Karen Skelton was the creator and owner of Potluck Studios, a ceramics based design company. She designed and merchandised all
products including colorways, graphics and photography, displays, production and marketing for this high end, trend setting business with
international sales and distribution. Potluck’s customers included Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Dean & DeLuca, Takashimaya and
the American Folk Art Museum shop, all in New York, Sue Fisher King in San Francisco (http://www.suefisherking.com) and A New Leaf in Chicago.
Simple terracotta pots dressed in beautiful potluck colors. Potluck started with raku fired flowerpots,
then gradually built a huge collection of colors and textures for flowerpots of all kinds, and four
collections of handmade dinnerware, serving pieces, pitchers and vases.
Potluck added table linens to the collection, most of which Karen designed
(produced by Pine Cone Hill) enabling Potluck to set a completely
enchanting table.
to providing a setting for new colors and
shapes, the store was the best way to
discover what customers really wanted.
There is nothing more French or universal than dots — they are eternal favorites.
As a Giorgio Morandi lover, Karen found his color palette irresistible for Potluck. She saw “her cake
stands” depicted in his paintings! Below are some of the linens she designed using Potluck’s
Morandi color palette. The Cupcake Cafe dressed up the cake stands.
material, for the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
This product sold in the MoMA store for many years.
Berkshares, the local currency in the
Berkshires region of Massachusetts.
A lovely, inexpensive collection of sustainable shades (in production). Karen designed the
logo and the graphics, creating the look for the marketing and promotion of this product.