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4 giorni fa · Josiah Wedgwood died in 1795, but the company he founded would live on as one of the most iconic brands in British history. Under the leadership of his descendants, Wedgwood continued to innovate in both design and production throughout the 19th century. The company took full advantage of the new technologies of the industrial age, investing in ...
9 mag 2024 · On English Melancholy. An excerpt from Iris Moon’s “Melancholy Wedgwood,” an experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood.
7 ore fa · Una delle manifatture inglesi più note al mondo, con oltre 250 anni di storia. È il 1759 quando Josiah Wedgwood apre una bottega di ceramista a Burslem, in Inghilterra, nello Staffordshire. Qui, attraverso i suoi esperimenti con l’argilla, dà origini a produzioni che sono arrivate fino ai giorni nostri, come nel caso del servizio Queen’s Ware o del Jasper .
14 mag 2024 · …an experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. “I am told that this saturnine image initiates a strain of melancholy tied to a peculiarly German notion of modernity, culminating in Max Weber’s idea of the “iron cage,” where we are captive to the rules of rationality.
22 mag 2024 · Wedgwood Pottery – The Wedgwood tradition has always been embodied with experimentation, innovation and quality. Founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood, the company continues to be one of the world’s leading pottery brands, now incorporating other famous names such as Coalport and Masons Ironstone.
4 giorni fa · Summary. Melancholy Wedgwood (MIT Press, 2024) is an experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood that reveals the tenuous relationship of eighteenth-century England to late-capitalist modernity. It traces the multiple strands in the life of the ceramic entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) to propose an ...
21 mag 2024 · The intricately detailed piece – created using historic Wedgwood moulds – responds to Odundo’s research into company founder Josiah Wedgwood and his role in the 18th-century abolitionist movement. Its surface decoration depicts scenes and legacies of slavery as well as contemporary political protest.
