Clarice cliff brief biography examples

Clarice Cliff  History Guide

Clarice Cliff was a very skilled and accomplished designer.

But most importantly, she skillfully utilised the latest fashions, styles and art movements that came from France - the centre of style and good design - and mixed them with an English perspective that hadn't really been done before.

Clarice Cliff  Style

Clarice Cliff was born into a working class family in 1899.

After a number of jobs in various factories, she gained a position at A.J. Wilkinson's Ltd. This large, international company would later provide her with an opportunity to make a name for herself. Starting as a decorator, she was soon recognised as being able to do more than just copy patterns designed by other people, and she was moved to the design studio.







Clarice visited the important Paris exhibition in 1925, which clearly made a lasting impression on her and made her realise that British pottery was very dull.

This gave her