Really Good Rice Pot
Rice Pot
2011 (made)
2011 (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.
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Title | Really Good Rice Pot (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Earthenware |
Brief description | 'Really Good Rice Pot', earthenware, designed by Martin Hunt for Jamie Oliver (Jme), made by Miyawo, Malaysia, 2011 |
Physical description | Rice pot of earthenware, with two lids, with a matt white finish. |
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Credit line | Given by Queensberry Hunt |
Object history | Exhibited in the Queensberry Hunt exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012 |
Production | Made for Jamie Oliver (Jme) |
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.70:1 to 3-2014 |
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Record created | April 1, 2014 |
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