Keith Brymer Jones – Pestle & Mortar – crush

Perfect as a gift or a treat for yourself. The Word Range collection by Keith Brymer Jones offers timeless white porcelain tableware with a fun contemporary twist. Also each piece in the range is hand-finished with a stamped word or phrase. With a pop of colour to finish, it adds a personal touch to your tableware collection. In fact, we have a variety of gift guides to help you find what you need.

Keith Brymer Jones has been creating designer tableware for over 30 years. Since 2015 he has shared his potting wisdom and passion on our TV screens. An expert judge on the hit Channel 4 show, The Great Pottery Throw Down. As a result, this has made him a cultural icon and his tears over the contestants executing their tasks brilliantly a must watch. At the start of 2025, Keith crowned the champion of GPTD in its 8th series!

The first creation in the Word Range was the bucket mug. The shape of Keith’s trusty old water bucket that he used when throwing on his potter’s wheel was what inspired the shape. The shape of the mug still remains unchanged after 25 years. Who knew?

The design stage of each new product and the perfect prototype starts on Keith’s potter’s wheel in his UK studio. The full production then takes place in China. Unquestionably, a country with a deep-rooted history in expert ceramic production. Keith works closely with a team of highly skilled craftsmen to perfect the delicate production process. So they ensure each mug, bowl or jug matches the same style and high quality of his original design. Keith is proud to manufacture his ceramic ranges responsibly in China. In light of this, he has made a fun video to let everyone know here. It is Keith’s dream to bring production home to the UK. Fingers crossed; this dream may not be too far away!