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  1. Japan with Heath Ceramics

    Owners, Heath Ceramics. Our October 2023 departure is with Robin Petravic and Cathy Bailey, the husband-and-wife owners and creative forces behind Heath Ceramics. They travel the world in search of inspiration, returning frequently to Japan to further refine their materials and techniques.

  2. Japan with Heath Ceramics

    An unparalleled journey through the artistic zeitgeist of Japan with Heath Ceramics. Two Exclusive Departures. Sold Out May 18 - 27, 2024. Sept 27 - Oct 6, 2024. 10 Days, 9 Nights. ... Design Director, Heath Ceramics. In May 2024 we travel with Rosalie Wild. Heath's design director has spent more than a decade immersing herself in every aspect ...

  3. Heath in Japan: Playmountain & Curator's Cube

    Add a letterpressed card to your gift for $5. Your order will contain a beautiful card designed by Heath with your gift message hand-written inside. Hello Friend! California craft reaches Tokyo, building upon an overseas friendship between Heath Ceramics and Tokyo's craft hub Playmountain and Curator's Cube.

  4. Japan Pottery & Art Tour 2024-2025-2026

    Find inspiration during a 14-day Japan Pottery and Art tour stopping at major arts destinations: the small pottery towns at Karatsu, Toho Village, Arita, Bizen, Sasebo, and Hasami plus Kurashiki, Naoshima Island, Takamatsu, Kobe, Osaka, Ikaruga (Nara) and Kyoto. Tue. Jun 11, 2024.

  5. Heath Ceramics

    Each location showcases our dinnerware, tile, and homeware products from like-minded designer and makers around the United States (and beyond). Full Details. Where. One Ferry Building, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94111. Set your table with timeless ceramic dinnerware, made in California since 1948. Invest in your home with beautifully crafted ...

  6. Heath Ceramics Factory Tour & Showroom

    Heath Ceramics Factory Tour. 400 Gate Five Road, Sausalito, CA 94965 Phone: 415-332-3732. Note: The Heath Ceramics Factory Tour is not currently being offered due to the pandemic. The showroom has already reopened fully and is operating normally. Heath has not yet announced plans for re-opening the factory tours post-pandemic.

  7. Get To Know Heath Ceramics

    Heath Ceramics started out as a small-scale pottery in 1948 with husband and wife Edith and Brian Heath. A half-century later, it's evolved into one of the most well-known American ceramics companies, now helmed by husband and wife Robin Petravic and Cathy Bailey. Heath Ceramics now creates impeccably crafted dinnerware, flatware, decor ...

  8. A Rare Japanese Pottery Experience in Kyoto

    A Rare Japanese Pottery Experience in Kyoto Make your own Raku ware tea bowl under the guidance of an artisan at the Shoraku Kiln The Shoraku Kiln is nestled in the hills of Kameoka City on the outskirts of Kyoto.

  9. Esprit Travel

    Contact Us. 800-377-7481. Esprit Travel and Tours is one of the oldest US companies specializing in tours to Japan and has been offering custom tours to foreign countries since 1979.

  10. Heath Ceramics Celebrates 70 Years of Modern Design

    Edith, along with her husband Brian, eventually founded Heath Ceramics in 1948. Over the next 50 years, the factory would produce as many as 90 different dinnerware shapes and almost 50 glazes.

  11. Kiyomizuyaki Pottery Complex

    Kiyomizuyaki Pottery Festival. If you only have a few days in Kyoto and you want to buy pottery, the Kiyomizuyaki no Sato Matsuri pottery festival is a must see. It's held on the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday of October each year. If you're after a bargain, this festival won't disappoint; ceramics are on sale at steep discounts.

  12. Heath Ceramics, an Enduring Mid-Century Modern Icon

    In the past six decades, Heath Ceramics has grown to become an icon of mid-century modern design. When Edith Heath opened her Sausalito factory she lived in a houseboat down the street. She walked to work, shaped clay, walked home. That was life in 1948. Her focus for the company was stalwart: they were to make "simple, good things for good ...

  13. Heath Ceramics Factory Tour

    She was a Heath fangirl in her own right, talking about trying to buy vintage Heath pieces on Ebay and weaving a lovely story of the history of Heath Ceramics. We learned that the clay to make the pieces is made right in house in Sausalito, through a series of mixers and clay presses that form the clay into slabs.

  14. The Origins of Heath: How a Sausalito Studio Was Revived to Become the

    As Heath has steadily grown, it's not just the dinnerware and tile collections that have expanded. The launch of small-batch Heath Clay Studio for ceramics and Heath Sews Studio for soft goods "keeps the real hands-on stuff happening," Bailey says: even if technically they don't accelerate the company's growth, "it makes me happy because that's kind of the soul of Heath."

  15. Inside the Clay Studio of Tung Chiang

    Tung Chiang's passion for ceramics runs deep. Even in his years working as a graphic designer and advertiser in China, he would spend late nights throwing po...

  16. heath ceramics factory tour with kids

    Before you head to the Heath Ceramics factory I would suggest signing up for their email list. This is how I found out about their factory tours-you might also be able to find out how to sign up for a tour by searching in Eventbrite for the dates you are visiting. On the weekday tour, the whole factory is working and on the weekend tour I think you still tour the factory but it is not working ...

  17. Journey to Japan

    Journey to JapanJune 11-21, 2023 - KyotoJune 21-23, 2023 - Tokyo Extension (optional) Travel with ICAN to Japan and discover a land rich in breathtaking beauty, where art and culture have been handed down and preserved by an entire nation for centuries. For a ceramics lover, Japan is a "must see" country.

  18. Home

    Tabletop & Kitchen. Decor & Furniture. Tile. Gifts. About Us. Quantity. Add a Gift Message. 250 characters remaining. Add a letterpressed card to your gift for $5.

  19. Heath Ceramics Factory Tour

    After taking the tour, I defy you not to snap up at least one piece of Heath in the adjoining factory store-especially considering the large selection of seconds and bargain-priced items available. If you'd like to check out the tour virtually, my Flickr photset is here. Heath Factory 400 Gate Five Road Sausalito, CA 94965 ph: (415) 332-3732

  20. Japanese Tradition and Californian Style Combine at Nobu Ryokan Malibu

    Significant historic Japanese art in the rooms and throughout the hotel (from ink paintings and screens to scrolls) enchant alongside ceramics from Japan and vases made by Heath Ceramics in ...

  21. Products

    We warranty our products for up to one year from purchase for proven defects in manufacture. Any breakage in shipment must be reported to Heath Ceramics within 5 days of receiving the shipment. Please email Customer Service with your transaction number or packing slip number and a photo of the breakage. A photo is necessary to reship your product.