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Clarice Cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Born in 1899 in the Staffordshire Potteries, she started work as just another factory girl, but by 1928 had launched her own range of pottery, 'Bizarre'. A 'gargantuan feast of colour', it blazed a trail through the homes of inter-war Britain. But if Clarice Cliff's rise from apprentice gilder to art director was remarkable - and all the more so for her being a woman - it was not without its tensions; for years, she conducted a secret relationship with her married boss.
Fusing art, design and industry and vividly conveying the texture of women's lives between the wars, this is a compelling study of the complex, talented woman whose work is for many the epitome of art deco.
'Clarice Cliff's story could have come straight from the pages of a blockbuster ... There are countless biographies of middle- and upper-middle class women ... but very few of individual working-class women' - Jessica Mann, Literary Review
'Clarice Cliff was one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century, epitomising the flamboyant style of the Art Deco movement ... Knight looks into her private life but ultimately, it's the thoughts and inspirations behind her iconic teapots and cups that are most revealing. A fascinating read' - Time Out
'Excellent example of biography as social history' - Peter Parker, 'A Year in Biographies', Daily Telegraph
READ Clarice Cliff 'Prologue'
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