Samantha Robinson

Samantha Robinson's handmade porcelain items are so pretty - I wish I could just pop over to Sydney and buy some! She studied ceramics at the National Art School in Sydney and now sells her work through her Bondi shop, Tea Petal.

images from Samantha Robinson

Bjorn Wiinblad

Bjorn Wiinblad is yet another influential and original designer of the 20th Century. Born in Denmark, his ceramic designs and illustrations have been shown around the world. I think they are gorgeous.

And his annual Christmas plate designs for the Rosenthal porcelain company are highly collectible pieces.

Stig Lindberg

Over the weekend I was overwhelmed by the beauty of scandinavian-retro-vintage style. I was inspired by my post on tableware - particularly Figgjo Flint - to search for more designs of a retro style. I even started searching for retro mugs on ebay...

One such designer is Stig Lindberg (1916–1982), who was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator. He was one of Sweden's most popular designers, creating imaginative and unusual organic shapes which form the basis of his designs and make his strong recognisable style.

some images scanned from books, some from flickr