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Studio Ceramic Lamp in Natural Tones by Bernard Rooke, Mid-20th Century England

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  • Studio Ceramic Lamp in Natural Tones by Bernard Rooke, Mid-20th Century England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    Monumental or oversize studio ceramic table lamp in natural tones by Bernard Rooke, England mid-20th century. A beautiful statement piece, hand-built, with organic shaping in natura...
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    Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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    Metal

  • Studio Ceramic Table Lamp by Bernard Rooke, England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    A small ceramic totem lamp by Bernard Rooke - London, England 1960s - together with a simple conical shade. This is an early piece, hand-built with lots of interesting texture and g...
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    Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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    Ceramic

  • Bernard Rooke Studio Ceramic TOTEM Lamp, England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    A large, or oversize, ceramic TOTEM table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England. This design is an early example of Rooke's work, probably 1960s. A sculptural piece, made of hand-made cer...
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    Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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    Metal

  • Bernard Rooke Studio Ceramic TOTEM Lamp, England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    A large, or oversize, ceramic TOTEM table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England. A sculptural piece, made of hand-made ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta, stone and dark gree...
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    Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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    Metal

  • Bernard Rooke Studio Ceramic TOTEM Lamp, England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    A large, or oversize, ceramic TOTEM table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England. This design is an early example of Rooke's work - probably 1960s - a sculptural piece in natural tones of ...
    Category

    Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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    Metal

  • Ceramic Vessel by Bernard Rooke, Mid-20th Century, England
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    Mid-20th century ceramic vessel in neutral tones, by British artist Bernard Rooke. The vessel has a trapezoidal shape decorated with hieroglyphics front and back, and glazed to the ...
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    20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases

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    Ceramic

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  • Totem Lamp by Bernard Rooke ceramic , England, 1960
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  • Bernard Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp England 1960 Signed
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    Bernard Rooke ceramic table lamp England 1960 Signed "Rooke" Measure: Height without shade: 39 CM /15.4 Inches Good condition This design is an ear...
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  • Bernard Rooke Pottery Lamp, England 1970's
    By Bernard Rooke
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    Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke. Stamped. Rewired.
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  • Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp by Bernard Rooke
    By Bernard Rooke
    Located in London, GB
    An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...
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  • Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Lamp C. 1970s
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  • Large Size Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s
    By Bernard Rooke Studio, Bernard Rooke
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