Lamb’s offering joins his Crockery collection of bone china tableware, cast from moulds he carved in plaster and rendered with his signature beautiful imperfection. The new candleholders are additions to the four collaborators’ existing collections for 1882 Ltd. ‘Dissolve’ candle by 1882 Ltd in collaboration with Snarkitecture
The bright, state-of-the-art facility will allow 1882 Ltd to amplify some of its more experimental and research-based work, including designer collaborations. Working with a network of local suppliers, Emily and her father have grown the brand and are now moving some of their production to Wedgwood’s factory, built in the late 1930s, in the nearby village of Barlaston – a process she describes as ‘going back as close to the mothership as humanly possible’. Christopher, a fourth-generation Johnson, had been running the family business, and was invited to join Wedgwood, where he stayed as head of production until his retirement in 2002.ġ882 Ltd strives to promote creative talent, while drawing on its founders’ multi-generational knowledge to support the ceramics industry of Stoke-on-Trent. The brothers’ company grew rapidly and eventually became part of the Wedgwood Group in 1968. Her family’s ties with Stoke-on-Trent’s artisanal heritage date back to the year 1882, when the Johnson Brothers started producing ceramics there. Collaborations to date include the likes of Paul Smith, Martino Gamper and Philippe Malouin. ‘Ceramic Garden’ candleholder by Bruce McLeanĪfter a career in advertising in LA, Emily returned to London to study design, where she spotted a gap in the market for design-led, British-made ceramics.
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