Welcome to the Team, Alex!

Meet Alex, the newest member of the Status Ceramics family. Alex recently moved to Seattle and saw our job listing for a glazer. While in school, Alex had worked with local ceramics artist, Don Penny, and had become adept with mills, presses, and kilns–the tools of our trade. More important, Alex is one heckuva nice guy, and in our shop, where we’re all working together, that’s essential.

Our Newest Collection: Ravenna

“Historic neighborhoods have always held a special place in my heart.  When I visit a new city I always find myself searching for the neighborhood with the great parks, the tree-lined boulevards and the classic homes.

–

I’m thrilled when I see a wonderfully restored older home in any style.   The historic Ravenna neighborhood in our little city of Seattle is filled with many lovely homes from the arts and crafts period- bungalow and craftsmen in design, many with great front porches and cobbled stone chimneys.  A walk through the neighborhood got me dreaming about what beautiful tile these homes must have on the inside.

With these historic homes in mind, I pulled in some hand carved decorative pieces and molding shapes that have strong, classic lines.  The hand glazed field shapes in the collection feel authentically historic, but will fit right into a contemporary home as well.  The subtle richness of our original fire glazes fit this collection perfectly, but we seemed to be missing some neutrals.  So Zsuza, our glaze expert, created some sophisticated new colors in the brown and gray hues to complete the line.  The elements of this handmade collection are simply classic and will fit in to multiple design styles–from contemporary to old world to transitional.”  — Susan Boyd, designer of the Ravenna Collection

Heirloom Design

HeirloomWe make tile that will last for a century. It’s a notion called heirloom design, and it requires producing high quality objects of enduring beauty. You won’t find tile fads in our studio. Instead, you’ll find something your great granddaughter will love. In fact, her great granddaughter will love our tile, too.

Our Story

Our Story

“In design, nothing is more important than color.”

Working from that simple premise, Richard Scott founded Status Ceramics in the summer of 1986. As a former serigraph printer, potter and leaded glass worker, Richard was surrounded by color and could see the impact of color choices in design.

Posted On: August 24, 2009
Posted In: About
Comments: No Responses <-->
Making Handcrafted Tile

Making Handcrafted Tile

Handcrafted artisan tile may seem like an anachronism in an era of mass production. Hand-finishing each trim piece, glazing every field tile individually, and inspecting every order to ensure the utmost quality require time and craftsmanship. The end result, however, is worth the effort. From raw clay to greenware Every Status tile begins from our [...]