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Heath Ceramics

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A California maker of handcrafted ceramic dinnerware and tile, designing and making goods in the Bay Area since 1948.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Heath Ceramics designs, makes, and sells ceramic dinnerware and tile, describing itself as being in California since 1948 and making goods of timeless design and uncompromising integrity. Its dinnerware is produced in its Sausalito, California factory, while tile is made at its San Francisco location; the company states it designs, glazes, fires, and ships its products itself from two working factories in the Bay Area. It describes itself as a Purpose Trust–Owned business accountable to a stated Purpose of keeping artisanal craft alive.

History

Heath Ceramics states that it has been in California since 1948, designing, making, and selling goods of timeless design and uncompromising integrity. Its dinnerware has been made in its Sausalito, California factory, described as where it all began and as timeless, resourceful, and human-scale since 1959, by a team of 40 craftspeople. Its tile is made at its San Francisco location, a 60,000-square-foot space built around the tile factory and shared with likeminded makers. The company says it designs, glazes, fires, and ships its products itself from two working factories in the Bay Area, and describes itself as a Purpose Trust–Owned business accountable to a Purpose of keeping artisanal craft alive.

Products and positioning

Timeless design and uncompromising integrity; handcrafted, California-made goods; aims to be great—not big.

  • 1948

    Coupe Dinner Plate

  • 1955

    Studio Mug

  • 1961

    Rim Cereal Bowl

  • 1983

    Bud Vase

  • 1989

    Plaza 6x12 Tray

  • 2003

    Large Mug

  • 2006

    Chez Panisse Café Bowl

  • 2013

    Alabama Chanin Camellia Dinner Plate

  • 2018

    Muir Flatware

  • 2025

    Coupe Dinner Bowl

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