Teroforma

March 23, 2009

Profiles // Louisa Taylor

One in a series of Teroforma Profiles. The questions are always the same. The answers, though, are as unique as the people who gave them.

Occupation: Ceramist and designer (www.louisataylorceramics.com)

Hobbies: Motor biking, sketching, photography, collecting ceramics

Design philosophy: Simplicity and honesty to form.

Childhood ambition: To be an actress.

Biggest challenge: After completing my first degree in ceramics, I took on a small pottery business in a remote part of the country. It was very hard work, no money, long hours but it was extremely rewarding and the experience was invaluable.

Favorite place: My bed.

Prized possession: My Potters Wheel. It was the first piece of equipment I brought for my studio.

Words worth remembering: Multi-functional

Working with Teroforma: I had met Thea - Teroforma’s creative director - through a mutual friend. We’d been kicking around a lot of ideas, but the stoneware colour palette for the Ullu Line Series actually came from a cold January day I spent in Cardiff Bay, Wales. I documented my visit with photographs and focused on details such as man-made and natural contrasts. Colours were inspired by many elements such as the gentle purple haze of welsh slate and rusty fishing boats moored in the harbour.