A deep dive into New Jersey’s design world brings viewers inside a Union City studio where artisans handcraft the dinnerware found in Michelin‑starred restaurants around the world.
Jono Pandolfi’s team shapes each piece by hand inside the light‑filled workspace. Pandolfi says his love for clay began in high school, where he first discovered the medium and the permanence of the objects he created.
That passion carried him from student work to international acclaim, with his bowls and plates now used in top restaurants and even appearing on the FX series “The Bear.” “Over the course of 20 years, I’ve done a lot of things, and I’ve worked with tons of chefs, but, I mean, it’s been a gradual growth,” he said…