Color Theory: Bittersweet & Nocturne
Time traveling with Nicole Lissenden. East Fork’s Creative Director shares the inspirations behind this season’s bold color explorations and reflects on East Fork’s 15th Anniversary.
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Community-supported Healthcare
Meet our first employee-recommended community partner, Big Ivy Health, and learn how they support the needs of the Barnardsville Community with free access to healthcare.
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Why Is It Called East Fork?
Alex Matisse, East Fork’s founder, on how the company got its name and why it represents a “little private victory” for him.
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Color Stories
A look back at the evolution of East Fork’s core colors and how they came to be.
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How We Make The Mug
Want to know everything there is to know about how we make The Mug? It’s your lucky day. Get the behind-the-scenes on how we make our iconic ceramic mug.
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The Scoop on Coupes
Learn about the engineering, guesswork, lasers, 3D printing and testing that went into creating a form that solves your not-a-bowl-not-a-plate problem.
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Favorite Flatware: Sabre Paris
Francis Gelb sets a cool, chic table—and overthrows the old rules about stuffy utensils that only get used for formal meals.
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Clay Buddies: Donnie Rex Bishop
There’s a good chance that Donnie had a hand (get it?) in The Mug you’re drinking from right now. Read all about it, and about Donnie’s outside-of-work passions.
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A Conversation with Jennifer Lapidus
Read this interview and you’ll be as excited about stone-milled, regional grains as we are.
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Jennifer Lapidus’s White Wheat Cake
This simple recipe evolved from Jennifer Lapidus’s days as a baker, courtesy of North Carolina-grown Appalachian White wheat flour.
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Day in the Life with Elianah Davi Sukoenig
Elianah shares a day living in Los Angeles with her dog Elvis.
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Common Ground
We believe in prioritizing the centering experience of Blackness at East Fork.
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East Fork x Drip Life
Tony Pearson of East Fork’s roller team has a line called Drip Life. He made two designs for us that are for sale in limited quantities.
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Top Brass
Japan’s Lue Brass makes the best flatware and serving pieces. Here is our appreciation of this singular workshop and its products.
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Mountain South Shepherd’s Pie & Pan-Fried Apples
Ronni Lundy used cornmeal and sausage to make this the “hills and hollers” answer to Shepherd’s Pie. We love it served with her pan-fried apple slices.
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Momofuku’s Spicy BBQ-Glazed Bo Ssäm
Slow-roasted pork shoulder with some heat in the sauce: your picnic’s most popular guest.
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Day In The Life with Joy Douglas
3D Designer and plant enthusiast Joy Douglas shows us a day in her life and talks to us about her artistic process.
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Afternoon Recharge with Vera Wu
Yoga teacher, model, and actress, Vera Wu, from LA shares her afternoon pick-me-up routine using her fave East Fork products.
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Everyday Talismans
We collaborated with this small Winston-Salem-based business whose mission is to help people remember their inner strength.
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Clay Buddies: Lisa Flamion
Lisa Flamion leads East Fork’s Quality Control team. She’s also a potter and a gardener who doesn’t mind when the rabbits take their share.
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Mixed Vegetable Croc
Got some vegetables and no definite cooking plans for them? Cherry says ferment!
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Equity & Access for Black Asheville
A conversation with Alexandria Ravenel, equity director at the YMI Cultural Center, recipient of East Fork’s Wealth Reclamation efforts in spring 2021.
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A Morning With Elah Hale
Singer-songwriter Elah Hale shares her morning with us—plus an exclusive interview on art, music, and cooking at home.
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The Familiar Matters of Everyday Life
Jehanne Dubrow writes about her favorite East Fork Mug in this personal essay.
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Hecho en México
A conversation with Hans Kritzler of Anfora, a century-old dinnerware manufacturer based in Mexico. Bonus! Hans shares some Mexico-based ceramicists he admires.