Holiday Sale - Weekend 1 Review

It seems like just two weeks ago it was Thanksgiving and now we're already into the the thick of the Christmas season. One weekend down and one (or is it two?) more to go for the annual Holiday Sale. The first weekend was a great success for both Bauer and for our customers, who made off with some beautiful pottery at a great price.



It's always nice to seem familiar faces who come by year in and year out and we're always glad to welcome the newcomers to the showroom. If you're in town and can stop by, please come visit us this weekend.



We had two great food trucks over the past weekend. Lidia's Dominican Kitchen was here on Saturday serving up great Dominican food. I had a Patacon Pisao, a pork sandwich, with plantains in the place of bread. Sunday, the Crispy Waffle & Frite truck made a lunch stop, serving up Liège (a.k.a. Belgian) waffles, in both sweet and savory varieties. The special Bacon, Brie & Basil waffle was great and if you like sweet, do not miss the Speculoos n' Cream.

Scroll down for a few more images from this past weekend...


Though there's plenty of pottery to go around, there's always a few who arrive before the doors open.


Moments after the doors open.

Lidia's Dominican Kitchen & the Patacon Pisao



Crispy Waffle & Frite truck and their Bacon, Brie & Basil Waffle


I get to include a picture of this pooch, the sweetest Blue Heeler named Cookie, because there's a Ringware Dog Bowl behind her.

For more details including hours, directions and more, please visit our Holiday Sale page.

Russel Wright Honored as a "Pioneer of American Industrial Design" by the U.S. Postal Service

How does one measure the irony that you are probably reading this piece about a United States Postal Service stamp because you were directed here from an email?

While your minds are boggling, please take note that just last week the USPS issued a collection of stamps honoring "Pioneers of American Industrial Design." Among the twelve honorees is the designer of American Modern® dinnerware, Russel Wright.

Though the image on the stamp is of Wright's flatware and not his pottery, we're still very excited about the recognition of his contributions to American industrial design. The Postal Service describes his work as follows:

Specializing in household products, Russel Wright revolutionized the way we live at home. He designed at a time when growing numbers of Americans were shedding the prim conventions of the early 20th century in favor of simple and informal practicality. During his career, Wright created affordable modern furniture and tableware characterized by minimal but elegant forms. Each stainless-steel piece of Highlight/Pinch flatware (pictured on the stamp) featured an organically shaped handle and no applied ornament. Wright designed the flatware in 1950 to complement his many lines of tableware.

Wright in his New York studio (c. 1944)

The other designers honored on the stamp sheet are Peter Müller-Munk, Frederick Hurten Rhead, Raymond Loewy, Donald Deskey, Walter Dorwin Teague, Henry Dreyfuss, Norman Bel Geddes, Dave Chapman, Greta von Nessen, Eliot Noyes, Gilbert Rohde and Robert Heller.



The collection of stamps is available via the USPS online Postal Store and at your local Post Office.

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Photos courtesy of the United States Postal Service (top & bottom) and Russel Wright Studios (middle)

March 2011 Showroom Sale with the Ragin' Cajun

Are you ready for the first Showroom Sale of 2011?



Are we?


Regardless, the doors of the Showroom will swing open this coming weekend. As always we'll have great deals on factory seconds from the Bauer Pottery and Russel Wright® American Modern® dinnerware lines.


Serving lunch from 11am-2pm will be the Ragin' Cajun Cafe on Wheels. You may remember them from such television shows as the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race". They'll be letting the bon temps and the shrimp po' boys roulez in the parking lot for all of you hungry shoppers.





Shrimp Po' Boy


If you'd like a virtual experience of the Showroom Sale, take a look at this slide show we put together via our Flickr page. It's a collection of shots from sales over the past year or so.

Full details, including dates, times, directions and more are available on the Showroom Sale page.

(Ragin Cajun truck and food photos by Guzzle & Nosh)

Happy Holidays!(...and don't forget to shop the online sale)

Thank you to everyone who shopped at our showroom, online or at one of our many retailers in 2010. We know that though things are getting better slowly, not everyone's back on their feet and ready to buy multiple place settings of ringware.

We appreciate every single one of you, starting with the folks who are just picking up one piece at a time. We hope that the colors of Bauer Pottery were able to brighten everyone's day just a little this year and going forward into 2011.

The showroom is now closed for the holidays and the factory will be taking off some time between Christmas and New Year's, but this may be the best time of year to shop. You can still get some great deals on our factory seconds from our online store. Visit our Holiday Sale page for the link to the seconds sale. The online sale will stay open til 5pm (PST) on Monday, January 3, 2011.

Until next year, we leave you with a few colorful images from the last day of our Holiday Sale at the showroom.






Janek awash in a sea of Russel Wright American Modern Pitchers.


Some of this stuff is still available via the online seconds sale!





See you in 2011!

Final Showroom Sale Day of 2010

Since we've got the pottery and one more weekend before Christmas, we're going to throw in one more sale date for 2010.

Come by the Showroom on Saturday, December 18, and you'll get an additional discount off of the already low seconds prices.



Another reason to stop by the sale, Ride or Fry (a.k.a. Dante Fried Chicken) will be stopping by the sale to serve up his great fried chicken and sides. They may not get the same press as fusion tacos, but this is easily one of the best new food trucks in L.A.


Click here for all of the details on Holiday Sale.

Scenes from the Holiday Sale 2010 - Weekend 2

Try as you might, all of you wonderful Bauer fans have not been able to buy every last item from the showroom. What that means is that we'll be here for one more day, Saturday, December 18, for the last sale day in 2010.

We have plenty of pottery and you'll still be able to get great deals for yourself or the couple of friends still on your shopping list.

Not in L.A? Don't worry, our online sale will launch on Monday, December 20 at noon (PST). Visit our Holiday Sale page on Monday to shop.

Until then, a few scenes from weekend two of the sale.








Janek talks with Chef Jack of Clean Street Food Truck. Clean Street was a last minute addition to Saturday and they were great. They've been on the road for barely a week, but everyone loved their food.


Grilled steak sandwich from Clean Street Food.


Decisions, decisions...




On Sunday, Jessica & Christina of Global Soul Street Eats stopped by to serve up lunch to our customers and crew. Their menu was another hit. Track them down on the streets of L.A. as soon as you can.


Shrimp Toastie and Babylon Taco from Global Soul Street Eats.



For more details on the final day of the sale, visit our Holiday Sale page.

Scenes from the Holiday Sale 2010 - Weekend 1

Did you miss the first weekend of the Holiday Sale? Well, that's okay because there will be plenty more Bauer and Russel Wright pottery available this weekend at the Showroom.

We don't have a food truck scheduled for Saturday [UPDATE: Overnight, we had a late addition to Saturday's schedule. Clean Street Food Truck will be coming by for the lunch our on Saturday 12/11, 11am-2pm!], but all of you Sunday shoppers will have a chance to sample cuisine from Global Soul Street Eats, one of L.A.'s newest street food vendors.


Look at their menu and you'll see that "global" is the keyword with Global Soul featuring items like the curry Shrimp Toastie (below left), Middle Eastern flavored Babylon Taco (below right) and the Mediterranean-influenced Mini Lamb Gyros. We suggest shopping for pottery first and then relaxing with some great street food from around the world after.


We look forward to seeing you at the showroom soon, until then please enjoy the following images from this past weekend's sale.


Minutes before the doors open.


Last minute pricing on American Modern.




Even after waiting for over an hour in the cold, Bauer fans are happy and eager to shop.




The doors are open and the rush is on.




South Philly Experience served up awesome Philly cheese steaks on Saturday.


Frysmith stopped by on Sunday and fed the masses with tasty topped fries.


Miriam, Janek's mum, is in town from London for the holiday season and for the holiday sale.


Visit our Flickr page for more images from the Showroom Sale.