Art Deco and Susie Cooper

[Whitlow Unique Collectibles]

Art Deco Period .
One of the Great Designers was Susie Cooper.

1922 She worked and designed for AE Gray Company.
1924 Became the Resident Designer and remained so until 1929.

Bright Colors and Geometric designs were her trade mark.

1929 Started her own business decorating white ware she obtained from Woods and Sons.

1940 Susie Cooper was awarded Royal Designer of Industry Award and later she was awarded O.B.E.

1995 We lost one of our great designers of Art Deco. Susie Cooper.

Rachael Whitlow
Whitlow Unique Collectibles.com

[Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com]

Rachael - you always show us such interesting collectibles, and inspire me to learn more about them. Thanks!
Here's a biography of Susie Cooper from a wonderful website devoted to her and her designs, The Susie Cooper Information Site

Excerpt:

"... Susie Cooper was one of the United Kingdom's most prolific and successful ceramic designers. Her career spanned over seven decades and encompassed some of the iconic periods of the Twentieth Century. The Susie Cooper Information Site is only intended as an introduction and tribute to her work. Our aim is to provide background information for collectors and scholars. ..."

The site covers many aspects: her career, her designs, and collecting her wares, and much more, including showing some of her marks, and lots of photos.

Check out the photo galleries for close ups of these Susie Cooper items.

The site also links to several articles about Susie Cooper.

Here are some pix from one of the other articles: Elegance with Utility The work of Susie Cooper (1902-1995) by Andrew Casey:

A Google Search for Susie Cooper Pottery turned up many other interesting sites. Susie Cooper had a long successful career, and her works are still greatly admired, desired, and collected.

--Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com
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