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DaviDMellor

Dubbed‘thecutlery

king’,DavidMellor

wasa uniquemixofcraftsmanand

industrialdesigner.Manyofhisclassic

creations,includingPride,Minimaland

Embassy,arestillonsale,andsincehis

deathin2009,hiscompanyhasbeen

runbyhissonandfellowdesigner,

Corin, davidmellordesign.com

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Burleigh

ThisStaffordshirepottery’s

chintzypatternsareoh-so

English,andstillaspopular

astheywerewhenit launched

in1851.DesignssuchasBlue

Calicoaremadeusingthe

300-year-oldtechniqueof

underglazetissue-transfer

printing.It’sthelastpotteryin

theworldtousethismethod,

whichresultsinpatterns

of‘matchlesssubtletyand

depth’, burleigh.co.uk

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ochre

ThisLondondesign

trio’screationshavea

quiet,romanticbeauty.JoannaBibby,

HarrietMaxwellMacdonaldand

SolennedelaFouchardièreexcel

atlightingandmetalwork– the

best-sellingSeedCloudandCelestial

Pebblerangesarea mixofbronzeand

glassdroplets,whiletheMoonlight

Murmurationchandelierresembles

a shimmering shoal of fish, ochre.net

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1882 ltD

EmilyJohnson,who

isdescendedfromthe

foundersofStoke-on-Trent’sJohnson

Brotherspottery,setup 1882 Ltdin

2011 withtheaimofrevivingthe

region’sceramicsindustry.Withmany

ofthearea’sfactoriesmovingtothe

FarEast,shecreateda homegrown

enterprise:design-ledceramicsbythe

likesofMaxLamb,FayeToogoodand

JohnPawson,manufactured by local

craftsmen, 1882ltd.com

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B ethanGray

Dazzlinghandcrafted

finishesdistinguish

theworkofBethanGray(below),

whetherit’sornateNizwacabinets,

carvedmarbleVictorialightingorthe

leather-toppedBroguetable.Shealso

borrowsshapesandtechniquesthat

reflectherWelshandMiddleEastern

heritage,makingheroneofourmost

intriguing talents, bethangray.co.uk

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oriGinalBtc

ManufacturerPeter

Bowleswasthefirst

persontousebonechinainlighting

whenhesetupOriginalBTCin

1990.He’salsoa rescuerofheritage

businesses,buyingupmarinelighting

firmDaveyLighting,LEDspecialist

Beadlightandspecialistceramicsand

stained-glassfactories.He’sbrought

togetheralloftheirskillstoenhance

OriginalBTC’scollection,whichnow

embraceselegantbrassandindustrial

metaldesignsaswellastheoriginal

bone china classics, originalbtc.com