Herman Miller + Heath Ceramics Team Up On New Dinnerware Collection

A new limited-edition dinnerware collection, called Gathered, brings together two American design icons: Herman Miller and Heath Ceramics, respectively based in Michigan and California. Jennifer Nield, senior vice president of lifestyle product at MillerKnoll, observes that “Both brands believe in making things that matter—designs that last, feel good to use and reflect real care in how they’re made. Heath’s process is hands-on and rooted in craft, while Herman Miller has always focused on solving human needs through design.” Indeed, Catherine Bailey, who co-owns Heath with Robin Petravic, describes the joint undertaking as a “completely natural collaboration.” The line—encompassing a mug, dessert bowl, dinner plate, dinner bowl, candleholder, serving platter and salad bowl—includes two new colors, Pesto and Blossom, developed by Heath. And, like every piece of the company’s dinnerware, Gathered is produced in its Sausalito factory. According to Rosalie Wild, Heath’s design director, “Rather than creating a more systematically organized collection, we created a group of products that have a lot of range that allows for freely gathering them together in unexpectedly beautiful ways.”