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FEAST at Manchester Craft and Design Centre 17 October 2008 – 10 January 2009

How comforting and indulgent to eat off a favourite plate in beautiful colours or to slurp soup from a gorgeous patterned bowl! What a treat during the winter months to sit in your favourite chair with a good book and sip hot chocolate from a beautifully glazed mug! How wonderful to serve home-cooked food from a fantastic platter or casserole dish...

FEAST will present a fantastic array of original domestic tableware including cups, saucers, plates, bowls, teapots, jugs and platters; items to bring a smile to the face, tell a story or to bring out solely for special occasions. The work on show will be perfect for festive gifts or even treats for oneself to beat those winter blues!

The display will showcase work by both established and emerging ceramicists, including new graduate Rachael Gardiner who revitalises old, unwanted plates with quirky illustrations and ribbon adnornement. Sean Gordon’s vibrantly-coloured earthenware pots take their inspiration from everyday functional objects such as old tinware and coal scuttles while Amy Lewis’s decorative vessels reflect land and seascape, with their irregular shapes, bold colours and delicate linear illustration. People Will Always Need Plates’ Manchester range, which includes the ‘Bee of the Bang’ mug and the 'Toast Rack' range, will be on display alongside some of their other established architectural-inspired designs. Sally Raven fires her domestic pots and cups continuously for 3 days, giving her work a homely feel with subtle, autumnal colours. Vivienne Ross’s vessels act as containers for both objects and ideas. The shapes are kept simple, while the surface decoration is characteristically bold with nude figures. Lucy Whiting’s monochromatic, rocking teapots and cups play with the ideas of form and function – amusing and surprising objects, yet totally functional in their design. RCA Graduate, Lucy won Best in Show at Origin in 2006.

To celebrate the opening of this display, on Saturday 18 October From 2-4pm, come and decorate your own cookies, listen to some live music and enjoy complimentary warming drinks from the café.

For further information or images, please contact Tamara Shneck E- marketing@craftanddesign.com W – www.craftanddesign.com T- 0161 832 4274

Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, Manchester M4 5JD Open Mon – Sat 10-5.30. Closed Sun & Bank Holidays. Free. Open Sundays from 30 Nov – 21 Dec.