[Fiesta tableware and Andy Warhol]
Fiesta is known as a series of representative American tableware. It is collected in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and appears frequently in movies and TV series, including Ally McBeal, a hit in Japan as well.
Andy Warhol, the master of pop art, was also known as a passionate collector of Fiesta tableware.
The artist Warhol was also renowned as a collector of all sorts of things ranging from artworks to daily goods. After his death, his Fiesta tableware collection was placed on the New York Sotheby's auction. The fact that he used Fiesta tableware in his daily life is also well known.
Fiesta tableware is also known for its variety of colors. An average of one new color is added every year and one is retired.
Though simple and standard, Fiesta tableware continues to change slowly like this, which may be another factor that keeps collectors drawn to Fiesta tableware for a long time.
Fiesta tableware is currently enjoys its third boom, following the explosive fad in the 1950s (mid-century) and revival in the 1980s.
Riding the wave of modern casual style as represented by the iPod and Crocs, Fiesta tableware is appealing to a new generation of consumers and expanding its fan base with its fresh attitude.
Handling of FIESTA Dinnerware
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