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Calamityware began when graphic designer, Don Moyer, inherited a traditional blue Willow-pattern plate and felt a urge to redraw it...and add a pterodactyl. Modern audiences are bored by tranquility and prefer the diversion of monsters, explosions, and car chases. As Don drew a series of plates, each spiced up with its own calamity, people who saw these drawings on Flickr asked for real plates. So

on a Kickstarter project was born and whimsical drawings became a growing collection of fine-quality porcelain plates.

08/21/2026

A little sneak peek at something new crawling, creeping, and flying its way into Calamityware. 👀

That’s all you get for now.

08/20/2026

Summer is winding down.

This bear has chosen to ignore that information.

08/19/2026

Your Calamityware table has had plates. Bowls. Mugs. Serving pieces.

And yet, all this time, your butter has been sitting there completely unsupervised. Your gravy has been wandering around without a proper vessel. Your salt and pepper have been living in whatever containers they arrived in like common pantry ingredients.

We fixed that.

The Vegeterribles Completer Set brings a gravy boat, butter dish, and salt & pepper shakers to the table, all covered in suspicious plant life.

Because apparently we weren’t done putting things on your table.

08/18/2026

The word of the day

08/17/2026

Sportsball season is almost upon us (we think).

Soon, millions of people will gather around televisions to yell things like “COME ON” and “WHAT WAS THAT?” while eating alarming quantities of cheese.

We don’t know what’s happening either.

Prepare accordingly.

The Unspecified Sports Team Hoodie lets everyone know that yes, you are aware sports exist.

Available now at Calamityware.com

08/16/2026

👀 Sneak Peek 🍌 Making progress on our latest banana design.

Thoughts? We know you’re not shy 😉

08/15/2026

For those occasions when you need to look put together while quietly acknowledging that everything could go terribly wrong.

The Things Could Be Worse Silk Scarf. Traditional from a safe distance. Increasingly concerning upon inspection.

🚨Currently on sale! Shop now at Calamityware.com

08/12/2026

Do Octopi dream of dry towels? 🐙

Philosophers have pondered the meaning of life, the universe, and whether an octopus even knows it’s wet. Some of them (the octopi, not the philosophers) have taken matters into their own tentacles and started carrying umbrellas—just in case.

Now, you can bring this level of existential preparedness to your bathroom with these philosophically superior towels. Made from 100% cotton and woven on a jacquard loom, they’re not your grandma’s lumpy terrycloth nightmares. These towels are flat, refined, and ready to dry you off with an efficiency that would make even the most overthinking octopus proud. Plus, they’re reversible, so the creatures can cavort backwards. Why? Because we can.

Care instructions? Oh, they’re as special as the towels themselves. Maybe give them a little spa day soak before first use. Skip the fabric softener unless you want your towels to become about as absorbent as a philosophy professor’s office carpet. Air dry if you want to be fancy, tumble dry low if you’re in a hurry to contemplate the mysteries of the deep.

Set includes two big bath towels (30” x 58”) and two hand towels (14” x 24”). No umbrellas required. Get yours before the octopi start hoarding them.

➡️ 🛒 Shop now at Calamityware.com

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