Microfun
Casserole Dishs and Lid
1990 (made)
1990 (made)
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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
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Microfun (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glaze |
| Brief description | 'Microfun' cookware, casserole dish consisting of three pots and one lid, flameproof stoneware, designed by Martin Hunt, made by Thomas (Rosenthal), Selb, Germany, 1990. |
| Physical description | Casserole dish consisting of one shallow dish, two tall dishes and one lid, of flameproof stoneware, covered in a cream/white glaze, and a black base. |
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| Gallery label | ‘Microfun’ cookware
1990
Designed by Martin Hunt
Made by Thomas (Rosenthal), Germany, Selb
Flameproof stoneware
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. |
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| Accession number | C.42:1,2,3,4-2014 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2014 |
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