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…
Ernest Shufflebotham
Ernest Shufflebotham was an Englishman who had been trained by New Zealand-born Keith Murray at Wedgwood in Stoke-on-Trent.
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…
Juliet Hawkins
Juliet joined Crown Lynn Potteries as an Assistant Designer after graduating from a Graphic Design Diploma at Auckland Technical Institute in 1979.
Harry Hargreaves
Harry Hargreaves (1906-1960) worked at Crown Lynn from about 1943 until he died.
Frank Carpay
Trained at Hertogenbosch Technical School in Hertogenbosch, Carpay studied ceramics, metalwork, graphic art and textile design
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.
Dave Jenkin
David (Dave) Jenkin was hired by Tom Clark in 1945 straight from Elam School of Art.
Mark Cleverley
From 1967 until 1979 Mark Cleverley was a mainstay of Crown Lynn design.