Our Annual Seconds Sale is online now!
Pewabic’s annual Summer Sale of seconds and overruns is one of our most popular events. With capacity limitations on in-person gatherings, we weren’t able to hold our traditional event this year, so we’re offering our first-ever Online Seconds Sale. We hope this new format will allow members from other states to participate for the first time!
Not sure if you want an imperfect Pewabic piece? Pewabic members receive discounts year round on most purchases. Join or renew today and shop the ceramic vessels and art tiles that have passed our quality control inspection.
This year's sale includes amazing deals with seconds discounted up to 50% off*. Every year Pewabic Members get first access to the sale as our way of saying thank you for your yearly support. If any seconds remain after the designated member early access period, subscribers to our email list will receive access at that point. Be sure to subscribe today in the footer of our website!
What makes an item a Second?
Seconds are imperfect. They haven’t passed our quality assurance for a number of reasons ranging from imperfections on the glaze surfaces, unexpected color results, cracks, fractures, warping, odd shapes, or missing/incorrectly placed stamps or makers marks.
In ceramics, “seconds” are celebrated and lovingly integrated into our homes and hearts. Some of our most cherished pieces and glazes have come from a “firing gone wrong”. One example is our Frost glaze, which was inspired by a misfiring of our seasonal Winterberry glaze.
Here are some examples of what you can expect from a second. Please note that these depicted flaws and items do not represent all of the items available. Your second will be selected at random, is non-refundable, and cannot be exchanged. Our team has been hard at work narrowing down this selection so there are minimal imperfections that do not hinder the functionality of the piece.
Glaze
Glaze bubbles, pitting, crawling, running, and extreme color variation can all cause a piece to be deemed a second based on its glaze surface. Items with glaze running have been ground smooth.
Cracks + Warping
With the extremely high temperatures of the ceramics process, warping and cracking are common reasons for pieces to be removed during our quality control review. We have selected the best quality seconds for this sale, but you may still find minor fractures, cracking on the back side of tiles, warping, and chips that will not be visible after grouting amidst this seconds sale.
Shape + Form
This category is most applied to our vessels – vases and drinking vessels. When a new wheel thrown object is designed, or an artisan is being trained in our wheel thrown forms, many of their first attempts will end up as seconds. These items are still 100% functional, but they will be a bit more unique and unexpected in their size or shape.
Stamps and Markings
You may notice that some of our seconds are missing their signature Pewabic, Detroit, or artisan stamps. Other times the stamps may have been put in the wrong location. Although their markings are imperfect or missing, each object is still made with so much care! You will also notice a black X on the bottom or back side of each piece. This is how we track that an item is being reserved for a seconds sale.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE SALE
We hope you find something you love! Please note that your items in your cart are not secured until you have completed the checkout process. You can streamline this process by creating or signing into your account on our website and saving your mailing and/or billing address along with your preferred payment option. You can also download the Shop app on your smartphone to easily track your orders and organize payment and shipping options. Our stock levels are limited due to the pottery closure earlier this year. As we have never held an online seconds sale, we have no idea how quickly items will sell out.
What is available?
The sale includes vases, drinking vessels, embossed art tiles as well as a selection of architectural field tiles while supplies last. We have sorted through all of our seconds stock and picked the best pieces to include in this online sale. Items will be listed by object and glaze color. Most of the field tile is sold in 3 square foot increments or in full lots. Items in the sale will be priced up to 50% off. Member discounts do not apply to seconds sale items. No additional discounts apply. Seconds are sold as is and are not eligible for returns or exchanges. You will be able to select shipping or curbside pickup (for customers able to pick up at the pottery in Detroit, MI).
Architectural Tile
For each custom tile project we make extras to allow for flaws and losses in the production process. Many of these tiles are perfect, while others have minor flaws or cracks and chipping that will not be visible after installation and grouting.
Tiles are sold in 3 sq ft boxes or full lots with quantities listed in the product description. Before browsing the remaining architectural tiles, be sure to calculate how many square feet of tile your need for your project.
If you need more tile than we have available in the sale, you can start collecting a portion of the tiles this year and add to your collection in future sales. You may also place a custom order for new tile through our design team (minimum order amount is required).
Please note that our tiles are siblings not twins, tiles resemble each other but will have some variation. New orders may vary from the result purchased in the seconds sale.
