“Tea” Exhibit at Southside

From the Dinnerware Museum press release: 

There are so many ways to enjoy tea. A visit to the special exhibition, Tea, made possible as the result of a partnership between the Dinnerware Museum, Zingerman’s Coffee Company, and ZingTrain, reveals more than a dozen ways.

Tea opened Monday, January 26th at both Zingerman’s Coffee Company (3723 Plaza Drive) and ZingTrain (3728 Plaza Drive #5), both located across the parking lot from each other at Zingerman’s Southside location in Ann Arbor.
– Zingerman’s Coffee Company is open M-F 7am-6pm and Saturdays and Sundays 8am-5pm. Phone 734-929-6060 for more information.
– ZingTrain is open M-F 9am-5pm. Phone 734-930-1919 for more information.
Viewing will end April 10th.

Saenger Porcelain

The exhibition includes tea ware-related items in ceramic, glass, metal, and paper. Featured contemporary artists include Léopold Foulem, Bunny McBride, and Paul Eshelman. There are notable historic teapots by the leading designers for industry including tea ware designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Castleton China, Russel Wright designs for Steubenville Pottery, Glidden Pottery created in Alfred, New York between 1940-58, an automobile form Chinese red teapot designed and created at Hall China in East Liverpool, Ohio, and a Corning Pyrex engraved teapot from the 1920s designed by Frederick Carder. Among the surprises included is a 7-piece SaengerPorcelain teapot and tray with four nesting cups, Japanese disposable ceramic trainware, Robert Sabuda’s delightful pop-up book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation from 2003, one of the squared tea sets from RMS Queen Mary Cunard Steamship Co., and English Picquot ware made of magnailium and sycamore, among others. All tea ware are owned by the Dinnerware Museum.

Foley Cunard Tea Set

Since 2012, Ann Arbor has been home to the Dinnerware Museum — the only museum in the world devoted exclusively to dinnerware. The collection and related special exhibitions reveal a refreshing approach – featuring masterpieces of the tabletop genre created by contemporary artists, as well as notable historic dinnerware by the leading designers for industry, juxtaposed with an uncommon focus on non-functional fine art that references dining and bit of kitsch thrown in for good measure.

Hall China Car Teapot

Ann Arbor’s Dinnerware Museum is building a dream museum in the 21st century, one place setting at a time. Follow its progress on Facebook or at www.dinnerwaremuseum.org

For further information contact Dr. Margaret Carney (Museum Director) at 607-382-1415 or email [email protected]

See you soon!