Calamityware

Products based on the creatures found in Don's sketchbook. This page is where you'll find news about creating, producing, and using Calamityware.

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.

05/29/2026

Honestly, probably the healthiest relationship you could have 😏

05/28/2026

The Vegeterribles design takes a closer look at the surrounding flora—which isn’t as innocent as it might seem. Dangerous plants have a long and distinguished history, from deadly nightshade and poison ivy to flytraps, triffids, and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors.

The Vegeterribles design is a subtle reminder that some calamities charge at you, while others quietly wait in the weeds.

05/27/2026

Is your bathroom is boring?
Is it just standing there…being beige?
Do your guests have nothing to stare at while they’re sitting on the toilet?

Fix that.

Install a shower curtain covered in suspicious cats, judgmental octopuses, or a full-blown apocalypse. Suddenly your morning routine feels less like “ugh” and more like “well, at least there’s a kraken.”

Shower curtains. For people who prefer their hygiene with a side of menace.

05/26/2026

Your weekly “things could be worse” affirmation!

05/24/2026

When your cat is startled by the possibilities of “what could be worse”…

Thanks for sharing with us, Kelli 😉

05/23/2026

The perfect bag for groceries, books, existential dread, and at least one purchase you absolutely did not need.

Our “Things Could Be Worse” tote is roomy, durable, and covered in enough tiny disasters to distract people from whatever’s going on in your life.

Honestly, much healthier than carrying everything emotionally.

05/22/2026

Sneak peek of something coming soon 👀 🤫🫣

05/21/2026

Things could be worse, right?...Right?

At least you aren’t being eaten by a gigantic blob monster (a.k.a. Blobbert). That’d be worse...probably.

Also available in unisex and women cuts!

05/20/2026

Best served in a “Things Could Be Worse” mug

05/19/2026

Here’s a way to express yourself while stuck in traffic: Things Could Be Worse car magnets.

They’re the perfect low-effort, high-snark upgrade for your bumper.

Bonus: they might even make the guy behind you smile instead of honk. (We said might.) 🔊

05/18/2026

When the guy that makes our pins told us that he could now produce nice jewelry, our ears perked up (pun intended).

The decision to start with our Calamityware cat was an easy one. Earrings are stainless-steel plated earrings with black enamel. Nickel and lead free. Sold in packs of two—one for each ear. You know...assuming you are binaural.

And here’s a little secret…we also have a matching necklace 🫣

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Pittsburgh, PA

Website

https://www.calamityware.com/

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