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Derek Stanley Green R.I.P.

vik — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:03:44 +0000

We were all saddened to hear of the recent death of Derek Stanley Green. He died peacefully at home with his family on 12 June, shortly after his 77th birthday.
Derek’s Great Grandfather, Thomas Goodwin Green, founded the family pottery in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, where cornishware was first produced. When Derek left school in 1950 he went straight into the family business, aged only 17, to learn the trade from the bottom up. A year later his apprenticeship was cut short by National Service, and after two years in the Navy Derek returned briefly to the firm before joining the Fleet Air Arm for a career as a pilot. Derek was a stalwart champion of the pottery produced by TG Green, particularly cornishware, and an avid collector. His collection included rare pieces in prototype colours that we never put into production, including the elusive red Cornishware. When he and his wife opened an antiques business in Hampshire in 1968, they created The Cornishware Cafe. Here they displayed many of the family’s interesting pieces of vintage Cornishware, together with fascinating archive photos of the production of the pottery, leaflets and other promotional literature. His other passions included collecting and smoking pipes, and restoring and racing vintage motor cars. Every collector of vintage Cornishware will be familiar with this charismatic, pipesmoking figure, and he will be sadly missed.

Our thoughts are with Derek’s wife Sally, son Tim and the rest of his family.

Store Finder

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:05:19 +0000

Now you can easily find your nearest Cornishware stockist with our clever store locator by just clicking here.

A Celebration of Cornishware

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:03:05 +0000

In May, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum in Swadlincote played host to a two-day Cornishware fair. Locals and enthusiasts enjoyed valuations, a sale of vintage stock, and cream teas in the sun. The day was a roaring success and we’re planning to hold a similar event later on this year. We’ll keep you posted.

Click here to have a look at photos of the event on flickr.

Coming Soon

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:01:57 +0000

We are currently developing lots of lovely new products, these include the original salt cellar, a kids set and a one cup teapot. We’ll keep you posted, but in the meantime have a look at some of the working models here.

Factory Shop

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:45 +0000

We’ve just lauched our online Factory Shop where you can buy old stock Cornish Blue and Cornish Colours. These lines are no longer in production, so if you fancy picking up a rarity, don’t hang about. You can order online and add a gift message too.

Click here for latest availability.

Approved Collectors’ Sites

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:59:36 +0000

There are many groups on the internet devoted to collecting and/or selling vintage Cornishware, and items can reach very high prices. As guardians of the Cornishware brand, we are passionate about preserving its heritage, so we will be carefully checking any sites listed here. That way you can be sure that you’ll always be among friends…

> To view our list of approved Collectors’ Clubs, click here

Australia

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:58:12 +0000

Ah, Bondi beach: sea, sand, sun, and… Cornishware? Remo Giuffre, owner of a general store in Bondai Australia, has just received a bumper shipment of Cornishware, to the delight of his customers. Korinne Northwood comments on Remo’s website: “I love my Cornish blue! So gorgeous, and obviously so well made.” Thank you, Korinne, we couldn’t have put it better ourselves!

To visit the Remo site, just click here or here for their flickr site.

Derek Green

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:52:00 +0000

An interview with the great grandson of Thomas Goodwin Green, founder of T.G.Green and Cornishware, Derek Green.

Click here to watch Part 2.

Afternoon Tea In Tokyo

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:43:35 +0000

Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo 2-9-6 Luz afternoon tea shops
Jiyugaoka Razz living Ziyuugaoka 2F

Click here to find out more