Our showroom and studio on Bathwick Hill will be open as usual throughout the week leading up to Christmas, closing for the Christmas break on Friday 23rd at 4pm.
We look forward to hearing all your festive news as well as your New Year’s resolutions when we re-open as normal on Tuesday 3rd January!
Wishing all our customers a very merry Christmas and a happy 2017, from all the team at W&L x
A big thank you to Amy for suggesting we get involved with this year’s Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day!
For more information on today’s national fundraising day, please click here. Donations from everyone involved here at are on their way to this incredible charity.
We’re always on the look out for that something a bit different so we were really excited to come across Faïencerie Georges on our latest sourcing trip to Paris.
The company was founded in 1898 in Nevers, a region of France renowned for its traditional manufacture of earthenware going back to the sixteenth century. Four generations on, the company is still in family hands and the methods have barely changed. The modelling process uses traditional tools and is followed by two sequences of drying, then by the first firing at 1050°C. Once the enamelling process has taken place, the decoration is applied to the raw glaze by hand drawing. Finally, each item is fired for a second time, this time at at 980°C. Each piece is unique and always marked by the famous two green nodes; the historic emblem of the pottery and that of Ateliers d’Art de France.
What has changed over the generations is the subject matter. This takes its inspiration from photographs taken by members of the family; often in the form of unusual subjects but those recognisable to us all – think bridges, pylons, and factories. One of our favourites is Crane, currently on display in our studio window. The next in the series will follow early next year.
Abby Hyder has been been very busy since winning this year’s W&L Showcase award. Most recently, Abby has just completed the second of her murals at No.15 Great Pulteney, in conjunction with W&L and featuring her signature monkey illustrations.
So on that note, and with Christmas just round the corner, what better opportunity to show you “Monkey’s First Snowfall”, our Christmas card image for this year, designed by Abby.
Looking forward to the next stage of mentoring with Abby in 2017!
