The Kamm Teapot Collection is a comprehensive look at the teapot through the lens of art. The collection encompasses historical decorative arts, industrial design icons, unique works of contemporary art, novelty teapots, and teapot-related artifacts. The collection is international in scope, includes all media, dates from the 17th to 21rst centuries, and numbers over 17,000 objects.
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Featured Teapots
Artists Cindy Drozda, Larisa Safaryan and Malcolm Zander use woodturning and carving to create small delicate objects that push the material to its limits. Drozda presents a sea urchin shell as a work of art and enhanced its natural beauty with gold leaf and super finely turned blackwood accents. Safaryan also combines woodturning with a natural object and used an eggshell as a carving medium. Her pierced design calls attention to the fragility of the shell. Zander’s teapot is amazing to behold. He began with a block of wood, lathe-turned the overall shape, then carved the mass to leave this lace-like geometric structure. See more fantastic teapots in our Wood Works gallery.
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS
Learn about the teapots in these writings that explore the collection. Discover the many artistic themes and ideas behind the works. Read about the makers, and see special teapots.READ MORE
Pueblo Teapots
Indigenous pueblo people in the American Southwest have been creating pottery for over a thousand years.[i] They gathered raw clay from the land and using
Meissen Grotesque Teapot
Within the Kamm Collection there is a grotesque porcelain teapot that could be considered “one of the most distinctive models produced at the Meissen factory.”[i]
“No Stamp Act” Teapot
Early in 2009 a man brought a box of items from his mother’s house to an auctioneer in England for assessment. As the box was
Otto Lindig Coffee and Tea Service
Otto Lindig (1895-1966) was a master potter, designer, and teacher. However, he is probably best remembered for his tenure at the Bauhaus ceramics workshop in
Sonny and Gloria Kamm
Los Angeles residents Sonny and Gloria Kamm have collected teapots for over 35 years. Their interest in teapots began as an adjunct to their collection of contemporary art and led to a passion that has resulted in the world’s largest and most comprehensive teapot collection. The Kamm Teapot Foundation was established to preserve and maintain the teapot collection.READ MORE
