In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation, the National Crafts Museum presented Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West, September 9 - November 24, 2025. The exhibition explores Lucie Rie’s work through the people, places and objects she encountered, and reexamines Rie’s relationship to East Asian ceramics, particularly those of Japan. Later this year, the exhibition will travel to the following locations,
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, July 4 – September 13, 2026
Mie Prefectural Art Museum, September 26 – December 13, 2026
ABENO HARUKAS Art Museum, Osaka, December 26, 2026 – March 7, 2027
Photos by Ishikawa Koji, courtesy of the National Crafts Museum.
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip, c.1980
Porcelain, manganese glaze with pink inlay
Iuchi Collection, deposited at the National Crafts Museum, Japan
Recently exhibited in Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West, National Crafts Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, September 9 - November 24, 2025.
Photo by Shinano Rui, courtesy of the National Crafts Museum.
In 1963, Lucie Rie designed 18 cups and 3 interchangeable saucers in Jasperware for Wedgwood. The designs were never put into production and the hand-made prototypes remained in Rie’s personal collection until the end of her life.
We’re incredibly grateful to Jonathan Anderson, the teams at JW Anderson and Wedgwood for their invaluable collaboration to realise Rie’s designs as a limited edition. All proceeds from the collaboration will be generously donated to support The Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Foundation.
Photos courtesy of JW Anderson.
The Estate of Lucie Rie, JWANDERSON and Wedgwood are proud to announce their first collaboration.
In 1964, British ceramicist Lucie Rie designed teacups and saucers for Wedgwood which were never produced.
Jonathan Anderson, Wedgwood and the artist’s estate have come together to bring these pieces to life for the first time.
Comprised of two sets: a teacup and saucer alongside a coffee cup and saucer, coloured in Jasper blue with white inlays.
The proceeds from these pieces will support the newly formed Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Foundation, to preserve Rie’s work. A grant scheme will also be established to promote the future generations through academic and creative scholarships.
A collaboration that reimagines history through design and celebrates the enduring power of craftmanship.
Available tomorrow exclusively in-store and at JWANDERSON.COM
Archival images from the collections of @craftsstudycentre , University for the Creative Arts, Farnham.
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