1985 - Driving around the back roads upstate New York (code for lost) we stumbled upon a small hamlet called Fishs Eddy. It felt like a perfectly odd name so we borrowed it for our just-opened shop near Gramercy Park.

Our early days were new and exciting, driving aimlessly (code for no map) in our rickety blue pick-up looking for interesting finds. One fortuitous “find” landed us in an old barn that had been in a fire. It was filled with endless stacks of restaurant dishware-plates, bowls, platters, cups and saucers, creamers and gravy boats. You name it, it was there!

Remarkably, every single soot-covered dish was intact. When we asked the owner of the barn (and yes, he was wearing overalls) if we could buy a few pieces he said "don't take a few, take it all!” And so we did.

We hauled the “ware” back to our apartment, scrubbed non-stop for days and discovered patterns and shapes that were absolutely beautiful and truly classic. A real slice of American history! We shared the same thoughtwe were on to something special -and customers agreed.

Twenty-five years later Fishs Eddy has made its own history. Millions of edgy, unique and incredibly fun dishes and glasses have come in and out of our doors. That old blue pick up is now a large truck with our logo and a GPS. Of course we still meander and let life take us to unexpected places (code for can’t figure out how to work GPS). Most importantly, we 're still true to our original vision: commercial quality dish and glassware with plenty of other things to make people smile. After all these years we are still happiest...doing dishes!