Ink Dish
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Ink Dish is an American tableware
design company located in San Diego, California
. The company uses designs by contemporary underground artists for their line of porcelain
dinnerware. Ink Dish was founded in 2008 by David Harding and Caroline Pople.
Julie Pople, mother of Caroline, is the lead designer for Ink Dish. Julie graduated from Liverpool Art College (John Moores University) in 1971 with a degree in Textile Design. Julie was an in-house ceramic designer for Royal Stafford, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
until becoming the head of design for the European arm of the ceramic company PT Sango.
In 2008, Ink Dish partnered with Paul Timman
to create a line of tattoo
inspired porcelain dinnerware. "I knew that if I did my job well, I could bridge the gap between mainstream society and help to introduce tattooing into every day life -- without the process of getting tattooed," says Timman.. The Irezumi
tableware design by Paul Timman was named to Metropolitan Home
's 2009 Design 100 list The design is based on the Japanese style of tattooing known as Irezumi
.
In 2010 Ink Dish partnered with modern artists David Palmer and Dana Oldfather
. . In 2011 Ink Dish had established a partnership with artist Alyson Fox
. Ink Dish also designs patterns for tableware manufacturers such as Villeroy & Boch
, Macy's, and Corelle
. Among the best known of the company's product range are Paul Timman's pattern Cherry Ink, Alyson Fox's pattern December, and Dana Oldfather's pattern Kites.
Tableware
Tableware is the dishes or dishware , dinnerware , or china used for setting a table, serving food, and for dining. Tableware can be meant to include flatware and glassware...
design company located in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. The company uses designs by contemporary underground artists for their line of porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
dinnerware. Ink Dish was founded in 2008 by David Harding and Caroline Pople.
Julie Pople, mother of Caroline, is the lead designer for Ink Dish. Julie graduated from Liverpool Art College (John Moores University) in 1971 with a degree in Textile Design. Julie was an in-house ceramic designer for Royal Stafford, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
until becoming the head of design for the European arm of the ceramic company PT Sango.
In 2008, Ink Dish partnered with Paul Timman
Paul Timman
Paul Patterson Timman is an American tattoo artist and award winning dinnerware designer. Paul's tribal designs, hand painted tattoo work in movies and celebrity clients have made him one of the "giants in the industry" called the 'Rembrant of Sunset Strip' by the Wall Street Journal...
to create a line of tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
inspired porcelain dinnerware. "I knew that if I did my job well, I could bridge the gap between mainstream society and help to introduce tattooing into every day life -- without the process of getting tattooed," says Timman.. The Irezumi
Irezumi
Irezumi is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing....
tableware design by Paul Timman was named to Metropolitan Home
Metropolitan Home
Metropolitan Home was a magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. The magazine focused on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset." It was originally published from 1974 through 1981 as Apartment Life,...
's 2009 Design 100 list The design is based on the Japanese style of tattooing known as Irezumi
Irezumi
Irezumi is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing....
.
In 2010 Ink Dish partnered with modern artists David Palmer and Dana Oldfather
Dana Oldfather
Dana Oldfather is an American oil painter and dinnerware designer often linked to Cleveland’s artistic resurgence.-Life and career:Dana was born in Cleveland, OH...
. . In 2011 Ink Dish had established a partnership with artist Alyson Fox
Alyson Fox
Alyson Fox is an American artist, illustrator, and dinnerware designer. Alyson was one of the first artists to gain notoriety through new media prompting the New York Times to call her "the darling of design blogs".-Life and career:...
. Ink Dish also designs patterns for tableware manufacturers such as Villeroy & Boch
Villeroy & Boch
Villeroy & Boch is a large manufacturer of ceramics with the company headquarters located in Mettlach, Germany.-Company history:The company began in the tiny French village of Audun le Tiche, where François Boch set up a pottery company with his three sons in 1748. Later, the company moved to...
, Macy's, and Corelle
Corelle
Corelle is a brand of glassware and dishware. It is made of Vitrelle, a laminated tempered glass product with three layers of two types of glass. The thermally bonded layers give Corelle its strength, allowing it to be much thinner than other dinnerware. Introduced by Corning Glass Works in 1970,...
. Among the best known of the company's product range are Paul Timman's pattern Cherry Ink, Alyson Fox's pattern December, and Dana Oldfather's pattern Kites.