Christopher Kerr-Ayer grew up in rural Vermont and began working with glass at a young age when he was a junior in high school. He learned and refined his craft as a glass blower working in studios of renowned glass...
Haand has been playing with the idea of creating a glassware line for a long time. Glass shares many similarities to pottery: both are formed in heat, and both have been key building blocks of culture throughout history. Take a...
Chef Vivian Howard brings fruity and spicy flavors to Lenoir's extra-smoky chicken wings during this episode of No-Recipe Road Trip with The Try Guys on Food Network. How many Vivian Howard + Haand pieces can you spot her using in...
by Michelle Perry for Haand When I asked close friends what the best wedding gift they received was, responses included everything from a personalized cheese board and everyday dinner plates, to a set of glasses from a company local to...
Meet the founders of Trufflin Cornelious Robinson and Liv Woudstra-Robinson. Their truffles may be French, but their hustle is 100% New York grit. Liv hails from the South of France, where her family’s got a long history with truffles (and...
Everyone knows that truffles are special, now let’s find out why... A truffle is a type of mushroom - not to be confused with a chocolate truffle - that grows underground and is amongst one of the rarest, therefore priciest...
When we started making plates for restaurants in 2014, we also began to create custom glaze colors for our clients to help them flesh out the design of their spaces. When honing in on a color, we would often...
To celebrate 10 Years of Haand, we are giving away some of our favorite pieces, both new and old. Over 10 days we'll be highlighting the 10 key products below that have helped shape the brand over the years and...
It will be 10 years this summer since Chris and I started Haand. We have done many different styles and colors since then, but something that has been in production from the very beginning is Cloudware. Cloudware is unique to...
This year for Mother’s Day, and in anticipation of our 10 Year Anniversary starting June 10th, we thought it would be fun to share the perspective of two very important people in Haand’s story: our moms, Sherrie Warren (Mark’s mom)...
This year for Mother’s Day, and in anticipation of our 10 Year Anniversary starting June 10th, we thought it would be fun to share the perspective of two very important people in Haand’s story: our moms, Sherrie Warren (Mark’s mom)...
As a person who thinks and expresses best with their hands active, it’s fitting or expected that I can have a hard time using my words to explain just what it is we do here at Haand. It is a...
We can think of two great ways to warm up a winter day: catching up with a friend and sipping a hot drink from your favorite mug. That's why we're giving away a pair of 8oz Cloudware Mugs, one for...
Vivian Howard offers “Hero” recipes in her cookbook This Will Make it Taste Good. These heroes are designed to be simple condiments that you can make at home to make meals extra flavorful. LITTLE GREEN DRESS EVERYDAY CONDIMENT Makes 2 cups...
Vivian Howard offers “Hero” recipes in her cookbook This Will Make it Taste Good. These heroes are designed to be simple condiments that you can make at home to make meals extra flavorful. R-Rated OnionsMakes 2 cups No Brainer ways to...
A few months ago, a friend of Benevolence Farm reached out to share an incredible partnership opportunity. He worked for a local pottery studio with a collection of containers that they could not sell. Each of these containers had slight...
From the very beginning of Haand we knew that an object made with care, intention, and love will shine when placed next to a similar mass produced object. That’s because the skill and dedication of our 15 employees comes through...
I will be honest, I am a bit of a Christmas grinch. I know a lot of people are. However, with age, comes perspective, and as I look back on past holidays, what always comes to the front of my...
With only one week until our Vivian Howard & Haand collection is released we're treating one lucky winner to an exclusive Buttermilk Pink 8oz Short Mug and Saucer! Learn more about this timeless colorway here. To enter, follow @chefandthef and @haandmade then tag a...
Making a pink glaze is tricky- we fire our ceramics to around 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit, and a lot happens from a physics/ chemistry standpoint at that temperature, you are basically creating a sped-up geological process in the course of a...
We began “officially” working together when Vivian Howard and her team started building out the concept for Lenoir Restaurant and wanted to include Haand as the exclusive tableware. That conversation quickly dovetailed into using Haand dishes for the photography in...
