La Ceramique de Beauce started in 1940, and quickly grew into the biggest employer in Beauce County, Quebec. The company hired the best ceramic artists and established itself as one of the largest manufacturers of household ceramics in North America. Sometimes tacky, sometimes ugly these products transgressed the local market place and quickly become global commodities. The forms and glazes were unique and innovative and reflected the time that they were produced. The business closed in 1989 but the existing objects have become the some of most desired and collectible utilitarian art around.