Bernard Rooke Signed Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Art Pottery Table Lamp

This art glass table or accent lamp was made by the well known Scottish Vasart glass factory in approximately 1969 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The lamp is done with a thi...

This pair of Mid-Century Modern pottery table lamps were made by the Swedish art potter Upsala Ekeby in approximately 1965. The lamps are done with a green or turquoise glaze with cr...

This hand-crafted table lamp or accent light is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965 and done in the period Brutalist style...

This Mid-Century Modern era Murano art glass table lamp is done in the style of Angelo Seguso and attributed to him as the maker. This table lamp features a deep dark green body with...

This pair of table lamps are unsigned, but being attributed to Barovier of Murano Italy and date to approximately 1950 and done in the Mid-Century Modern style. The lamps are compose...

This pair of Mid-Century Modern art glass table lamp are made of hand blown art glass with gold flecks. The lamp was made in Murano Italy in approximately 1960. Sturdy metal bases wi...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...

This brutalist mid-century modern stoneware table lamp with matte cream white and terracotta-colored glaze and relief decoration, was crafted by the renowned artist Bernard Rooke, bo...

A very large, rare 1960s Bernard Rooke circular brutalist stoneware table lamp in excellent vintage condition, stamped "Rooke" on the side at the base. The piece is a lovely earthy m...

1970s Brutalist table lamp by Bernard Rooke circa 1970. fine example of work made by Bernard Rooke (b1938) Well known for his Brutalist art forms and organic feel. This lamp was purchased directly from Rooke’s Swilland studio in Suffolk, England during the 1970s and has remained in the family since, we have 2 in stock. Measuring at 15 1/2 from base to light fitting, it’s a good sized example. Signed to the base, 'rooke'. Excellent original condition, currently wired to a uk 3...

Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Brutalist Style Owl Lamp is a beautifully sculpted lamp made by the renowned British artist and potter, Bernard Rooke. It serves as a lovely example of h...

Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke. Stamped. Rewired.