▁wh oles ale ▁business ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ath ▁maintain s ▁four ▁physical ▁sales ▁out lets . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁dinner ware ▁factory ▁and ▁show room ▁in ▁S aus al ito , ▁He ath ▁has ▁a ▁show room ▁and ▁cl ay ▁studio ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ); ▁a ▁show room ▁within ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Fer ry ▁Building ▁( open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ); ▁and ▁their ▁flags hip ▁San ▁Francisco ▁show room ▁and ▁cl ay ▁studio , ▁co - located ▁with ▁the ▁tile ▁factory ▁in ▁the ▁He ath ▁Building ▁( open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁He ath ▁has ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards ▁for ▁design , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁received ▁the ▁National ▁Design ▁Award ▁for ▁Institution al ▁Ach iev ement , ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Cooper ▁H ew itt , ▁Smith son ian ▁Design ▁Museum , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁He ath ’ s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁business ▁by ▁design . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁▁ ▁After ▁Ed ith ▁He ath ▁exhib ited ▁her ▁work ▁at ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁a ▁bu yer ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ret ail er ▁G ump ' s ▁approached ▁her ▁to ▁supply ▁their ▁store ▁with ▁her ▁hand - th rown ▁pot tery ▁using ▁the ▁company ' s ▁pot tery ▁studio ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁she ▁accepted ▁the