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
Giles Deacon is a London based couture designer and illustrator mixing fashion, fine art, theatre and grand scale glamour, known for his expertly crafted pieces using bespoke designed fabrics, prints and intricate embellishments.
His pieces are worn and collected the world over by private clients, red carpet celebrities and royalty with pieces in the permanent collections of the V&A Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
As a costume designer he has worked with the New York City Ballet, Marvel, Lions Gate Films and Fox Searchlight. His work receives international acclaim with coverage in publications including Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, W Magazine, Love, Elle, The World of Interiors and The Wall Street Journal Magazine with features in the Times and New York Times. For his work Giles received the British Designer of the Year Award.
ROBBIE WILLIAMS X 1882 LTD. CERAMIC EXHIBITION
100 Years, 60 Designers & 1 Future
Stoke-on-Trent native Robbie Williams, the globally successful pop star and song writer, will be exhibiting four vibrant, dynamic and imaginative ceramic artworks as part of ‘100 Years, 61 Designers & 1 Future’ in the Fine Art Gallery at The Potteries Museum & Gallery (PMAG), running from June 12th, 2025.
These pieces will also sit alongside a specially commissioned collection of plates decorated by 60 friends of 1882 Ltd., on show as part of city-wide celebrations marking 100 years since King George V granted Stoke-on-Trent city status on June 5th, 1925.
