Ceramics in the City 2015
A selling fair featuring 50 potters

Friday 25 - Sunday 27 September 10am-5pm

Part of the London Design Festival

The Geffrye Museum's vibrant annual celebration of ceramics returns in September, bringing together the work of 50 potters from across the UK- a mix of leading names and rising talents - in a riot of colour, styles, textures and techniques.

An exciting array of work will be on sale, from classic homewares and lighting to ornamental and quirky one-off pieces.  Delicate porcelain will be shown alongside earthy stoneware and cool white glazes will contrast with colourful painted vessels and pots. Prices range from £10 for smaller pieces to several hundred pounds for large-scale creations.       

Throughout this relaxed and friendly event, visitors can meet the makers, browse, buy, watch and take part in demonstrations by featured potters. Free ceramics-inspired creative workshops for children and families will take place during the weekend (see below for event details). 

A launch evening, open to all, will take place on Thursday 24 September from 6-8.30pm. 

EXHIBITORS

RELATED EVENTS

Adults - demonstrations by potters

Friday 25 September, 2.15 – 3pm

Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September, 12.45 - 1.30pm

Children – drop-in creative workshops

Painted Porcelain

Paint a ceramic item inspired by patterns found throughout the museum.

Saturday 26 September, 2-4pm

Crazy Ceramic Headwear

Create eye-catching ceramic headwear to get you noticed!

Sunday 27 September, 2 - 4pm

NOTES TO EDITORS

1)    For further information or images, please contact Nancy Loader, Press and Communications Manager, on 020 7749 6026 or press@geffrye-museum.org.uk. 

2)    London Design Festival

       Ceramics in the City is part of the London Design Festival, which takes place 19 – 27 September 2015.  The festival is a celebration of design in the world's creative capital.  It is a platform for the widest spectrum of design disciplines, brought together as a unique and accessible programme.  For further information, visit www.londondesignfestival.com.

3)    The Geffrye explores the home from 1600 to the present day.  Evocative displays of London, middle-class living rooms and gardens illustrate homes and home life through the centuries, reflecting changes in society, behaviour, style and taste.  The museum is set in beautiful 18th century almshouse buildings surrounded by gardens in Hoxton, East London.  www.geffrye-museum.org.uk

4)    The Geffrye is undertaking a major capital development to open up the Geffrye and give visitors a much more rewarding experience.  The scheme will greatly improve access to and circulation through the museum and create vital new spaces for our learning and engagement programmes and the display, study and storage of the museum's collections.  The £15m project is due to complete in 2020, depending on funding and planning.

5)    Entry:                    FREE

       Address:                136 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, London E2 8EA

       Tel:                        020 7739 9893 

       Web:                     www.geffrye-museum.org.uk 

       Email:                     info@geffrye-museum.org.uk

       Open:                    Tue – Sun 10am-5pm

       Travel:                   London Overground:  Hoxton station (directly behind museum)

                                    Tube: Liverpool St, then bus 149 or 242/Old St (exit 2), then bus 243

 9 June 2015