Our Team: Introducing Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford takes the lead on our Make a Glaze courses and helps keep the studio wheels turning day to day. He supports members with in-studio guidance, delivers 1:1s, and is developing new sessions on glaze development and atmospheric firings.

He trained at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Ceramics Skills and Design Course and has worked in a range of studios, including 1265 Degrees North, Reiko Kaneko Ltd, Hempmill Pottery, Doherty Porcelain, and Whichford Pottery. He’s made everything from refined porcelain to hardy standard ware and was behind the tableware we designed and produced for local ramen restaurant House of Fu.

He has assisted with the production of tableware at 1265 Degrees North; standard ware at Hempmill Pottery and Doherty Porcelain and Whichford Pottery; and Reiko Kaneko Ltd as an operations manager. More recently, he developed and made our range of pottery for local ramen restaurant House of Fu. He’s knowledgeable about all aspects of wheel thrown pottery production.

He’s knowledgeable about every step of the throwing process and has repeatedly assisted at the British Ceramics Biennial. More recently Chris has been studying on ‘The Material Way’, a new platform for makers exploring sustainable and local materials, which aligns closely with his ongoing interest in glaze research and process-led making.

Chris is interested in pursuing fulfilment of head, heart and hands and working in collaborative studio environments.