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Remember this? Well, I have very good news to share. BDB has (finally) found and partnered with an independent, domestic ceramic manufacturer! We are packing up the finished pieces and sending them out to ‘wait list’ customers and all of our orders from the New York International Gift Fair (January 2010) were shipped last month.

I am relieved.

The hard part was getting back on track after having painfully removed my head out of the deep ‘production, endless product packing, meeting deadlines, maintaining website, unpacking unusually large boxes, sweeping peanuts off the floor…’ hole.

One (of the) good thing(s) about being pushed into (getting yourself into) a huge hole alone is that you come out of it with an idea of what kind of help you need the most. There are now two incredible people helping me out in the studio.  I have learned to pass on some of the work and am truly appreciating the results. It’s nice to know that your company will not explode if YOU’re not the one wrapping up orders. :/

Coming up with new designs has been difficult, but with help, I’ve had some time to sketch.

I see light and I’m walking towards it. Little by little things are falling into place and BDB’s getting into a nice cycle.

The new pieces will be officially introduced in August along with the refreshed classics produced by our new ceramic manufacturer. The pieces are made from a porcelain recipe specially formulated to sustain the unique fineness and lightness of the designs. The mug is just the right size and weight. I can fill it up to the max and it doesn’t feel like lifting weights. It keeps my hot tea warm and iced coffee chilled until they’re finished. The plate is perfectly thin – it may look delicate, but it can handle the occasionally long weekends in the sink. The pieces look and feel rightfully organic.

I simply love these pieces and I hope you enjoy them. (Click here for more information on how they were made.)

Between today and the official release date (August, date TBD), I’ll be releasing few pieces randomly – availability will be announced on BDB’s Twitter and Facebook pages. To keep up-to-date, (click here) to “follow” us on Twitter and (here) to “like” :/ us on Facebook!

Thank you! – Re Jin

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