The Myrth Journal

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Handcrafted in Rhode Island: How Every Piece of Myrth Porcelain Is Made

Everything we make starts and finishes in our East Providence, Rhode Island studio. There's no overseas production, no contract manufacturing, no warehouse full of someone else's work with our name on it. Every plate, bowl, cup, and vase is made by our hands — from raw porcelain clay to finished, glazed piece — right here in Rhode Island.

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The Durability Project: Why Clean Breaks Matter in Restaurant Kitchens

For the next several months, we're documenting exactly what our porcelain goes through—both in our own kitchen and in the restaurants that depend on it. Not the catastrophic breaks (though we'll talk about those too), but the daily, relentless wear that separates dinnerware that lasts from dinnerware that doesn't.

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Ten Years of Making: A Look Back at 2025

Myrthlings, this year marked a decade since we founded Myrth, and it's been one of transformation. From new equipment to new glazes, from expanding partnerships to celebrating alongside Martha Stewart, 2025 reminded us why we left corporate design to build something with our hands.

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Meeting Martha: Timeless Wisdom for Your Holiday Table

For a small ceramics studio like ours, just the two of us working in Rhode Island, it felt surreal to stand face-to-face with the woman who literally wrote the book on entertaining. And not just any book: Entertaining, her 1982 debut that launched an empire and changed how Americans think about gathering around the table.

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Mix & Match Your Myrth: Creating Your Perfect Dinnerware Palette

One of the joys of the Myrth collection is the freedom to create a dinnerware set that's uniquely yours. Our new color palette was designed with an even balance of neutral, warm, and cool tones so it’s easy to mix and match our glazes harmoniously. You can create a set that’s truly tailored to your style and aesthetic.

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Introducing Our 6 Luscious New Glazes

After many months of development and perfecting, our six new dinnerware glazes are finally here! We're over the moon to share these colors with you —they represent our finest work yet!

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The Art of Glaze Design at Myrth

As we prepare to unveil our six new glazes, we want to share a look behind the scenes at the journey of designing and developing our ceramic glazes. It's a process that is as much an art form as it is a science, and it's a journey we're excited to share with you.

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Custom Restaurant Tableware: The PostBoy Story

In the world of restaurants, every detail on the plate, and, the plate itself, contributes to the dining experience. For restaurants striving for a unique identity, selecting the right tableware is as crucial as sourcing the finest ingredients. It's a truth beautifully embodied by our collaboration with PostBoy. What began as a serendipitous encounter blossomed into a stunning collection of bespoke porcelain, culminating in the opening of a breathtaking space, where every element of interior design was considered and tailored to PostBoy’s impeccable vision.

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New & improved dinnerware is here.

Seven months of quiet, stubborn work. New equipment, new molds, a rebuilt clay recipe, and refinements to every piece we make. Lighter weight, truer form, better in every way we know how to measure. This is the best tableware we have ever produced.

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2024 Year in Review

As we bid farewell to 2024 we wanted to reflect on this remarkable year and thank you Myrthlings for being in our community. Our move to Rhode Island in January kicked off a year of change, building, growth, and immense joy and we’re honored to have you here for the ride.

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