With many local eateries and retailers looking to help out the relief efforts for Haiti, Heath Ceramics has joined the ranks and has two ways to shop and donate over the three-day weekend. In addition to donating 25% of sales from their Sausalito, LA & online stores to Architecture for Humanity’s earthquake reconstruction efforts in Haiti, if you visit the Los Angeles location you can purchase a $10 raffle ticket to win a ceramic piece by Adam Silverman (pictured) and 100% of proceeds go to Architecture for Humanity in Haiti. more ›

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Since 1948 Heath Ceramics has been an icon of California design. In 2003, husband and wife team, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey, purchased the company. Their shared mission was to revitalize the company, by placing a strong emphasis on design, while preserving Edith Heath’s handcrafted techniques and legacy. They continue to make the classic designs and new ones with the highest level of craftsmanship and quality. more ›

We’ve forged a partnership with potter Adam Silverman (Atwater Pottery) to launch a new retail studio in Los Angeles this December. Our new Los Angeles outpost is located at 7525 Beverly Boulevard (at Sierra Bonita Avenue) in the central Los Angeles design district. The new LA facility is our second retail store after our original factory store opened in 1948 in Sausalito. Along with a retail store, we will also offer a gallery and studio that will focus on ceramic research and small run, custom work.

Come a year and a half from now, trans fat in California restaurants will be a thing of the past. Then in 2011, baked goods will be trans fat free. It's all thanks to AB 97 by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza (D-Norwalk), which Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law today. more ›