In Focus Tour: Portmeirion, Pottery Trendsetter

For this week's In Focus Tour we're delving into the world of Portmeirion pottery to mark the centenary of the birth of founder and principal designer Susan Williams-Ellis. See up close her innovative designs on display in our Gallery 146 and discover the inspirations behind them. Portmeirion has set trends in the pottery industry for the last six decades and still thrives while many well-known long-established rivals have not survived. Guided by Curator Judith Crouch, you will come to learn how today’s global exporter traces its roots to a Welsh holiday village. The V&A is grateful for Portmeirion’s support with this display, and especially for the many loans from its extensive historic and contemporary collections. It also thanks several private lenders.