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Ceramics in the City returns to the Geffrye with an exciting range of work by 49 selected ceramicists, a mix of both emerging and more well established talents. A wide variety of styles, techniques, colour and texture will be shown in domestic objects ranging from functional tableware and lamps, to purely aesthetic or quirky one-off pieces. Throughout the three-day event, visitors will have the opportunity not just to browse and buy, but also to talk to the ceramicists and watch free demonstrations.
This exhibition hopes to address, without preaching, widespread and increasing concerns about ecology and the state of the planet and how this links to our homes and the way we use, decorate and inhabit them. It will examine current ideas around ‘eco-living’ in an informative and timely way. The climate change agenda is having an impact on almost every area of life and the home is no exception. Recycling and saving energy have, for some, been part of daily life for generations but today they have a new significance and urgency. The mantra ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ is prompting us to change our habits and there are now a plethora of products out there to help us.
We are now being encouraged to think about saving resources like water and electricity and turning to renewable sources. People are also beginning to consider the impact of industrial production methods, shipment of goods over vast distances and toxins being released into the environment. ‘Eco Home’ will investigate how so-called ‘green’ issues have entered our domestic spaces, using a new generation of products as a guide. Visitors to the exhibition will go away better informed and inspired by ideas about how to make an Eco Home which suits their personal taste and lifestyle.
Eco-home is supported by John Lewis Partnership.
Each year the Geffrye's eleven period rooms are decorated in authentic festive style to reflect how Christmas has been celebrated in English homes over the past 400 years. A feast for the eyes and the soul, a visit in December is a must.
This exhibition will look at the enduring appeal of plants and flowers in the home and will investigate the meanings and values associated with indoor plants. It will explore what role houseplants and arranged flowers play in homemaking and in the psychology of the home, whilst taking into account changing fashions and tastes. The strong links between home and garden will be highlighted by special displays in all of the museum’s period rooms (1600 to the present), and also in the exhibition gallery, which will focus on the long 19th century (1800-1914), a period when domestic gardening and an interest in bringing plants and flowers indoors grew exponentially.
