Studio pottery is pottery made by professional and amateur artists or artisans working alone or in small groups, making unique items or short runs. Typically, all stages of manufacture are carried out by the artists themselves.
If you're looking for unique, decorative yet functional items for your home, studio pottery is the way to go. Becoming more and more fashionable, these stand out pieces usually in muted, earthy tones would look lovely in any style home.
In the early 1960s Roger and Doreen Birkett set up Tremar Potteries in the Cornish village of the same name. Roger produced hand-thrown domestic ware and by the mid-1970s the company was operating from three sites. In the mid-1980s a combination of various economic factors caused the demise of the company.
This beautiful coffee pot is very Japanese in shape and style, featuring a natural colour palette and simplistic pattern, and is sure to look great on any dining or kitchen table.
With light wear commensurate with age and use, including a small chip the outer rim.
Measures approximately 16.5cm wide to the spout, 12cm deep and sits 25cm tall to the top of the handle.
For those of you that live in the UK and have a similar love for studio pottery, make sure you pay a visit to the York Art Gallery. Now the world’s most extensive collection of British Studio Pottery, with more than 5,000 pieces, well worth a trip.
If you're looking for unique, decorative yet functional items for your home, studio pottery is the way to go. Becoming more and more fashionable, these stand out pieces usually in muted, earthy tones would look lovely in any style home.
In the early 1960s Roger and Doreen Birkett set up Tremar Potteries in the Cornish village of the same name. Roger produced hand-thrown domestic ware and by the mid-1970s the company was operating from three sites. In the mid-1980s a combination of various economic factors caused the demise of the company.
This beautiful coffee pot is very Japanese in shape and style, featuring a natural colour palette and simplistic pattern, and is sure to look great on any dining or kitchen table.
With light wear commensurate with age and use, including a small chip the outer rim.
Measures approximately 16.5cm wide to the spout, 12cm deep and sits 25cm tall to the top of the handle.
For those of you that live in the UK and have a similar love for studio pottery, make sure you pay a visit to the York Art Gallery. Now the world’s most extensive collection of British Studio Pottery, with more than 5,000 pieces, well worth a trip.