1. DRIP DRY
The yellow glaze for the Hawthorn Series by Brooklyn-based KleinReid is designed to slowly run down each piece as it bakes in the kiln. That’s how this vase, the “Laburnum,” got those luscious ice-cream-on-a-hot-day drips at the base.
Cost: $129
Room&Board, 800-301-9720 or roomandboard.com for locations
2. LEAVE AN IMPRESSION
From Dutch design sensation Tord
Boontje, this stackable casserole and saucepan — with lids that double as serving bowls — transitions seamlessly from hard-working cookery to make-a-statement centerpiece.
Cost: $1,150
Order at I.D., 3337 N. Halsted St., 773-755-4343
3. DROPPING IN
In translucent bone china, Peter Bowles’ Drop Pendant lamp for Design Within Reach descends from the ceiling like a raindrop frozen in time.
Cost: $220
Design Within Reach, 800-944-2233 or dwr.com for locations
4. PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
Original Teco pottery (1899-1920) emphasized spare geometry and minimal decoration. Today, Wheaton-based Prairie Arts (prairie-arts.com) has revived the legacy, offering seven Teco replicas, including “Kiss,” shown here in aqua, one of two new colors from the company (try orange too).
Cost: $45
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Shop, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, 708-848-1606; wrightcatalog.com
5. GREAT DANE
Designed by influential artist Eva Staehr-Nielsen, this hand-thrown bowl from the 1930s-1940s was produced by Danish pottery studio Saxbo.
Cost: $320
freeformsusa.com
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— Tiffany Meyers home&garden@tribune.com
SAVVY SHOPPER
Starting a collection of your own? Also try hiandlomodern.com, one of our new favorite sites for midcentury pieces (and some reasonable midrange prices.)
