Journal

Making the Hallie

Making the Hallie

Quittner is a design practice invested in the process of production. We manufacture all of our pieces in-house, sometimes with the help of local partners. The Hallie starts as porcelain slip — a m...
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Crowe’s Cheesecake

Crowe’s Cheesecake

Inspired by an episode of a favorite cartoon, our three-year-old asked to make a cheesecake. Here's our kid-friendly recipe that's also perfect for adults who say things like "I don't bake much, bu...
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New At Quittner: White Stripe Linen

New At Quittner: White Stripe Linen

We're excited to have just recently launched a new color-way for our tea towels — White Stripe Linen. This is the same rustic weave linen that we have been using for tea towels, loop towels, and ru...
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Breaking Ground at Eden Hill

Breaking Ground at Eden Hill

Breaking Ground. It’s a literal action, tearing into the earth and tossing it aside into piles of topsoil, not-topsoil, rocks, etc., and an emotional moment. Like stepping up to the starting line ...
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Summer Zucchini Fritters

Summer Zucchini Fritters

"What about zucchini fritters?" my mom asked. I had been lamenting the over-abundance of zucchini this time of year when two-thirds of household aren't fans of the stuff sautéed, grilled, shaved in...
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The Return of the Palatine Collection

The Return of the Palatine Collection

After releasing the Palatine Collection in 2023, we hit a production wall. It took months of fine-tuning to figure out how to make our porcelain tableware in the quantities to meet the higher than ...
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Dispatch From...The Design Social: Denver

Dispatch From...The Design Social: Denver

This week we flew to Denver — two exhausted adults and a toddler — to do our first ever 'trade' show. We've done dozens of markets over the years where we set up for a day, or three, to sell mostl...
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Why Do We Use Tallow?

Why Do We Use Tallow?

Why do we use tallow? Good question. For those who don’t know, tallow is rendered beef fat, typically suet. Suet it the fat from around the kidneys of a cow. It’s often referred to as the “purest”...
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