Best Earthenware

Astier de Villatte is a Parisian workshop founded in 1996 by Ivan Pericoli and Benoît Astier de Villatte. The brand is highly regarded for its handmade black terracotta pottery, which is glazed in white and inspired by 18th-century French and Italian designs. Each piece is handcrafted on a potter's...

Homer Laughlin China Company, founded in 1871 in West Virginia, introduced the iconic Fiesta tableware line in 1936, which became a massive success in American households.

Bauer Pottery, relocated to Los Angeles in 1910, is famous for its brightly colored, molded ring-ware dinnerware that heavily influenced the mid-century California pottery aesthetic.

McCoy Pottery, founded in Roseville, Ohio, in 1899, was a major American ceramics manufacturer recognized for its extensive range of practical stoneware and decorative art pottery.

Stangl Pottery, operating in New Jersey from 1814 to 1978, became widely recognized for its collectible, brightly colored, hand-painted bird figurines and rustic dinnerware.

Established in Gmunden, Austria, in 1492, Gmundner Keramik is one of Central Europe's oldest operating potteries, famous for its hand-painted green-flamed stoneware.

Emma Bridgewater is a British pottery brand founded in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985 by Emma Bridgewater, recognised for its hand-decorated spongeware earthenware featuring polka dots and folk-art motifs.

Shawnee Pottery, operating in Ohio from 1937 to 1961, is recognized for its mass-produced American kitchenware, particularly the famous Smiley and Winnie pig cookie jars.

Dartmouth Pottery was a Devon manufacturer operating from 1947 to 2005, known for its motto ware and slip-decorated earthenware in the regional West Country tradition.