I was walking through TK Maxx today and was wowed by some beautiful Polish Pottery – I didn't get a picture of it sadly, but if you pop into your local store, you might find some. It reminded me of holidays.
And so I started thinking about patterned pottery. When I was in New York in the autumn, I visited the Anthropologie store in Chelsea Market and spotted these Kebaya mugs (above) which, according to the website are 'inspired by the resist-dyeing technique of Dutch wax fabric'. I didn't buy any for fear of smashing them in my suitcase and so, I was really glad to see them stocked here too.
If you like Polish Pottery, you might want to pop over to Blue Dot Pottery who sell Polish stoneware (above and below) created by the Artistic Ceramics in Boleslawiec who have been creating striking pottery since 1950. Traditionally, these patterns have been created using mainly cobalt blue but you can now get greens, reds and yellows.
If the choice is between plain and patterned, I'd choose patterned every time. What about you?
Top image © Clare Kelly; www.cargocollective.com/clarecatherinekelly
Middle and bottom image © Blue Dot Pottery
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