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jeremycole
The award-winning artisan was
immersed in the world of design at
a young age. His earliest memories
were watching his mother work in her
interior design showroom in Wellington.
This family business lent him a more
active role through the years, until his
departure for Great Britain in 1999.
In 2004, a visit to London’s Tate Modern
carved his course. Cole had glanced
through a book, seen the image of a
near translucent ceramic vessel and
was instantly inspired to explore the
relationship between ceramics and light.
The next day, he set out to understand
and work with Bone china. Two months
later he produced his first piece, the now
iconic Aloe Blossom – and was invited to
exhibit in Frankfurt. Predominantly selftaught, Cole has been courted by design
companies such as Royal Copenhagen
and Swarovski, but chose the path of the
artisan.
His philosophy rests on three points:
Beauty, Elegance and Craftsmanship.
Control over quality and production led
to a ceramic studio in London. Creative
triumphs off set ‘mad’ experimentation,
and recognition of his brilliance grew
worldwide. In 2008, a growing demand
saw his studio move to the homeland
of the ceramic industry, ‘The Potteries’
or Stoke on Trent and since then he
has moved back to his homeland, New
Zealand.
Today, his flora-inspired
collections are appreciated
the world over. Not
only admired for their
contemporary style and
timeless beauty, but also
for the care and skill each
handmade piece entails.
Embracing traditional
methods of production with
his own modern flair, Cole is proud to
employ some of the world’s most skilled
ceramicists.
Recognised by the London Chamber of
Commerce as one of the UK’s leading
manufacturers, Cole’s work has been
displayed in museums and is included in
prestigious interiors and architectural
projects internationally. Fashion and
jewellery houses, such as Bulgari, Harry
Winston and Franck Muller, also seek out
his unique light-forms.
Jeremy Cole’s singular style is an
expression of his homeland, New
Zealand, and its distinctive and stunning
flora. Light is gently captured in the
glowing ceramic plant forms. What are
also captured - and most evident - are
exquisite craftsmanship, elegance and
beauty.
Pieces from his collections include the
dramatic “White Flax”, consisting of 350
handcrafted ceramic leaves, specifically
arranged for even light distribution
that pushes the limits of its medium
and craftsmanship and the beautiful
“Cymbidium Chandelier” made from
eight up lit porcelain cymbidium stems.
Most recently, he has added to the
Cymbidium collection with two stunning
creations; the “Cymbidium floor lamp”
and the “Cymbidium Ming Vase”, and
has introduced the
“Chrysalis” collection,
a simple and elegant
porcelain core
symbolic of the
cocoon of a
Butterfly.
www.jeremycole.net