Oregon Home | 49 Q&A: Surface/ Deep LILITH ROCKETT, THE PORTLAND CERAMIC ARTIST WHOSE WORK INSPIRES TOP CHEFS, CREATES VISUAL CANVASES FOR THE TABLE. THE FIRST TIME Portland ceramic artist Lilith Rockett worked with a chef to develop tableware, it was Matthew Lightner, who was on his way to New York to open Atera. Rockett made about 19 different designs to present to him — all in her signature unadorned, minimalist style. “It was both terrifying and thrilling,” Rockett says. Lightner ended up ordering 20 of each design. In the years since, Rockett, who works from her studio in the Sunnyside neighborhood, has become a favorite of star chefs for her tableware, handmade forms that elevate the visual experience of food without competing with it.
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