“My first
plate took
me 20
minutes.
Now I do
it in 37
seconds!”
KarinaRickards
hasbreathed
newlifeintothe
iconicstriped
Cornishwareloved
bysomany,giving
usalla reason
topoura nicecuppaandserve
upa lemonsponge...Yesplease!WHEREITALLBEGAN
“Cornishwarewasfirstproduced
in 1924 byTGGreen,butsadly
cametoanendin2007,”says
Karina.“I wantedtobringthe
brandbacktolife,sonowwe
runthebusinessfromour
homeanddairyfarmbuildings
intheSouthWest– Cornishware
wouldhavedisappearedotherwise.
TheclayisdugfromStAustell
inCornwallandtakento
Stoke-on-Trentwhereit’smade
intomugs,bowlsandplates,
thenit comestoustobehand
decoratedandglazed.”
MYINSPIRATION
“Initiallyit wasjustmedecorating
thepotteryinwhatwasthemilking
parlour,butnowI workalongside
threeotherwomen.Youhaveto
bea perfectionisttocreatethe
straightlinesandstripes;you
needtoenjoythethrillofdoing
a jobright.I putmusiconandget
intoa sortoftranceandforget
allmyworries.MyfirstplatetookYouneedtoenjoytheth
ofdoinga jobright.I putmu
andgetintoa sortoftrancme 20 minutes. Now I do it in 37
seconds! Our mug – which hangs
in the London Design Museum
as one of the 15 most iconic pieces
in the world of design – is our
bestseller. We all have memories
of Cornishware and it’s lovely to
know you’re creating something
that makes people happy.”
A NEW PALETTE
Traditionally, Cornishware was
sky blue and white, but now it
comes in lots of other colours too,MEETTHE CRAFTER
Fromclassic
fromora
to pink.A
of crock
available
tablewa
storage
cakestands,andyoucan
also buymatchinglinens.
From £6 for a small mug up
to £55 for a three-tier cake
stand; cornishware.co.uk.
Follow Karina on Instagram
@cornishware_artist WORDS: KERRY FOWLER.MAIN
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH:
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ceFromclassic
teapotto
cake stand,
eachpieceof
Cornishware
is stillpainted
byhandange togreen
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