Overview

Studio pottery is a branch of pottery that has in the last fifty years undergone a bit of a revolution. Although the term can be applied to lots of branches of pottery its in general used to describe contemporary pottery created after 1900 which was not made for a purpose but rather simply as an object of beauty or interest in itself. Its roots are often attributed to having Japanese origins being brought the west by Bernard Leach. He really was the father of studio pottery having introduced potters such as Shoji Hamada to the west and championed the cause of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper who are probably the best and most well known studio potters. Bernard Howell Leach CH (January 5, 1887 – May 6, 1979), a British studio potter. ... Hamada Shoji (born: December 9, 1894, Tokyo, Japan - died January 5, 1978, Mashiko) was a Japanese potter. ... Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was an influential British studio potter. ... Hans Coper (1920–1981), was an influential British studio potter. ...

Pre 1900

The Studio Pottery movement has been described as an offshoot of the reformist Arts and Crafts movement. Although some attribute its start to Bernard Leach this is erroneous as others predated him although he was the potter who probably advanced the cause of this art form the most. Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ... Bernard Howell Leach CH (January 5, 1887 – May 6, 1979), a British studio potter. ...

Martin Brothers of the Martinware Pottery from 1873 The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Fishley Pottery from early 1800s

William Moorcroft

Della Robbia Pottery (1894-1901) Della Robbia Pottery was made in Birkenhead in a factory founded in 1894 by Harold Rathbone and Conrad Dressler (1856-1940). ...

William and Edward Taylor of the Ruskin Pottery from 1898 The Ruskin Pottery studio was founded in 1898 by Edward Richard Taylor, the Principal of Birmingham School of Art, to be run by his son, William Howson Taylor, formerly a student there. ...

Charles Vyse 1882 - 1971

Post 1900

It is only in the second half of the 1900's thanks to pioneering work by Hans Coper and Lucie Rie that studio pottery began to really be known as an alternative pottery form. They in turn have trained and inspired a whole new generation of potters to follow in their footsteps as well as create even more alternative pottery forms (for example Ewen Hendersen). Studio pottery is now a respected art form with important collections the world over and is slowly becoming very fashionable and collectable with potters such as Edmund de Waal and Rupert Spira having international recognition for their work despite being relatively young. Hans Coper (1920–1981), was an influential British studio potter. ... Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was an influential British studio potter. ... Rupert Spira is a renowned english potter. ...

Studio Potters

• Martin Brothers
• Bernard Leach
• Shoji Hamada
• Warren MacKenzie
• Peter Voulkos
• Paul Soldner
• Lucie Rie
• Hans Coper
• Robert C. Turner
• Rudy Autio
• Cliff Lee (potter)
• Bennett Bean
• Mark Hewitt
• Hideaki Miyamura
• Magdalene Odundo
• Michael Cardew
• William Staite Murray
• Rupert Spira
• Julian Stair
• Edmund De Waal
• John Ward
• Gabrielle Koch
• Gordon Baldwin
• Elizabeth Fritsch
• Takeshi Yasuda
• Emmanuel Cooper
• Chris Keenan
• Seth Cardew

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Bernard Howell Leach CH (January 5, 1887 – May 6, 1979), a British studio potter. ... Hamada Shoji (born: December 9, 1894, Tokyo, Japan - died January 5, 1978, Mashiko) was a Japanese potter. ... Warren Mackenzie is one of the pre-eminent potters in North America. ... Peter Voulkos (January 29, 1924 - 2002) popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which bounded the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. ... Paul Soldner (b. ... Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was an influential British studio potter. ... Hans Coper (1920–1981), was an influential British studio potter. ... Robert Chapman Turner (1913 - 2005) was an American potter known for his functional pottery, sculptural vessels and inspired teaching. ... Rudy Autio (b. ... Cliff Lee (1951 - ) is a Taiwanese-born ceramic artist living in Stevens, Pennsylvania and known for his meticulously carved and beautifully glazed porcelain pots. ... Bennett Bean (1941 - ) is an American ceramic artist living in Blairstown, New Jersey. ... Mark Hewitt (1955 - ) is an English studio potter living in the small town of Pittboro, North Carolina outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for his functional pottery and especially for his large scale wood-fired, salt-glazed ceramic pots, known as monster pots. ... Hideaki Miyamura (1955 - ) is a Japanese-born American potter working in Kensington, New Hampshire. ... Rupert Spira is a renowned english potter. ...

External links

• Fishley Pottery [1] [2]
• Charles Vyse [3]
• William Moorcroft [4]
• Pietro Maddalena [5]
• V&A Museum studio pottery podcast [6]
• Contemporary Applied Arts [7]