Best Moorcroft Fire Bloom Vase 98/8 – Ltd Ed 25 Moorcroft

Moorcroft Fire Bloom Vase

2023 Design Studio 25th Anniversary Collection 

Designer: Emma Bossons FRSA

Limited Edition of 25 only

Special Backstamp

Shape: 98/8

Dimensions: H 20 x W 11 x D 11cm

“I was keen to incorporate butterflies into my design as Hugh always told me that I bring butterflies to life in clay – their delicate wings are far too light to be cast in clay but I spend hours drawing them in such a way that they could almost flutter off the vase.” Emma Bossons FRSA.

Not seen since Emma’s Spiraxia design of 1998, the harlequin flower now flourishes among red admiral butterflies, that shadow the colours of the flower itself, as they flutter below small clusters of cadmium, deep-red, widely-funnel-shaped blooms, with marmalade-yellow centres, surrounded by black to dark red marks. Cabbage white butterflies join the design, their dark eyes on white wings adding a rare delicacy of colour fusion as the design leaps from lipped buds and tightly clipped leaves to the red admiral before merging into the Fire Bloom of unsurpassed beauty.

Memories of the Moorcroft Design Studio 25^th Anniversary

The five women of the Moorcroft Design Studio are really something quite special. Each one has almost circumnavigated the globe in pursuit of inspiration from the natural world and to meet Moorcroft enthusiasts in far off places. This year, we celebrate the 25-years of the Moorcroft Design Studio with pieces inspired by some of the very best designs they have ever created; each piece holding a special MDS 25-year backstamp on the base to mark the occasion.

Rachel proved that a moonlit night in the New Forest can be a deeply spiritual experience within clay form; Emma showed the world that butterflies can, quite literally, flutter off the vase itself; Kerry proved that a parasol dance for a new generation can ignite colour and form into a unforgettable reverie; Vicky allows one of the most awesome visions in the world today – basking orca whales – to come full throttle in ceramic art, and Nicola celebrates the Moorcroft Design Studio’s 25-years through a house that harnesses the craft skills of a brilliant few.