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Tag: pottery
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Vicky Thornton’s ‘funny shaped jugs’ raise money for Maggie’s
This article was published 10 years The potter has previous form – in 2012, in the aftermath of treatment for her own breast-cancer she embarked on the C-cup project (referencing both the bra-size and the ‘c-word’ – cancer), hand-throwing 36 cups in three difference shapes and colours. “The different designs…
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interview :: kara leigh ford
This article was published 10 yearsKara Leigh Ford’s work is available from The Maker Place. This article was published 10 years
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interview :: aman khanna
This article was published 10 yearsAman Khanna will be exhibiting at the London Design Fair as part of This Is India. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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interview :: sevak zargarian
This article was published 10 yearsYou can find out more about Sevak Zargarian and buy his products at The Maker Place and meet him in person at the London Design Fair, where he’ll be exhibiting 22–25th September 2016. Register for your tickets here. This article was published 10 years
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Time out enabled Jennifer Stafford to get back to basics
This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like…
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Eva Radulova takes a sympathetic approach to mass produced design
This article was published 10 years Kate Brewer, founder of Look Like Love, profiles a different new designer every week. With the tagline “support, nurture, promote” echoing confessions of a design geek’s own “discover, champion and inspire” and a similar commitment to advocating for emerging talent, the parallels between Look Like Love…
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here’s one I made earlier :: emma alington’s with a twist
This article was published 12 yearsI’m sharing some of the best posts of 2014 throughout this month, and I love Emma Alington’s surface pattern design technique which mostly involves blowing bubbles… Emma Alington is forever blowing bubbles! Her With A Twist collection is decorated by blowing bubbles in soapy water…
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interview :: richard brendon
This article was published 12 years Richard Brendon is one of those designers who has been on my radar for so long, that I am amazed I haven’t already interviewed him for the blog. He is a young London-based designer and British bone china specialist, who I first became aware…
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here’s one I made earlier :: janet stahelin edmondson
This article was published 13 years I saw Janet Stahelin Edmonson‘s work at the Craft Central Imprint exhibition in September, ostensibly a show about printing. She uses lace to create delicate patterns in porcelain vases. Having spotted the film above at the exhibition, I was keen to find out more about…
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here’s one I made earlier :: tortus copenhagen
This article was published 13 years Behind this ancient door at Kompagnistraede 23 in the design centre of Copenhagen, Denmark lies Tortus Copenhagen, a small-scale producer of fine hand-made ceramics. In their words: “Like the noble creature from which we derive our name, we move at our own humble pace.” Sounds…
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out and about :: cockpit arts christmas open studios
This article was published 14 years I finally made it to the Cockpit Arts Open Studios! I have been trying to get there for years, and despite various friends going (mostly to buy me presents!), I’ve never quite made it myself – until last weekend. And I wasn’t disappointed. It…
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creative spaces :: linda bloomfield
This article was published 14 years I love Linda Bloomfield’s work, especially her gorgeous teaset. Her products are perfectly formed to fit the human hand, incredibly tactile and well designed – the teapot pours perfectly without spilling a drop. So it is with great pleasure that I present a little…
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creative spaces :: jonathan adler
This article was published 14 years Jonathan told us that people often think his products “just are” – they don’t imagine that they are all hand thrown and all start from this building. Even though I have studied pottery, I must confess, I have never really thought about it either,…
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design geekery :: the new english
This article was published 15 yearsAs well as the column for the Heart Home Magazine blog I mentioned on Tuesday, I’ve also been writing a column for online design and lifestyle magazine, we heart, so I though I should start to share those with you too. This week I wrote…
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creative spaces :: allan manham
Allan Manham’s pots have a wonderful organic quality that drew me to them from the first time I saw them. So you can imagine how excited I was when Allan agreed to show me around his studio.
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creative spaces: bernard leach
I’m always very inspired by seeing the spaces creative people work in; the tools they use, the things they keep around them for inspiration, the effect of their environment on their work – so this is the first in a series on that very subject; featuring the Bernard Leach’s studio and the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall.
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interview :: sarah hillman
I am a huge fan of Sarah HIllman, so you can imagine how delighted I was when she agreed to an interview – perhaps I could find out how she does it!
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interview :: people will always need plates
As many of you will know, I am a massive fan of People Will Always Need Plates. So much so that I even designed my wedding invitations in an homage to their work