▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁He ath ▁Cer am ics ▁continued ▁to ▁sell ▁its ▁cer am ics ▁directly ▁and ▁through ▁ret ail ers , ▁and ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁supply ▁restaur ants ▁with ▁dinner ware . ▁Its ▁original ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁line , ▁Coupe , ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁by ▁R im , ▁which ▁found ▁broad ▁success ▁with ▁restaurant ▁propriet ors . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁He ath ▁released ▁the ▁Pla za ▁Line . ▁ ▁He ath ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁architect ural ▁tile ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Ed ith ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁for ▁her ▁custom ▁t iles ▁designed ▁and ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Art ▁Museum , ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁N orton ▁Simon ▁Museum . ▁ ▁With ▁re cess ions , ▁changes ▁in ▁taste , ▁in exp ensive ▁imports , ▁and ▁the ▁ag ing ▁of ▁Brian ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁He ath , ▁the ▁company ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁He ath s ▁left ▁daily ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁employees ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Ed ith ▁eventually ▁turned ▁to ▁a ▁long - time ▁family ▁friend , ▁Jay ▁Stewart , ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁Brian ▁& ▁Ed ith ▁He ath ▁Trust ▁to ▁help ▁create ▁the ▁legal ▁mechanism ▁for ▁making ▁dec