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Dining with Makers: Handmade Tableware
This article is was originally written for Studio Potter Vol. 42, No, 2 in 2014. With The Waterbird opening this Friday featuring our handmade tableware, we wanted to revisit these thoughts on art...
Most potters will tell you that when they begin designing a new body of work the first form they address is the mug. We wanted to share our process with you and let you know why we designed the Mo...
Our new glaze palette came to fruition through exploring the bright colors of the 90s. Â After launching the satin pastel collection we felt it would be a refreshing change to brighten everything u...
Designing The Doubleshot Espresso Cup
A little one-fingered cup for the double shot of your choice -- with a saucer for a sidekick. Here's how it happened.
We live in the mountains of Western North Carolina. This area is rich with minerals and gems. While hiking through the mountains around Asheville the ground glitters with mica that has been ground ...
The High Contrast Cup Collection
Something that we are passionate about at The Bright Angle is finding ways to support artists, and one of our favorite ways to do this is through our Design Residency Program. Daniel Garver came to...
How many Mondays did it take to make our signature mug? More than a few. At The Bright Angle, we believe you deserve more than whatever comes off the wheel. In fact, the Monday Mug isn’t made on a ...
The Fidget Spinner vs. The Feelie
We realized there’s a dark side to the fidget spinner. Sure, it’s a silly fad, but we were able to look beyond that due to our anxiety-free moments. It’s the material that bugged us. Plastic, and s...
Slipcasting, design, and handmade.
The Bright Angle Studio is comprised of a number of studio artists that have a firm understanding of process and materials. This allows problems to be solved on the go rather than needing to consu...
It was a lifelong dream to build my own electric kiln. Pretty much everyone I told I was going to build an electric kiln laughed at me except for Gabriel Kline, who told me to do it. Â