Contemporary design

esther patterson

From an early age Esther Patterson has been led down a curious path by her passion for visual expression mixed with her intrigue of the natural world. From mud pies and dens, to dolls heads and barbed wire; from religious themes to resurrected birds – much of Esther's work is an expression and reaction to childhood memories.

She also explores relationships between beauty and perceived ugliness, questioning perceptions and examining taste through visual metaphors. She uses pattern and form to surprise – fluttery and feminine revealing a darker side; light playing with shadow and traditional forms with a modern twist.

Esther creates light pieces from cast bone china and hand blown glass and surface designs which are used on vintage furniture. Much of her work is interlinked with her drawings and poems which are then digitally printed onto fabrics or sandblasted onto glass shades which project delicate but slightly edgy shapes and patterns.

All the bone china parts are produced by Esther, from lathed models through to the firing. For the glass, upholstery and reproduction chairs Esther uses local crafts people. Where possible she sources parts and services from the UK. It’s important to her that her business is built on integrity. She enjoys building relationships with skilled people as she sees them as crafts men/women who are keeping traditional skills alive.

Esther studied at Nottingham Trent University.

Bone china base with baby's head. Hand blown glass shade with sand blasted barbed wire motif. Includes fabric twisted cable and switch. Height: 66cm Width: 18cm

£580.00 sold available for commission

Single glass shades including contemporary wire rope and ceiling fittings plus fabric twisted silver cable. Colours from back to front of picture - purple, smoked olive, sky blue and yellow ochre.

From £262 6-8 wks delivery

This piece subtly hints at the conflict of religious belief and the tragedies of war. The Madonna is cast in bone china with a Yellow Ochre hand blown glass shade and barbed wire sand-blasted motif.
Limited Edition. Made to order. Delivery 5-8 weeks.
£520.00

Large Traditional Glass Table Lamp
Hand-blown Purple base with Steel Blue stem and Slate Grey shade. Twisted Mid-Grey fabric flex with transparent switch and plug. Supplied with Squirrel Cage or 4 Loop bulb.Height: 62cmWidth: 21cm

Hand-blown to order. Delivery 5-8 weeks.

£745.00

Bone china base with baby's head. Hand blown glass shade with sand blasted barbed wire motif. Includes fabric twisted cable and switch. Height: 66cm Width: 18cm

£580.00 sold available for commission

This light piece clusters four Teardrop glass shades in Purple, Slate Grey, Garnet Red and Yellow Ochre. There are ten colours available. Yellow Ochre, Sky Blue, Steel Blue, Smoked Olive, Slate Grey, Ruby, Turkish Blue, Garnet Red, Purple and Citron. Each piece is designed, hand blown and made to order in Derbyshire, England. Minimum height is 1350mm. £980.00 4-8 wk delivery

Large Traditional Glass Table Lamp.
Hand-blown Purple glass base with Smoked Olive shade and stem. Twisted Mushroom fabric flex with transparent switch and plug. Supplied with Squirrel Cage or 4 Loop bulb.

Height: 62cmWidth: 21cm

Hand-blown to order. Delivery 5-8 weeks.

£745.00

This light is made of two separately blown parts - the glass shade and then the stem. It includes contemporary wire rope and ceiling fittings plus fabric twisted flex. The main picture shows a Smoked Olive Shade with a Turkish Blue stem. Blown to order with a choice of 10 colours. Height 430mm x Width 280mm

£595.00