Paul Burns Presents Fireclay’s Sustainable Manufacturing to Local Design Group - September 2009
September 14, 2009 | filed under:
Earlier this month Paul Burns, Fireclay’s Founder and Chief Ceramicist, introduced a local group of designers to Fireclay’s sustainable manufacturing practices.
The local design group was led by Annie Cronin of Verde Design in San Mateo. The group gets together monthly to discuss interior design, many times traveling to local manufacturers to get a better sense of the local environment to best fulfill their own customers’ desire to use locally produced products in homes.
The group learned about our Debris Series and watched as our BottleStone product was produced for another test run.
We truly appreciate Annie for sharing her design group with us and helping us introduce more folks to our local manufacturing operation.
Fireclay contributes custom plaque to 10th Anniverary of Mexican Heritage Museum - September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009 | filed under: Company News Showroom/Boneyard
On September 9, 2009, the Mexican Heritage Plaza founders were honored with a plaque that we were honored to help make. The San Jose Mercury News did a great article, which we have included part of below.
More than 100 people - including Mayor Chuck Reed and City Council members Nora Campos and Sam Liccardo - attended. The big highlight was the unveiling of a3-foot mosaic plaque that recognizes Blanca Alvarado as the plaza’s founder, as well as honoring first executive director Pete Carrillo, inaugural board Chairman Fernando Zazueta and the rest of the founding board.
The plaque, placed on the pavilion in the plaza’s courtyard, was designed by artist Carlos Perez to reflect the history of the organization and the East San Jose neighborhood where the plaza stands. Fireclay Tile was able to take Carlos’ design and bring it to life using our Debris clay body and custom decorative tile making.
The 42 2-inch square tiles surrounding the plaque depict, among other things, the United Farm Workers logo, the official seals of San Jose and Santa Clara County, a Del Monte logo and a California mission.
As a gift, Perez presented Alvarado with one of two tiles he made featuring Cesar Chavez. These Chavez tiles were also made by Fireclay Tile.
Paul Burns, our founder and Chief Ceramicist, was able to get a gret photo with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed
NEW BUSINESS HOURS + Closed Saturday/Monday of Labor Day
September 2, 2009 | filed under: Company News Showroom/Boneyard
We will be closed the Saturday (September 5) and Monday (September 7) of Labor Day.
Starting September 8 we will have new business hours for our Factor Showroom in San Jose. Based on your customer feedback we will be staying open later during the week.
Our new hours are:
Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
As always we are closed Monday and Sunday.
We look forward to seeing you in our Factory Showroom in San Jose! In case you can’t get through, we are always available via email.
The Ceramicists
Fireclay Featured in Beautiful New Bocanova Restaurant (Jack London Square, Oakland, CA)
September 1, 2009 | filed under: Company News Debris Series Showroom/Boneyard
At Fireclay we love food, and we love making our beautiful, recycled Debris Series tile for great food establishments.
Just this month, a wonderful new restaurant - Bocanova - has opened in the heart of Oakland’s Jack London Square. “Pan-American cuisine is the blending of culinary currents from Europe and the Americas while using the best and freshest local ingredients,” comments Bocanova-Executive Chef, Rick Hackett. Beyond the exquisite cuisine, the owners of Bocanova were committed to using sustainable materials and asked their architect, Michael Guthrie Architecture, to specify our Debris Series in the kitchen area. The tile’s 52% recycled material and local sourcing and sustainable manufacturing mattered to them, but the high quality and unique style were absolute requirements. We believe the result is great and can’t wait to go taste some of the delicious food!
