Kristin Ziemke reacts to the cold after climbing out of the lake on Friday at Kiln at Navy Pier Marina. “It’s very healthy to do,” Ziemke said. “Also, Chicago winters are so long and you have to find ...

For four days and nights, a group of potters on the New South Wales Southern Highlands eagerly watched over and stoked the fire inside a 5-metre-long anagama kiln containing close to 1,000 items. The ...

Ceramics are one of the most important sources of information for archaeologists. Yet how these objects are produced, ...

I built a crossdraft kiln to fire pottery without modern tools. Angled airflow improved heat distribution inside the kiln.

Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.

“At our core, we’re a neighborhood restaurant,” executive chef Matthew Maienshein tells Eater. “We’re so proud to be a part of the community and want guests to feel a sense of belonging when they ...