"into context when he pointed out that in the same period, Susie Cooper, another Staffordshire ceramicist and designer, had "" 'fewer than 20 reviews, all bar one in the trade press' "". Despite all the publicity she received, Cliff was actually quite camera shy, and in most cases the images of her pottery were what dominated the women's magazine of the day. One picture which shows Cliff informally was taken when a South African stockist of her ware, from Werner Brothers, visited the factory on a buying trip. Cliff is seen with the 3-year-old daughter and wife of the stockist."
"Shorter, and this gradually developed into an affair, conducted in secrecy. The couple worked closely together on creating awareness of 'Bizarre ware' to catch the attention of buyers in the middle of a major financial depression, and with a skilful eye and great foresight, Colley Shorter registered Clarice's name and even some of her shapes. It was her ability to design both patterns and also the shapes they were to go on that distinguished Cliff above any other designers in the Staffordshire Potteries at this time. Her first modelling in the mid 20s was of stylised figures, people, ducks, the"
"Antiques Roadshow programme in December 2009. In September 2009 the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened its 'New Ceramics Galleries' and Cliff's work was chosen to be included; 'There will be two rooms displaying 20th-century collections. One will show ceramics made in a factory context and will include objects by designers such as Susie Cooper and Clarice Cliff' . Clarice Cliff Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1963. She began as an apprentice potter. By reason of her talent and ability, she became a ceramic artist, becoming"
"1930s. ""Crocus"" was unusual in that it was produced on both tableware, tea and coffeeware, and 'fancies', novelty items made primarily as gift ware. The pattern had many colour variations, including ""Purple Crocus"" (1932) ""Blue Crocus"" (1935), ""Sungleam Crocus"" (1935) ""Spring Crocus"". It was even produced after the war, the final pieces with ""Clarice Cliff"" marks being made in 1963, though Midwinter (who bought the factory) continued to paint it to order until as late as 1968. By 1929, Cliff's team of decorators had grown to a team of around 70 young painters, mainly women (called her 'Bizarre girls') but"
"Clarice Cliff Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1963. She began as an apprentice potter. By reason of her talent and ability, she became a ceramic artist, becoming the head of the factory artistic department. The Cliff family moved to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, from the Eccleshall area in about 1725. Cliff was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. When Clarice was born their home was on Meir Street on a terrace of modest houses. Cliff's father Harry Thomas Cliff worked at the local iron foundry in Tunstall, her mother Ann"
"sample in the 1930s) for a staggering £3000. In May 2009 an eighteen-inch charger in the ""May Avenue"" pattern sold for £20,500 at Fielding's auctioneers. On 2 August 2009 Will Farmer of the BBC ""Antiques Roadshow"" and members of the original Clarice Cliff Collectors Club unveiled three plaques commemorating Clarice Cliff's life and work in the Potteries. These were on her birthplace, Meir Street, Tunstall, her second home on Edwards Street, Tunstall and the site of Newport Pottery by the canal in Burslem where her Bizarre ware was decorated. These were filmed by BBC television for showing on a special"
"patterns were made in larger quantities by Wedgwood during and after this time. These reproductions should not be confused with forgeries (of which a number are found), the Wedgwood ones are clearly marked as 'Wedgwood Clarice Cliff'. An original Cliff painter Alice Andrews, then in her 80s, was employed to appear at launches of the ware in stores throughout Britain. In the mid 90s Cliff's position as a major artist of her era was confirmed when she was included in major international reference works; the massive ""Dictionary of Art"" by Macmillan Publishers, and ""Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon"" by K. G. Saur Verlag"
"Stephanie Kantis Stephanie Kantis (born February 3, 1968, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jewelry designer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Kantis was born to Andrew and Cassandra Kantis. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Kantis attended the American University in London and graduated from Florida International University. After graduating with a degree in interior design, she moved to Dallas, Texas. Shortly after moving to Dallas, Texas, Kantis pioneered and was the first to design and manufacturer custom, luxury baby cribs. She formed what became the premier luxury children's apparel, accessories and furniture brand under the name Stephanie"
"relief to Maling's patterns, giving a tactile effect to floral depictions. Maling's art deco lustre ware is prized for its iridescent sheen. Norman Carling Norman Carling (1902–1971) was an English designer/modeller in ceramics, who created a large number of Art Deco models and joined Maling pottery in 1935 from the firm of A.J. Wilkinson, a company which also employed Clarice Cliff. Mostly these were one of a kind or in very small runs, but which never saw full production. He was responsible for Maling's classic 1930s art deco design called """"Blossom Time"""". Carling was one of a talented design team"
"also four boys – who hand painted the ware under her direction. Many of these workers were traced in the 1980s and 1990s and they totalled over 100. Their names and work for Clarice Cliff were recorded in the centenary book. The factory produced a series of small colour printed leaflets (quite unusual for this time) which could be obtained by post, or picked up from stockists. This promotional device was clearly successful, as one young girl was employed whose only job was to put the leaflets in stamped addressed envelopes sent into the factory. At this time, many women"
"Scarlett, who helped her with the ware, and soon a more professional 'backstamp' was made, which carried Cliff's facsimile signature, and proclaimed ""Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff, Newport Pottery England"". This backstamp was in fact to lead to ""Bizarre"" being used as an umbrella name for her entire pattern range, so that the factory then had to refer to the first pieces in the simple triangles as ""Original Bizarre"". In March 1927 Colley Shorter (who acted very independently of his brother, Guy), sent Cliff to the Royal College of Art in Kensington, London for two brief periods of study"
"and sold in boutiques and stores all over the world, including Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus in the USA and Harvey Nichold and Brown in the United Kingdom. Proietti is also the creative director of Cristiana Proietti Design Studio (CPDS), a Los Angeles creative service created to service the fashion industry needs in the fashion industry. It was established in 2003, prior to the opening of ""Cris"". Christiana has now past. Her housekeeper said that she was a loving and kind person. Cristiana Proietti Cristiana Proietti is a designer based in Los Angeles, creator of the cashmere clothing"
"examples were produced under her direction, and the artists included such notable names as Duncan Grant, Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Vanessa Bell, and Dame Laura Knight. The project 'Modern Art for the Table' was launched at Harrods London in October 1934 but received a mixed response from both the public and the press, though at the same time Cliff's own patterns and shapes were selling in large quantities around the world. Cliff's patterns are highly stylised and interpreted in strong colours, such as the 1933 ""Honolulu"" pattern. The trees are enamelled in red (coral) orange and yellow. Cliff produced a"
"it being sold in health resorts and spas around the world such as the Four Seasons. Daisy London is the original designer of the ""Chakra bracelet"" which has been worn by celebrities such as such as Sienna Miller, Cara Delevingne, and Kanye West, and become a recognised fashion trend. The collection has since then expanded to include necklaces, rings, earrings and diamond bracelets. Other collections include Good Karma, Halo and Alpha. In 2012 Daisy London joined a campaign called Fashion Targets Breast Cancer along with luxury e-commerce portal my-wardrobe. With five prominent bloggers as the faces of the campaign, Daisy"
"to decorate some of the old defective 'glost' (white) ware in her own freehand patterns. For these she used on-glaze enamel colours, which enabled a brighter palette than underglaze colours. She covered the imperfections in simple patterns of triangles, in a style that she called 'Bizarre'. The earliest examples had just a hand-painted mark, usually in a rust coloured paint, 'Bizarre by Clarice Cliff', sometimes with 'Newport Pottery' underneath. To the surprise of the company's senior salesman Ewart Oakes, when he took a car load to a major stockist, it was immediately popular. Clarice was joined by young painter Gladys"
"Christie's New York in 2009. Van Cleef & Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels is a French luxury jewelry, watch, and perfume company. It was founded in 1896 by Alfred Van Cleef and his uncle Salomon Arpels in Paris. Their pieces often feature flowers, animals, and fairies, and have been worn by style icons such as Farah Pahlavi, the Duchess of Windsor, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Eva Perón. Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law, Salomon Arpels, founded the company in 1896. In 1906, following Arpels’s death, Alfred and two of his brothers-in-law, Charles and Julien, acquired space for Van Cleef"
"the fashion world's attention and her designs were featured in Liberty of London's Millenium Press Campaign as the Liberty Cutting Edge Jewellery Designer Melissa Curry has produced designs for Swarovski, Toni & Guy, Liberty of London, Absolut, Moet et Chandon, Le Bon Marche, Galeries Lafayettes, and Phillipe Stark @ Bon. and was featured in the DIAS Trilogy. Her collection Smarties, symbolising hope and endurance, was presented to Michelle Obama during the 2011 Presidential Visit to Ireland In 2011, her work was featured at Ireland's National Craft Gallery in the 21st Century icons exhibit. She was also featured in the 2010"
"cubist patterns appeared on these shapes, such as the 1929 ""Ravel"" (seen on Cliff's Conical shape ware) which was an abstract leaf and flower pattern named after the composer. The image shows a Conical coffee pot, and sugar bowl and cream with four triangular feet, another of Cliff's rather Bizarre shape ideas which proved popular with 1930s customers. ""Ravel"" was to be produced between 1929 and at least as late as 1935. In 1928 Clarice produced a simple, hand painted pattern of ""Crocus"" flowers in orange, blue and purple, each flower being constructed with confident upward strokes. Then green leaves"
"including Martin Battersby, an early devotee of 20s and 30s design, the first author on that period to publish major works, and a devotee of Cliff's ceramics. Then, on 23 October 1972, Cliff died suddenly at Chetwynd House. The exhibition and the first book published privately in 1976 'Clarice Cliff' by Peter Wentworth- and Kay Johnson (L'Odeon publishing) marked the start of a major revival of interest in Cliff's work, which has continued to be sought after by Art Deco ceramic collectors ever since. In 1982 the ORIGINAL ""Clarice Cliff Collectors Club"" was formed and promoted her and her work"
"general. While designing she likes to listen mostly to oldies, lots of ’50s girl groups, Bill Withers, hip hop pre-’95, disco, and punk rock. In 2007, ""Bombshell, The Life and Crimes of Claw Money"" by Claw Money was published by powerHouse Books. As of June 2014, Claw will be launching the debut line of Claw & Co. The collection remixes athletic staples with updated silhouettes and unique textiles, focusing on patterns. The clothing line Claw Money has a celebrity following that includes M.I.A. (artist), Kanye West, Kreayshawn, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Santigold. She designed Britney Spears's clothing in Super Bowl"
"sifters, again hand painted, with the exception of the aforementioned Crocus which was lithographed. Whilst the purists still scoff at these pieces some 30 years later they are actually a very accurate representation of the originals they were copied from and in themselves are now becoming sought after not least because they allow collectors to acquire excellent pieces and a more affordable price. A chain of mergers finally led to Wedgwood owning the Clarice Cliff name, and from 1992 to 2002 they too produced a range of reproductions of the highly sought 1930s pieces. These were made to a high"
"the Asprey handbag, which, thanks to her, became famous. Her signature style was to be expressed in the very famous pearl necklace. She was able to pave the way for all those career-motivated women who were trying to succeed in a male dominated world and like her, they could find support in clothes and accessories to communicate authority and power. Hillary Clinton is a contemporary icon of power dressing: with her pantsuits she is a follower of the Thatcher style. Main references to power dressing in popular culture are to be found in 1980's soap operas such as Dallas (1978–91)"
"Clare Vivier Clare Vivier (née Guerrero) is an American fashion designer and a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). In 2008, she launched her namesake brand, which sells women’s handbags and accessories. Her company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California where all of her products are both designed and manufactured. Vivier was born in Marion, Indiana. She is of Mexican/Irish descent and was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. She attended the University of San Francisco from 1989-1994 where she studied English. In 2002, Clare married French journalist Thierry Vivier, with whom she has a son. Vivier"
"floral embossed ""Davenport"" ware of 1925. But in 1929 at the same time as she started the colourful cubist and landscape designs, Cliff's modelling took on a new style. This was influenced by European originals by Désny, Tétard Freres, Josef Hoffmann and others, that she had seen in design journals including 'Mobilier e Décoration'. Between 1929 and 1935 Cliff issued a mass of shape ranges, including ""Conical, Bon Jour/Biarritz, Stamford, Eton, Daffodil"", and ""Trieste"". In each of these there were tea and coffee ware shapes, but the first two were so popular that biscuit barrels, sugar sifters, bowls and vases"
"were issued to enlarge the range. ""Bon Jour"" had 20 shapes created during 1933, with about 10 more being added in 1934. There were also many other innovatively shaped vases, bowls and 'fancies', such as the ""Liner vase"", ""Flower tube vase"" and the (now rare) ""Lido Lady"" ashtray and ""Age of Jazz"" musicians and dancers. Through the depths of the Depression Cliff's wares continued to sell in volume at what were high prices for the time. Her ""Bizarre"" and ""Fantasque"" ware was sold throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, but not in mainland Europe. In Britain many top"
"modelling figurines and vases, gilding, keeping pattern books and hand painting ware: outlining, enamelling (filling in colours within the outline) and banding (the radial bands on plates or vessels). In the early 1920s the decorating manager Jack Walker brought Cliff to the attention of one of the two factory owners, Arthur Colley Austin Shorter, who managed it with his brother Guy. Colley Shorter was 17 years older than Cliff, and as well as playing a major role in nurturing her skills and ideas, he was married but was later to be her husband. Cliff was given special attention by her"
"stations, even the working-class woman, could own a small piece of costume jewelry. The average town and country woman could acquire and wear a considerable amount of this mass-produced jewelry that was both affordable and stylish. Costume jewelry was also made popular by various designers in the mid-20th century. Some of the most remembered names in costume jewelry include both the high and low priced brands: Crown Trifari, Dior, Chanel, Miriam Haskell, Monet, Napier, Corocraft, Coventry, and Kim Craftsmen. A significant factor in the popularization of costume jewelry was the Hollywood movie. The leading female stars of the 1940s and"
"she wanted to design her own line. She is best known for her self-taught draping skills and for her jersey tops and dresses. She had no previous experience, but it was her entrepreneurial mindset that allowed her to create her own pieces and designs. It was when she was styling a music video, she had created a cashmere jersey dress that would soon become her signature piece. After her signature piece was known, it was being seen on celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, LeAnn Rimes, and Naomi Watts. She presented her line at Los Angeles Fashion Week for her first"
"of the designs for a concert in Canada. Clements Ribeiro Clements Ribeiro is a London-based fashion house established in the early 1990s by husband and wife partnership Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro. It is known for its feminine designs, bold prints and luxurious knitwear. Named as one of fashion's 'Magnificent Seven' by ""Vogue"" in 1997 (alongside Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Yohji Yamamoto and Karl Lagerfeld), the label became popular among the Britpop scene. High-profile wearers of the brand have included Adele, Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss and Jarvis Cocker. Brazilian-born Inacio Ribeiro and British-born Suzanne Clements met on"
"Norman Carling Norman Carling (1902–1971) was an English designer/modeller in ceramics, who created a large number of Art Deco models and joined Maling pottery in 1935 from the firm of A.J. Wilkinson, a company which also employed Clarice Cliff. Mostly these were one of a kind or in very small runs, but which never saw full production. He was responsible for Maling's classic 1930s art deco design called """"Blossom Time"""". Carling was one of a talented design team working for Maling in the 1930s, the other two being Miss Theo Maling and Lucien George Boullemier. Carling also introduced designs in"
"Cath Kidston Catherine Isabel Audrey ""Cath"" Kidston, MBE, (born 6 November 1958) is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and author whose company, Cath Kidston Limited sells home furnishings and related goods through shops, online and by mail order. She is particularly known for her nostalgic floral patterns and has also published a number of books. Kidston's grandfather Glen Kidston was a successful racing driver for Bentley in the 1920s, who was married to Nancie, Samantha Cameron's paternal grandmother. Kidston's uncle is the former chairman of Christie's, Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip and his daughters, television presenters, Kirstie Allsopp and"
"Clements Ribeiro Clements Ribeiro is a London-based fashion house established in the early 1990s by husband and wife partnership Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro. It is known for its feminine designs, bold prints and luxurious knitwear. Named as one of fashion's 'Magnificent Seven' by ""Vogue"" in 1997 (alongside Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Yohji Yamamoto and Karl Lagerfeld), the label became popular among the Britpop scene. High-profile wearers of the brand have included Adele, Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss and Jarvis Cocker. Brazilian-born Inacio Ribeiro and British-born Suzanne Clements met on their first day at Central Saint Martins, London"
"Crafts Council Ireland catalog. Melissa Curry Melissa Curry (born 31 March 1970) is an Irish jewelry designer. She is known for her bold colourful designs and blending of diverse influences. Melissa was born in County Sligo in the West of Ireland. After studying commercial design and advertising in Paris, Melissa spent several years travelling and exploring the ethnic designs of Asia and Africa before returning to Paris to launch her career in fashion. Her first collection was launched at L'eclaireur and her first show was at Premiere Classe Paris. As the only Irish jewelry designer to show at Paris Fashion"