I was flicking through a magazine the other day and came across a gorgeous photograph of some of Alyssa Ettinger's iconic porcelain bottles from her 'Milk Collection'. Seeing these bottles reminded me of my childhood as we use to get our milk delivered directly to our door in one litre glass bottles. My siblings and I used to fight over who got the cream at the top of the bottle as our morning Milo tasted so much better if it came with a dollop of fresh cream. *Sigh* - I am getting old!



Having recalled seeing Alyssa's work a couple of months ago on Etsy I decided to contact her and let her know that I was planning on featuring her on my blog. I was quite smitten by her adorable 'Knitwear Collection' of demitasse cups but wanted to ask Alyssa about the inspiration behind her 'Milk Collection'. This is what she said:

'More than ten years ago my brother and I went to visit a summer-camp property my grandparents had owned in the 60s. While poking around we found the camp's original dump and after years the only things left in dumps are glass and pottery. We took some milk bottles as souvenirs. The ones we found, Steven's Brothers, were the inspiration for the collection.  I took a cast of one and loved it, then started hunting for other bottles to make a set. I love the old fonts, the shapes of the vessels. I love that they register as milk bottles before people even see the writing. They're classic, but also contemporary'.



Hence, Alyssa only works in porcelain and is fascinated by unglazed pieces and her milk bottles are glazed on the inside only. Alyssa's current range is available to purchase through her online store.