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This Studio Visit Project: Cup took us to the renovated studio of @kylastrid to speak with her and her husband, Louis Wigen-Toccalino. Their first conversation was an argument about cups. For years Kyla produced cups for Decade in Lawrence, KS. Louis is now the owner/baker/chef/mastermind behind @cellar.door.cafe .
Kyla says: If you want to learn about your cups and what their lifespan will be, put them in a commercial setting. It’s condensing a lot of use into a short time. With each series I made I learned so much. In addition to the mugs at Decade, we started using bud vases. Louis works with a local florist, @moon_on_the_meadow_farm. Then it was cool because it was a collaboration with her AND the baristas. They were all giving me feedback about what worked and what didn’t. I realized again that I had to make some adjustments to height and how much water they could hold…It was an amazing feedback loop for me.
Louis: What made it easy for me (to incorporate pottery into the business) was finding someone local. It keyed off of the philosophical principles I held…The challenges of using craft pottery are that we really put it through a stress test: like temperature they are going from cold to as near boiling as we can get them; to being dumped in the bus tub and dropped in the dish sink and cups that are not designed to be stacked are being stacked. It’s one thing to have 4 cups at home that are precious, but we go through 30 of them every hour…. It’s a stress test of a different sort. It was a challenge, but it was worth it. It elevated our product to be more than just another latte.When I opened Cellar Door, Decade was still going. The decision was to differentiate the brand. We still use the vases for flowers and have a window display. They are fantastic because they are always on display and the vases last a lot longer. We are constantly thinking about what to display the pastries on and how to get more mugs in as we grow and evolve.
Kyla is making exciting shifts in her new studio toward more sustainable clay, glaze, and firing options. Swipe for a look at new work & follow Kyla and Louis as they continue to offer delicious pairings of food and pottery.
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