By Louise Irvine Iridescent luster glazes were very popular with ceramic artists at the end of the 19th century and the Zsolnay factory in Hungary was one of the most innovative manufacturers with their Eosin glaze. The highly reflective glaze took its name from Eos, the Greek word for blush

By Louise Irvine The “Cheers” exhibition in our new Hollywood location showcases a variety of drinking vessels and accessories produced by the British pottery industry. In addition to tea drinking, which was promoted by the temperance movement as “the cup that cheers but does not inebriate”, we are exploring ceramic

By Louise Irvine In July, we start recreating our Hot Glass Gallery in the new Hollywood museum and during the planning stages we have been exploring various aspects of our Chihuly collection. Among Arthur Wiener’s first acquisitions are some Macchia forms from the Chihuly Black series which the artist launched

By Louise Irvine Congratulations to Sally Tuffin, Richard Dennis, and the team at the Dennis Chinaworks who celebrate 30 years of creativity with an open day on July 2 at their delightful pottery in Somerset, England. Sally and Richard have been long time friends and supporters of WMODA with their

By Louise Irvine A new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London celebrates the “The Artistic Home” home of the late 1800s and the creativity and innovation of British art potteries. The artists, many of them young women, painted and decorated vases, chargers, and other ornamental wares by

By Louise Irvine WMODA visitors will be all fired up when we reopen the museum as we are currently curating an exhibition with our fabulous rouge flambé wares. One of the stars is Bernard Moore who began experimenting with Chinese inspired high-fired reduction glazes during the 1890s. He perfected the

By Louise Irvine One of the most striking Art Nouveau designs at WMODA is a Royal Doulton jardinière and pedestal inspired by the famous American artist, Will Bradley (1868-1962). Nicknamed the “Dean of American Designers”, Bradley was the highest-paid American illustrator of the early 20th century. Charles J. Noke, Royal

By Louise Irvine “Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” was the mantra of William Morris, the British Arts & Crafts designer who revolutionized interiors during the Victorian era. He followed his own advice and worked with his wife,

As we head into summer, we are already hot at WMODA! The museum team has been busy unpacking and rebuilding your favorite galleries and more. Our reference library of British ceramics now has a new home, and we are creating an Ardmore Design shop in the heart of the Hollywood

By Louise Irvine The African hoopoe has been popping up on Ardmore designs for decades and flitted into our thoughts again as we reset the new Ardmore gallery in Hollywood. The bird was a star of the Camp Critters textile pattern and Savuti wallpaper design and interacts with monkeys and