Model D Radio: Pewabic Pottery
The creative economy has been alive and well on Jefferson Avenue since 1903. Model D Radio’s Chris McCarus takes us inside Pewabic Pottery to learn more about this Detroit institution.
Founded in 1903 during the Arts & Crafts Movement, Pewabic is nationally renowned for its tile and pottery in unique glazes. Today it is a non-profit ceramic art education center, welcoming 70,000 visitors annually to its building on E. Jefferson in the Villages.
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