How come we’ve not already featured this person on Designer Desire? We actually own a large piece of Bernard Rooke pottery! We love his organic, nature-inspired vases, goblets and especially, his floor-standing lamps.

Bernard Rooke (b. 1938) studied painting and lithography at Ipswich School of Art and later, printmaking and ceramics at Goldsmiths College. In the early 1960s, Rooke shared Forest Hill, London premises with another British potter that we love, Alan Wallwork.

In 2004, he closed his pottery studio and began to concentrate on his painting and print-making.

You can readily find examples of his work on Etsy, and eBay and other auction sites.

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