Company Fact Sheet
 is a Cinderella ceramics story. Owner Lorrie Veasey started the company by selling her unique pottery designs at small venues and street fairs held in New York City. What began as a card table on a city sidewalk evolved over the course of ten years to a multi million dollar company, and has made a leader in the ceramic giftware industry.
After experiencing great success at temporary locations, opened its first permanent location in Manhattan in 1995, with partners John Nelsen and Kip Veasey. Building upon the success they experienced in their first small store front, the partners opened three additional outlets in quick succession. In New York City, was quickly becoming synonymous with unique, whimsical giftware and attracted a variety of celebrity clients that included Julia Roberts, Bill Murray, and Robert DeNiro. In 2002, in response to continual requests from retailers across the country for access to these unique products, launched a National wholesale line. They are now a well known leader in the ceramic giftware industry, with products available in thousands of stores Nationwide.
Each piece in the line is bold, fresh and colorful, with witty sentiments that make the customer feel that he/she has found a truly unique gift suited to a specific individual. Our Name is Mud uses lead-free, high density dolomite ceramic, the most chip resistant and highest quality earthenware on the market. Each piece is microwave and dishwasher safe. is a perfect marriage of art and functionality; each piece is carefully constructed and hand painted, made to be used and enjoyed on a daily basis.
GIFTBEAT MAGAZINE featured as a manufacturer "worth watching" for attractive pricing, numerous retailer reorders, and on-time shipping. GOURMET RETAILER described 's products as "refreshingly new and different". In addition to these accolades from the trades, products have been used on the sets of Law & Order, Sex & The City, The View, and Friends. 's retail stores have been featured on the television shows, LAW & ORDER, SALLY JESSE RAPHAEL, BLIND DATE, and HOUSE AND GARDEN TV. Products have also graced the pages of Glamour Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, Seventeen Magazine, Fitness Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine.
continues to be a customer driven company, and each piece remains the sole creation of designer and owner Lorrie Veasey. There seems to be no end to the "ball" that this Cinderella story of a company is having, creating magical, unique giftware that allow customers to live happily ever after.
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