Diane Keaton Gets Into the Design Game (2011/12/09)
  Now Ms. Keaton is getting into the design game herself, with a tabletop collection called K by Keaton that she created for Bed, Bath And Beyond. The stoneware cups, bowls and plates, which are available online and in some stores now, have her trademark whimsy some are stamped with the words eat or bite and lack of pretension prices start at about USD5. But they also reflect Ms. Keatons latest obsession the heartland. The farmy, landscape colors she used, she told a reporter, were inspired by wheat, grass and bark.
   Why did you decide to partner with Bed, Bath & Beyond? Well, they were interested. Which is also pretty remarkable. As you know, I’m more of an entertainment person, but I have a real passion for design. It means a lot to me to have the opportunity to even try this. Is the dishware inspired by anything in your own life? I have a daughter who’s 15 and a son who’s 10. My life is such that I have these old dishes that I eat off with my kids. I’ve broken them, and all that.
   What’s come of all this is I like sturdy. I want something I feel will last and has some weight to it and is very simple. Like, for example, I don’t understand why we don’t eat more food out of bowls. I could eat all of my meals out of bowls. Did you know much about dishware before creating this line? I’ve collected a lot of plates and dishes through the years. Catalina pottery is my favorite. What I like about Catalina pottery is it’s very sturdy and simple. Many years ago in New York City, when I lived there, I collected Fiesta. Those colors are just, like, in your face.
   What’s appealing right now is not to punch it up with a lot of color. It came really from Catalina and then morphed into something even a little more modern. You were going to design a collection of furniture a few years back. What happened with that? One of the reasons is you have to know a little bit more than just venturing out. I had no idea what I was getting into. None. I had a fantasy several years ago that I would create houses that we would produce in a community — these new Spanish homes that would follow the principles of what I was into. Of course, nothing came of it. I have a lot of ideas. Like we all do. But if someone would buy these dishes, I’d love to do more. It gives me an opportunity to look, see, explore — all the things I’m really interested in.
   Sichuan Jucheng Science & Technology Developing Co. Ltd is a professional bamboo dinnerware and bamboo tableware manufacturer based in China. We are specialized in producing environmental friendly bamboo dinnerware and bamboo tableware of unique design in 4 series, that is bamboo plates and bamboo dishes: 7', 8', 9',10', 11', 12', 13' bamboo plates,four-sided plate, hexagonal plate, octagonal plate; bamboo tray: 7' ,9',11' square foodtray, rectangular plate; oval plate; bamboo flatware and bamboo cutlery: bamboo knife, fork, spoon, bamboo spork, birch wood knife, fork and spoon; and others: dip and saucer, bowl, lunch box, cup,noodle barrel, hand tool and hangtag of superior quality.