Yesterday's Enquirer carried the amazing news that a group of investors has a plan to revive the manufacture of Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati. They've secured capital, rights, original molds, and the services of leading ceramic artists.
Who would have thunk it, but who can think of a better business development for Our Fair City? We're SWNIDishly confident that the revived company will succeed commercially as it rides the wave of historic preservation and restoration that brings lots of folks with money back to older neighborhoods in America's cities. It all tracks with "Your Voice" columnist Jean Kinney, who today celebrates Cincinnati's aging but timeless charms. Some additional Rookwood detailing in this and other cities will enhance the attraction.
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I hope they decide to locate near the restaurant and have at least part of their operation open to the public. Lunch and a tour would make for a very nice outing.
Locating near the restaurant is precluded by the congestion and high costs of Mt. Adams. Looks like they've got an old building in Camp Washington, a neighborhood that desperately needs some new stuff in it. Some tie-in between the two Rookwood operations would be most excellent, if it can be conceived.
Tours would be most cool, and probably most profitable. Mrs. SWNID and I remember fondly a tour of the Highland Pottery facility on Scotland's rugged west coast. We got to wander among the artists' studio areas and see them at work decorating pieces by hand. It made us much more inclined to spend many pounds sterling on our own set.
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