Todays Spotlight on is about Portmeirion 60's coffee sets. I have a few in stock at the moment. Not as popular as they once were, but still some of my favorite pieces from this period due to their distinctive look. Portmeirion was founded in 1960 by the pottery designer Susan Williams-Ellis and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis.
The above set is the 'Totem" pattern, the blue color is quite rare. Amber and olive green are most common with white been rarest of all. What i love most about the blue set is how striking it is.This was a landmark design was made by making abstract shapes in the moulds giving a raised relief pattern
The above two sets are the Cypher design (named because the design resembles hieroglyphics). Notice the change in handle shape. This shape is called the 'serif' it was introduced in 1963. Again this pattern is textured. When buying the serif shape always have a look at the lid as they are easy damaged and often been repaired. Most popular of the serif shape was the magic city pattern. In fact it was probably the most popular pattern of its time.Magic city differs from the above patterns as it was a transfer print.
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