Firing Earth
An Unexpected History of Pots and Potters
$29.75
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
‘Sitting down at the wheel and grasping a ball of clay, I can travel back in time. I’m compelled to slow down to the pace of my ancestors.’
Firing Earth is Pottery Throwdown judge Keith Brymer Jones’s very personal journey through the history of ceramics. From wine jars to ink pots, Keith enthrals and entertains us with his knowledge of pottery and potters, what they made and how they did it, exploring what an important role ceramics have played in history. Keith’s own life i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399766432 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399766430 |
| Author: | Keith Brymer Jones |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Keith Brymer Jones
Keith Brymer Jones is a British potter and ceramic designer, internationally known for his homeware ‘Word’ range and celebrated as the lead judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown, a television series. In February 2021, the Evening Standard described him as ‘Quite simply the best person on TV at this present moment in time’.
After an apprenticeship at Harefield Pottery, he started hand-making ceramics for retailers including the Conran Group, Habitat, Barneys New York, Monsoon, Laura Ashley and Heals. As Head of Design for MAKE International he collaborates with other designers including Jane Foster, Scion Living, Hokolo and Becky Baur.
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