As Spode’s iconic Blue Italian pattern turns 200 ... Through experimenting with burnt animal bones, particularly ox bone, Josiah Spode created a unique, calcareous ingredient and, in 1796, introduced ...

following the purchase of Spode by the Portmeirion Group in the same year. Blue Italian is a hybrid design, a Classical scene framed by an Oriental border. The landscape is probably 17th century in ...

Artwork inspired by Spode's world famous Blue Italian pottery will adorn the gates of a former factory, under new plans. The proposed temporary art installation at the Church Street entrance to ...

Developer Jeff Nash has commissioned a photo opportunity space, including a bottle kiln - which doubles as a pizza oven, and Potbank sign made from tiles decorated in the Spode 'Blue Italian' design.