Village Expert Teapot from the Genuine Fake China Series
Yoko Sekino-Bové

Trained as a painter and sculptor, Dorothy Hafner has made her name working with clay and glass. As evidenced by the Confetti Tea Set, Hafner has carried her love of “color plays, evocative lines and idiosyncratic abstractions” regardless of the artistic materials she chooses. With the establishment of the production firm, Art and Dining in 1979—and for about 15 years after—Hafner designed porcelain tableware for organizations such as Tiffany & Co..