The surface texture of Erickson’s sauceboat and ewer is cast from the 3D-printed fabric of Nike’s FlyKnit running shoe. During the 2012 Olympics in London, England, Nike’s 2012 Olympic Track and Field Innovation department debuted FlyKnit, a material so valuable for athletic success that Nike withheld the design production process from their Asian manufacturers. The oversized Chinese characters on the ewer, or pitcher, translate to “Made in China” and allude to the Asian origin of global ceramic markets. Independent innovations, like the shapes made by the Du Paquier factory in Austria and the salt-glaze texture perfected by English potteries in Staffordshire, represent 18th-century attempts to monopolize markets by European factories. Erickson adapted these historical shapes and surfaces to call attention to the continuing East-West competition over global manufacturing and technological development.