House of Debris | bev Milward

House of Debris is my ceramic design service specialising in bespoke wholesale objects for galleries, museums and visitor attractions. I also sell them in my shop in Bath.

Here are some examples of pieces I have designed and produced.

If you would like to discuss a project please get in touch.

Porcelain Apothecary Bottles

Hand thrown porcelain apothecary bottles with a semi matte glaze decorated with medieval characters. A collaboration between myself and potter Simon Hulbert. For lotions and potions, sloe gin or as a bud vase.

They are from £25.00 each. Approximately 8 cm high and capacity 25-30 ml

Available on a wholesale basis please get in touch on the contact page for more details.

Drollery Boxes

Ceramic trinket boxes with medieval illustration

Drollery Boxes are a series of small bone china trinket boxes for point of sale decorated with a series of medieval characters. As seen at Whitby Museum.

They are £6.00 each or available on a wholesale basis. Please get in touch on the contact page for more details.

Truth & Madness Mug

Friedrich Nietzsche mug, Bev Milward, Truth and Madness

Well known quote from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coupled with a musical score illustration by Victorian artist JJ Grandville who died in 1847. Both brilliant visionaries struggled with mental illness so I have named the mug 'Truth and Madness.'

Superior quality bone china mug, designed, hand decorated and fired by myself.
Great gift for musicians, philosophers, dancers and fans of literature.

Available individually £15.00 +p+p

or please enquire for wholesale prices.

SS Great Britain Project

SS Great Britain -Hand-coloured-cannisters

For this project I worked closely with SS Great Britain researching and drawing from original source material from the Brunel Institute.

I redrew the ship itself and the Bristol gorge adding tiny modern elements such as a lorry and paddle boarders. The range emulates 19th century Sunderland ware with its distinctive copper lustre. This near forgotten style of souvenir china was contemporary to the launch of the ship itself.

I currently produce a range of limited edition hand decorated and coloured pieces now on sale at the ship.

https://shop.ssgreatbritain.org/