Designer Desire: Prue Cooper

I was looking at potter, Hannah McAndrew‘s Instagram feed recently and saw that she said she’s currently having a joint exhibition with Prue Cooper at Contemporary Ceramics in Bloomsbury, London.

That info spurred me on to go check out Prue’s work and I discovered another slipware genius. Her plates, platters and dishes are just beautiful; at the same time traditional and modern. Her colour palettes are unexpected and alluring. Many of her pieces have known and not so well known quotes written around the rim in the most beautiful calligraphy. Quotes by the likes of Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Gerard Winstanley on the subjects of love, life, food and more.

Prue Cooper is a member of The Art Workers’ Guild and the Craft Potters Association. Her work is available at Contemporary Ceramics, Gallery St Ives in Tokyo, Japan and on her own website. Prices range from around £90 up to £380. Check out her Instagram feed for other examples of her work.

My dishes are meant to be used and enjoyed; slip decorated press-moulded earthenware is an approachable and friendly medium. The designs reflect my view of life, celebrating friendship and the sharing of simple pleasures.

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All images: © Prue Cooper

Price Points: Tech travel essentials

We’re looking forward to our summer getaway – a rare chance to recharge our batteries and discover somewhere new. Here are the 3 most important tech travel essentials for us to have when going abroad.

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4 USB port universal international travel power plug adapter charger converter: £9.99, eBay
We may be abroad on holiday, but we’ll still have bits of work that we need to do every day. The MacBook is coming along with us; as is the iPad Mini and two iPhones. A single, EU-compatible charger with 4 USB ports is the best option. It saves space in our hand luggage and only takes up a single socket in our room.
Skyroam Solis: 149€ + 8€ for 24-hour wifi, Skyroam
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