Bernard Rooke Brutalist Pottery Table Lamp, UK 1960's

Brutalist table lamp by Bernard Rooke in a Mayan pattern with a textured finish and a nuanced green and ochre glaze. Size of the base only. No shade included.

"Wheel" table lamp by Bernard Rooke in heavy ceramic in the brutalist style. The lamp is wired for the US, comes with no shade (one can be provided on request) size is of base only.

Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke. Stamped. Rewired.

Giant terracotta lamp with a distinct glazing technique that gives it the appearance of antique bronze, the style is reminiscent of ancient Greek vessels...

Solid earthenware lamp, the material is “folded” on itself creating a layered texture. 11x8 Base Only

Solid Ebony table lamp with a hand-polished finish 11x5x4 Base only

A lovely 1960s studio pottery vase by Bernard Rooke with circular design detail, stamped on the base "Rooke" rewired with antique cord flex, switch and PAT tested. With new bespoke n...

A large an very interesting handformed table lamp from the studio of noted British ceramicist, Bernard Rooke in the 1960s England. This special and sculptural table lamp is comprise...

1970's brutalist table lamp by Bernard Rooke circa 1970. Fine example of work made by bernard rooke (b1938) Well known for his brutalist art forms and organic feel.  This lamp was ...

Interesting hand formed table lamp from the studio of noted British ceramicist, Bernard Rooke. Image #8 shows this lamp with the other lamps that were part of the group originally pu...

A table lamp made by the brutalist potter Bernard Rooke, born in 1938. It comes with a later light blue lamp shade, matching the blue enamel color in t...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...