Rob Turner was born in County Durham. He studied ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts in London and later undertook postgraduate studies at Stoke on Trent Polytechnic. The works in British Council collection are made from factory produced porcelain and glass that were then hand decorated using industrial transfer that the designer manipulated to suit his own ends.

http://www.robturner.co.uk/

Glossary

  • Ceramics

    Clay based products produced from non-metallic material and fired at high temperature. The term covers all objects made of fired clay, including earthenware, porcelain, stoneware and terra cotta.

  • Porcelain

    One of the three major types of pottery, the others being stoneware and earthenware. Porcelain is fired in the region of 1300ºC to produce a white vitrified and translucent body.