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As it is getting more spring- like and birds will be flying back home soon, here is a little reminder of what we could be doing soon - birdwatching! This is an automaton by Peter Markey ‘Birdwatchers’...Something playful to brighten up grey morning: Peter Markey’s Can-Can and Vase Argenta designed by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg.
Tag Archives: 1950s
A Pioneering Ceramic Studio
Behind every successful man, there stands a woman. A Pioneering Ceramic Studio There is a very old and famous saying, ‘behind every successful man, there stands a woman’, and Geoffrey Whiting had Anne Whiting. After the second war she co-founded … Continue reading
Brutalist Dreams in Weston-super-Mare
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon are best known as the architectural practice responsible for the Barbican development in London. Construction began in 1963 after 10 years of design negotiation and is now regarded as one of the most iconic examples of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Modernism
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, Brutalism, Design, Mid-Century, Powell and Bon, Twentieth century
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A Taste of Sunshine
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sally Nash, the daughter of William Newland and Margaret Hine, artists who’s work is featured in the current exhibition at the Design Study Centre Of Brush and Clay: Painter Potters of the 20th … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century Design, Ceramics, Crafts
Tagged 1950s, Bill Newland, ceramic bull, Mid-Century, Picassiettes, Picassoettes, Slipware, studio ceramics, Studio Pottery, William Newland
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