Rose Schmits Breaks Down Five Iconic (& Bizarre) V&A Ceramics 🏺👀 Unexpected Item

Rose Schmits from The Great Pottery Throw Down takes a closer look at five iconic ceramic objects from the V&A museum 🏺

From historic delftware and playful studio pottery to otherworldly octopuses, online meme culture & Comic Sans – Rose shares her thoughts on these unusual pieces from the V&A collection, exploring what makes them special, strange, and inspiring from a potter's perspective.

Are you a fan of The Great Pottery Throw Down, a ceramics enthusiast, or just curious about the hidden treasures of the V&A? This video offers a fresh and insightful look at ceramics you won't see every day.

Featured in this video:
– Rose Schmits (The Great Pottery Throw Down)
– Unusual & experimental ceramic objects
– Exclusive behind-the-scenes pottery insights

⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Meet Rose Schmits from The Great Pottery Throw Down
00:20 Object 1: Studio Pottery - Goat candlestick by Laurance Simon, 1991
00:46 Rose's time as the kiln technician on The Great Pottery Throwdown
01:14 The depth in ceramics to express yourself through technique, glazes & process
01:45 Object(s) 2: Delftware Bottle from the Netherlands, 1700s and a bottle from 1600s China
02:00 The history of earthenware Delftware and the original inspiration of Chinese, porcelain ceramics
02:34 Rose's childhood in Delft, becoming a potter and exploring Delftware tradition through her own ceramics practice
03:17 Object 3: An 18th century Deltware tankard - the OG Sports Direct mug
03:50 Object 5: Octopus Nestuke from Japan, 1700s-1800s
04:17 Rose Schmits's Crawler Pot collection & exploring themes of change and transformation within ceramics
04:50 Object(s) 5: Delftware tiles from the Netherlands, 1600s
06:05 Rose's We Live in a Society collection - recording ephemeral online culture in ceramics

🎥 Unexpected Item is the V&A's series where we dig out hidden gems from the museum's collection and get celebrity guests to react.

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