Mirek Smíšek

Although only working at Crown Lynn for 18 months the Bohemia Ware vases produced by Mirek Smíšek were of strong Modernist design and are…

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Ernest Shufflebotham

Ernest Shufflebotham was an Englishman who had been trained by New Zealand-born Keith Murray at Wedgwood in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Dorothy Thorpe

On Friday night, the 24th of September 1965, a crowd of 400 people gathered for a cocktail party in the function rooms at 246…

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Juliet Hawkins

Juliet joined Crown Lynn Potteries as an Assistant Designer after graduating from a Graphic Design Diploma at Auckland Technical Institute in 1979.

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Frank Carpay

Trained at Hertogenbosch Technical School in Hertogenbosch, Carpay studied ceramics, metalwork, graphic art and textile design

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Daniel Steenstra

Daniel Steenstra emigrated to New Zealand from Holland with his brother Thijs in 1953 and began working at Crown Lynn the next year.

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Dave Jenkin

David (Dave) Jenkin was hired by Tom Clark in 1945 straight from Elam School of Art.

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