Craft in America presents Tea for Two: The Teapots of Gloria and Sonny Kamm. The couple are well known collectors of studio craft teapots by a wide range of artists. They see what most of us take for granted. Envision a teapot made of perforated clay or another made of heavily embroidered fabric or even one made of metal mesh and pistachio shells! Form complicates function.
The Teapots of Gloria and Sonny Kamm
“Delightfully useless” in terms of practical function is what Gloria Kamm calls these concept teapots. And yet in partnership with her husband Sonny, the Kamms see the function as a celebrated vehicle for expression. The hospitable and iconic teapot has a 500-year history. Moreover it has been widely and wildly interpreted by artists and production houses alike. Tea for Two will feature a curated selection. Thu giving insight into the inclinations and motivations of the renown Los Angeles art collectors. The couple’s collection also ranges beyond that of their teapots. The couple is also featured in one of the newest Craft in America episodes, Collectors.
A Collector’s View
Gloria Kamm regards contemporary, one-of-a-kind teapots as “containers full of ideas” where the artist has transmuted, by their hands, their worries, celebrations or ponderings into the object. The wide scope of styles and materials in the curated selection will not only cause visitors to marvel, but to also give greater consideration to the structure of a teapot: pot, handle and spout. The irreverent and whimsical interpretations of these integral parts will provide entertaining musing for viewers of all ages.

Marilyn Da Silva, An Unlikely Pair, 1998. Photo by Tony Cunha, courtesy of the Kamm Teapot Foundation.
These unique teapots—made by recognized contemporary designers, architects, painters, sculptors, ceramicists and craftspeople, often with a non-traditional approach to media—are the main thrust of this significant collection. The support that the Kamms have given to hundreds of artists through their direct purchases and commissions is immeasurable.
About the Kamm Teapot Foundation
With foresight, Sonny Kamm formed a non-profit foundation that archives and catalogues the world’s largest and most comprehensive teapot collection of over 17,000 items. The Foundation is a charitable trust, with its purposes being to acquire, preserve, maintain and also arrange for the exhibition of teapots, tea sets and teapot-related ephemera.
On View: May 10 – August 30, 2025
What: Tea for Two: The Teapots of Gloria and Sonny Kamm
Where: Craft in America Center, 8415 W. Third St., LA, 90048
When: Running through August 30, 2025
Website: https://www.craftinamerica.org