Innovative Creative Minds + Industrial Craftsmanship + 5 Generations of Knowledge = design driven contemporary ceramics
Innovative Designers.
Industrial Craftsmanship.
5 Generations of Knowledge.
Design Driven Ceramics
Made in Stoke-on-Trent, England, by a 5th generation family
1882 Ltd. champions contemporary ceramics imbued with inventive and innovative design, the skills of age-old craftsmanship, striking form and a modern-day playfulness.
1882 Ltd. champions contemporary ceramics imbued with inventive and innovative design, the skills of age-old hand craftsmanship, striking form and a modern-day playfulness.
Our ceramics are to be used, loved and desired. We want them to bring you enjoyment, whether it is for the kitchen or dining table, as a decorative object, a collectible art piece or a gift for family and friends.
Each collection has been injected with a different spirit but will always stay true to our core beliefs. Quality. Longevity. Traditional Skills. Modern Thought.
Every piece draws on the manufacturing heritage of Stoke-on-Trent, embodying the past, present and future of the British ceramic industry. Incredible human skill is inherent in everything we do – there are no less than 10 processes to make a mug, passing through many caring hands – but while we are keen to show how something is made, we also value the importance of good design and superlative quality that stands the test of time.
We are always prepared to test the bounds of materials, thoughts and forms.
WE MAKE WHAT WE LOVE.
Designer Spotlight
Leah Jensen is a multidisciplinary artist-maker, born in Cornwall, 1990. Raised in a creative family, her education in art and making began in childhood, learning both the creative and practical applications of a broad range of materials.
Jensen began her Degree in Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University in 2010, where she developed a method that has since evolved into a signature style.
COLLECT 2025
For Collect 2025, 1882 Ltd. presented one-off and limited-edition pieces by leading British creatives, including furniture designer Max Lamb, ceramicist Leah Jensen, and couture designer Giles Deacon. Each piece, handcrafted by master potters at 1882 Ltd.’s factory in Stoke-on-Trent, married traditional expertise with modern forms and innovative thought, pushing boundaries to be both functional objects and sculptural art. Challenging material limits, potters’ expertise and artistic ingenuity, each piece exuded a curiosity and playfulness of form, pattern, colour and texture that captivated and enthralled.
