Vintage and mid-century finds, hand-picked in South Wales
Clarice Cliff: from Bizarre to the Waterlily
The Staffordshire gilder who became Britain's most famous pottery designer, and the pieces in our shop that share her story.
Magazine
Every piece we sell was made by someone: a Venetian glassblower, a Brazilian inventor, a potter in a Welsh village. The Magazine tells their stories.
Read about the makers, designers and craft traditions behind our finds, what to look for when collecting, and the pieces from each story that are in the shop right now.
Abraham Palatnik: the kinetic artist and his acrylic zoo
Brazil's pioneer of kinetic art painted with moving light, and filled a small zoo with op-art acrylic animals.
Creigiau Pottery: copper lustre made in Cardiff
Copper outside, cobalt blue inside: the story of Creigiau Pottery, where Jenny worked in the 1980s.
Treasures from the East: famille rose, Hoya crystal and carved ebony
Chinese famille rose porcelain, Japanese Hoya crystal and hand-carved ebony elephants.
Danish design on a budget: Arne Jacobsen for Stelton
How to own a piece by one of the great Danish designers without breaking the bank.
Welsh finds: Ewenny pottery, miners and dragons
From the oldest working pottery in Wales to brass miners and red dragons: our Welsh favourites.
Ivory Princess: Art Deco glamour from the 1990s
The Parastone figures that bring the elegance of the Jazz Age to the mantelpiece.
Victorian treasures: majolica, Staffordshire dogs and cranberry glass
Three Victorian favourites: colourful majolica, mantelpiece dogs and glowing cranberry glass.
Bubbles in glass: Whitefriars, Murano and the controlled-bubble look
How glassmakers turned a flaw into a feature, from Venini on Murano to Whitefriars in London.
Ronald Stennett-Willson and Wedgwood glass
From King's Lynn to Wedgwood: the designer who brought Scandinavian style to British glass.