Belated but very large thanks to luxury and boutique travel club Mr & Mrs Smith for naming Rye Pottery their “what to buy” if you visit Rye.

It’s an incredibly comprehensive write up by Kate Weir and really manages to suggest things that often only locals would know. Not least describing us as “straddling the line between style and whimsy”, which to all who know our work pretty much sums us up!

If you’re planning a trip you can read the full feature click here as it’s packed with ideas of where to stay, eat and what do while you’re in beautiful Rye.

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Critically the piece was highlighting what great venues the seven towns were all year round and not just in the warmer months. Alongside Rye, the other suggestions for a visit were Deal & Folkstone in Kent, Southend-on-Sea & Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex and Brighton, Hastings & Rye in Sussex.

If you’d like a great genuine travel review on all the above places you can read the article online here

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We were thrilled to discover that a large collection of our Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales figures, designed by Biddy & Tarquin Cole, are currently on display at a major exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey.

Horsepower at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum, explores the relationship between people, horses and power across cultures – Celebrating twin loves at the heart of the collection that belongs to one of Turkey’s wealthiest citizens: Horses and cars!

Featuring art and antiquities from the 2nd century B.C. to the present, which have been collected and curated from across the globe to celebrate this esteemed museum’s 30th anniversary, the exhibition traces the role of horses in art and engineering and also contains an impressive number of vintage supercars amongst the work on display. 

We were proud to see a little piece of Rye Pottery storytelling celebrated on the world stage.  And even prouder to read reviews – “the most interesting showcase [were] the figures from The Canterbury Tales” and “Porcelain figures on horseback were amongst the most popular items”.

Proof, if you need it, that your Rye Pottery will be admired globally for generations to come.

The 6 month exhibition runs until June 10th. The Museum itself was inspired by the Henry Ford Museum in the US and is dedicated to the history of industry, transport and communications and you can find out more about it if you click here

If you’d like to see the full set of Pilgrims from Chaucer Collection click here

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Watch as the face on this Blue Rye Rabbit comes to life as it’s carefully hand-painted by one of our talented team.

We know it looks brown but after braving over 1000 degrees in our kiln it will actually be blue.

If you’d like to see the other colours we paint this figure in do click here.

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We were excited to be featured as House & Garden’s Specialist of the month with a feature written by Ticky Hedley-Dent and stylish photographs by Dean Hearne. They were both lovely to spend time with and delightfully curious about the complexities of making pots every day. Do click here if you’d like to read the full article.

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Once the Rye Pottery Design Team understood the nature of the exhibition we felt instinctively Breakwater could be a great match. The original pattern was developed and trialled in the mid 50s using a very different colour palette, but the randomness of the hand-painted design was difficult to master and ultimately too time consuming.

Working in tandem with Turner director Clarrie Wallis and leadership from the gallery, the Rye Pottery Design Team re-imagined the little known 1950s pattern, which was originally inspired by the weathered wooden groynes on the pebble beaches, into a bold new hand-painted colourway. The new surface decoration features raw, earthy tonal shifts, layered lines and sgraffito, with the colours taking inspiration from the exhibition’s title and abstract markings from key pieces within it, as well as the Rye Pottery archive and our shared coastal geography.

The Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of our shapes and the abstract style of the hand-painted design complement the exhibition perfectly.

Clarrie Wallis, Director of Turner Contemporary, said: “Turner Contemporary is excited to partner with Rye Pottery on a new collection inspired by the 1950s and 60s – a golden era in the pottery’s history. This collaboration honours a significant period in the decorative arts and resonates beautifully with our ‘Beyond Form’ exhibition, which explores the emergence of post-war abstraction and its role in shaping a new period of creative expression.”

Turner Contemporary believes the partnership with Rye Pottery enriches the gallery’s offering and exemplifies its commitment to supporting the vibrant community of craftspeople and the creative industries in the Southeast. It says the collaboration is an opportunity for them to champion traditional craftsmanship and innovative design, furthering the gallery’s role in nurturing the rich cultural landscape of the region.

Find out more about the exhibition Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970 here www.turnercontemporary.org and click here if you’d like buy this decoration.

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Country Living has given us a fab start to the year by naming one of our Lamp Bases “Editor’s Choice” in their first Emporium of 2024. The whole section had a focus on artisanal gifts from some of their favourite makers and small businesses so we were in good company too.

“Established in the late 1700s, family-owned Rye Pottery has a rich history of crafting beautiful ceramics. This lamp is no exception, showcasing their skill in blending past and present by combining mid-century design with centuries old techniques.”

This beautiful photo was styled by Country Living’s Alaina Binks with photography by Nato Weldon.

The table lamp pictured shows our Cascade sgraffito decoration in Denmark Green. You can see more of our Lighting here.

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