Former product designers turn their attention to creating ceramic dinnerware

Katie Castellani

03/28/2025

CERAMIC DUO: Myrth Ceramics co-owners Abigail and Eric Smallwood previously worked as product designers but were introduced to ceramics when they joined a pottery studio in Boston in 2008. Wanting to learn more about how to create different pieces, they eventually opened Myrth in East Providence, which specializes in handmade dinnerware. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

At first, creating ceramic pieces was a way for Abigail and Eric Smallwood to unwind from their demanding jobs in product design. That changed in 2015, when the pair launched their own business, Myrth Ceramics. The Smallwoods, who worked as product designers, were introduced to ceramics when they joined a pottery studio in Boston’s South

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