-century modern dinnerware, which he complements with vintage textiles and fresh-from-the-garden home cooking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in vintage tablecloths, you might be interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/vintagetableclothloversclub.com\/\">https:\/\/vintagetableclothloversclub.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Unforgettable Dinnerware of Julia Galloway, with a Focus on Her Endangered Species Series\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gjz34-zxCOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Unforgettable Dinnerware of Julia Galloway, with a focus on her endangered species series.<\/h3>\n<h6>Potter and educator Julia Galloway presents the third presentation in our <em>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/em> virtual lecture series,&nbsp;virtually from Montana<\/h6>\n<h6>May 11, 2022&nbsp; 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<p>A virtual visit to Julia Galloway\u2019s studio where the potter will share through conversation and demonstration how she makes dinnerware from beginning to end. This includes idea development and research, things to consider when designing dinnerware, the making process and surface decoration. There will be a live question and answer period at the end of the presentation.&nbsp; Currently Julia\u2019s pottery is inspired by the growing list of endangered species in the United States.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eva Zeisel:  an Unforgettable Designer, an Unforgettable Life\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzOwwnF6DEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Eva Zeisel: an unforgettable designer, an unforgettable life<br \/>\npresented by Jean Zeisel Richards as part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series<\/h3>\n<h6>Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<p>Jean Richards, Eva&#8217;s daughter, in a conversation with collector Scott Vermillion, will describe Eva&#8217;s life and career, its highlights and low points (such as 16 months in a Stalinist prison), and what it was like growing up with this remarkable, adventurous woman, who believed that everyone can appreciate beauty, and aimed to give it to them. Part of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design&#8217;s &#8220;Unforgettable Dinnerware&#8221; lecture series hosted by the Ann Arbor District Library.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unforgettable Dinnerware: a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F7z6YJ0Id_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Unforgettable Dinnerware: a behind-the-scenes tour of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design with museum curator Margaret Carney<\/h3>\n<h6>Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time<\/h6>\n<p>Curator Margaret Carney will share a few stories about pieces in the museum&#8217;s collection during this inaugural presentation in the museum&#8217;s on-line lecture series. &nbsp;Be prepared to be bedazzled by some special dinnerware sets and witness unique design solutions to the question of what utensils to use when dining with the Queen or at Dairy Queen. &nbsp;While you won&#8217;t learn any etiquette during this presentation, you will learn why you might want a Geiger Counter at your dining table. &nbsp;Upcoming sessions will invite you to visit private collections, learn about dinnerware designers and contemporary artists, and hear from researchers and authors on major potteries and Mid-Century Modern dinnerware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMoDD Videos: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Unforgettable Dinnerware on-line lecture series March 11, 2026, 6:30 pm Eastern time Ashtrays the Wright Way! 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