Emma Bridgewater
Emma Bridgewater began in 1985, after Emma (yes, she is a real person!), tried and failed to find a birthday present for her mum. ‘I was looking for a really special cup and saucer, but everything was either too formal or too clunky. That was my eureka moment. I realised there was a gap in the market for pottery that was beautiful and practical – pottery for a relaxed, colourful, mismatched life.’
Today the company is run by Emma and her husband Matthew Rice, and their designs come from both of them. Most of the signature spongeware patterns, and the shape designs, are Emma’s, while Matthew is responsible for their timeless and much-loved Black Toast print, the cheerfully idiosyncratic Year in the Country range, and their Birds, Dogs and Animals mugs. They’re very much a family business, and a lot of their ideas come from Emma and Matthew’s everyday life with their four children - their Marmalade pattern, for example, was inspired by a family tradition of stocking the cupboards with home-made marmalade every February, and they made their lovely deep pasta bowls after Emma couldn’t find any that were big enough for the generous portions she likes to serve at home.
They’re a thoroughly British company too – all their pottery is made in Stoke on Trent, the traditional home of British pottery, and they’re proud to be one of the largest employers of potters in the area.
Emma Bridgewater began in 1985, after Emma (yes, she is a real person!), tried and failed to find a birthday present for her mum. ‘I was looking for a really special cup and saucer, but everything was either too formal or too clunky. That was my eureka moment. I realised there was a gap in the market for pottery that was beautiful and practical – pottery for a relaxed, colourful, mismatched life.’
Today the company is run by Emma and her husband Matthew Rice, and their designs come from both of them. Most of the signature spongeware patterns, and the shape designs, are Emma’s, while Matthew is responsible for their timeless and much-loved Black Toast print, the cheerfully idiosyncratic Year in the Country range, and their Birds, Dogs and Animals mugs. They’re very much a family business, and a lot of their ideas come from Emma and Matthew’s everyday life with their four children - their Marmalade pattern, for example, was inspired by a family tradition of stocking the cupboards with home-made marmalade every February, and they made their lovely deep pasta bowls after Emma couldn’t find any that were big enough for the generous portions she likes to serve at home.
They’re a thoroughly British company too – all their pottery is made in Stoke on Trent, the traditional home of British pottery, and they’re proud to be one of the largest employers of potters in the area.
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- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Blue Star' Cocoa Mug
- ¥4,070 JPY
- A mug with a blue star stamped by a skilled craftsman.
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'London' Mug 340ml (set of 2 with gift box)
- ¥7,040 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- London in the daytime or London at night Which do you prefer
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Blue Star' Mug 340ml
- ¥3,520 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- A mug with a blue star stamped by a skilled craftsman.
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Polka Dot' Cocoa Mug 426ml *
- ¥4,070 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Dog Rose (Flower)' Pink Mug 284ml *
- ¥3,520 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Polka Dot' Creamer 312ml *
- ¥3,080 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- Emma Bridgewater / Earthenware 'Polka Dot' Plate 16.5cm *
- ¥2,420 JPY Out of Stock / 无库存
- Emma Bridgewater Flowers Dahlia 1/2 Pint Mug *
- ¥3,960 JPY ¥2,970 JPY 25%OFF Out of Stock / 无库存
- Emma Bridgewater Union Jack Great Britain 1/2 Pint Mug *
- ¥3,960 JPY ¥2,970 JPY 25%OFF Out of Stock / 无库存
