Los Angeles-based potter Victoria Morris is known for her tableware—large serving bowls in speckled, earthy brown, and lavender glazes—in a style somewhere between California craftsman and countryside Japanese. We recently took note of her lamps, a ceramic solution to the search for the perfect bedside table lamp, that she has been throwing for the last 10 years.
At first all Victoria wanted were decent lamps for her home, "I couldn't afford anything I liked, and couldn't find much otherwise that didn't feel generic, so I figured I should make them myself," she says. Friends in New York started asking for them, then came LA, in particular friends Roman Alonso and Stephen Johanknecht at LA studio Commune who approached her on a collaboration. The series of smaller, hand carved patterned lamps are still available through Commune today.
Today Victoria is focused on lighting, using the lamps as a forum to experiment and expand on designs. Here's a look at some of her lamps available directly at Victoria Morris Pottery. They can also be found at Lawson-Fenning in LA, the Future Perfect in NY, and can be made custom to order.
Above: The Carved Matte Cobalt Lamp is 22 inches tall and $800.
Above: All lamps are hand thrown and carved and include a linen lampshade.
Above: The Black Stoneware Mini Lamp is 13 inches high and $440.
Above: Victoria cites Modernist artists Gordan and Jane Martz as inspiration. The Matte Yellow Carved Angle Lamp is a modern update on their style; 21 inches high for $700.
Above: A detail of the hand carved lamp base.
Above: "I've also found that a nice pair of lamps is similar to an expensive pair of shoes or handbag—it brings up the rest of what you've got going on," says Victoria. The Small Matte Black Accent Lamp is 15.5 inches high for $600.
Above: The Soft Blue Sphere Lamp is 15 inches high and comes with a burlap lamp shade; $575.
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