We are a small family business.  Since the mid 1990s Andrew and I have been designing and making ceramics.  We each bring a different aspect of ourselves and our experiences to our joint creative work.  Sometimes ideas are wholly individual, sometimes they are very much pooled between us and can be patted back and forth until we have achieved something very special.  

Fortunately we are able to combine a creative and working life.  There is a merging of our design aesthetics and fascination  with colour and form.  It extends to how we view our surroundings, how we spend our time and crucially our love of food and how we eat.  It is very much based on a love of simple elements and a craving for paring back so essential qualities can be appreciated and enjoyed. 

We both studied Fine Art, but at separate times and colleges, and we met later when I was working in Italy. I would say art school gave me an understanding of how important it is to be adaptable in one’s creative life and a love of drawing whatever is around. During my years living in Italy, I developed a passion for growing, preparing and sharing  food.

Later in England Andrew and I set up a small pottery studio.  “I was very conscious of not wanting just to ape the Mediterranean-style pottery of Italy. I wanted the designs to be rooted our quirky English outlook. They had  to be fresh and contemporary but able to stand the test of time.”