Ceramics & Glass
Avventura
463 Amsterdam Ave., at 82nd St.; 212-769-2510; forthatspecialgift.comThe main room sparkles with multicolored, gem-toned vases; dainty glasses; and delicate costume jewelry, while the adjacent space is filled with distinctive table settings, both traditional and contemporary. Half the inventory is imported from Venice. $$-$$$
The Clay Pot
162 Seventh Ave., nr. Garfield Pl., Park Slope; 800-989-3579; clay-pot.comWhat started in 1969 as a family-run urban ceramics store has grown into a neighborhood fixture representing about 75 pottery, glassware, and jewelry artists and small design studios. The focus is on the handmade, including blown glass from the northwestern United States. $$-$$$
Cocobolo Design
195 Chrystie St., nr. Stanton St., Ste. 402D; 917-847-7846; cocobolodesign.comThis gallery is dedicated to the ceramic arts and a natural, honest expression of materials. Custom projects are their specialty, but they also carry tile, lighting, and tabletop designs. $$$ (by appointment only)
Gallery Orrefors Kosta Boda
200 Lexington Ave., nr. 33rd St., Ste. 602; 212-684-5455; orrefors.usThis Swedish glassware company makes products that are both high-tech and old-fashioned. Although they do have classic stemware and tabletop items, you’ll also find colorful serving bowls and figurines, like a pouty pair of lips rendered in bright yellow glass. $$$
Glassbaby
555 Hudson St., nr. Perry St.; 917-546-6850; glassbaby.comVotives are available in close to 200 hues, glowing against a simple white backdrop of built-in shelves and brick walls. The pieces come in two different sizes and can also be used as a decorative cup or vase; since the glass is blown by hand, each vessel is one of a kind. $$ (ecofriendly)
Juliska
465 Canal St., nr. Dock St., Stamford, Conn.; 203-306-9118; juliska.comThis contemporary company makes glass in the Bohemian tradition: handblown and hand-pressed, some in vivid colors, others with precious metal accents. Table linens, flatware, and gift items complement the primary collections.
Kleinreid
51-02 21st St., seventh fl., Long Island City; 203-316-0212; kleinreid.comThe playful porcelain here is suitable for use and display, respected by Eva Zeisel, and coveted by First Lady Michelle Obama, to boot. Don’t miss the line of turned walnut tops. $$-$$$ (ecofriendly) (by appointment only) (consulting services)
Michael Anchin Glass Company
212-925-1470; michaelanchin.comDrinking glasses, wildly patterned orb lamps, glass and metal lamps, and vases have all been fired in huge furnaces in Anchin’s Woodstock studio. $$-$$$ (by appointment only) (ecofriendly) (made in N.Y.)
Michiko Sakano Glass
Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd St., at Third Ave., Ste E001, Gowanus; 917-783-0893; michikosakano.comSakano describes her work as an attempt “to force glass and different materials to exist together.” Pendant lamps and decorative vases incorporate bubbles and dyes, while art pieces go even further, using nylon netting and false hair. $$$
Simon Pearce
500 Park Ave., nr. 59th St. 212-421-8801; simonpearce.comHeritage-focused Pearce offers handblown glass and handmade ceramics that look to the traditions of the earliest artisans in the sixteenth century B.C. Classic dinnerware and glassware are the primary focus, but there are a few lighting options and home accents. $$$ (ecofriendly)
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