Not currently on display at the V&A

Bistro

Tureen
ca. 1967-8 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Queensberry Hunt are the leading UK ceramic design practice of the post-war period. Formed in 1966 by david Queensberry, then Professor of Ceramics at the RCA, and his former student Martin hunt. the partnership have designed ceramics for major producers and retailers around the globe. these include Wedgwood, Hornsea, Rosenthal, Habitat, Crate and Barrel, John Lewis and Jamie Oliver. Their practice spans a period of immense change in the industry, brought about by the adoption of new technologies, and the shift in production towards East Asia. Working in an essentially modernist aesthetic, Queensberry Hunt have been responsible for some of the most familiar and best-selling tableware of recent decades.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBistro (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, white glaze
Brief description
Tureen, 'Bistro', white-glazed earthenware, designed by Martin Hunt (Queensberry Hunt) for Habitat, made by T.G. Green & Co. Ltd, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, about 1967-8.
Physical description
Earthenware tureen covered in a white glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm
  • Diameter: 22.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MADE IN / ENGLAND' (printed on base in blue)
Gallery label
‘Bistro’ 2001 Designed by Martin Hunt for Habitat Made by Tognana, Italy Porcelain Lent by Queensberry Hunt(2012)
Credit line
Given by Queensberry Hunt
Object history
Exhibited in the Queensberry Hunt exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012
Summary
Queensberry Hunt are the leading UK ceramic design practice of the post-war period. Formed in 1966 by david Queensberry, then Professor of Ceramics at the RCA, and his former student Martin hunt. the partnership have designed ceramics for major producers and retailers around the globe. these include Wedgwood, Hornsea, Rosenthal, Habitat, Crate and Barrel, John Lewis and Jamie Oliver. Their practice spans a period of immense change in the industry, brought about by the adoption of new technologies, and the shift in production towards East Asia. Working in an essentially modernist aesthetic, Queensberry Hunt have been responsible for some of the most familiar and best-selling tableware of recent decades.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
C.16-2014

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2014
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