Amy Cooper

Amy Cooper is based in Cornwall designing and making unique porcelain lighting. Established in 2004 she has supplied a number of prestigious retailers including The National Trust, House of Fraser and the V&A shop as well as exhibiting extensively in the UK and overseas. Working from a home studio near Truro, ranges include contemporary and unique lamps, lampshades and tea light holders.

The work is inspired by the world under the sea, the world under the microscope and the magic of landscapes at twilight. “My designs address the fragility and transience of life and the natural world, utilising the transformative properties of light with porcelain.”

“I explore a monochromatic spectrum that is created through the use of textures, variation in thickness and diffusion. I am intrigued by the endless variations in nature and the idea of an ongoing evolutionary process of adaptation”.

The work is created through an elaborate series of processes and techniques. All the pieces are initially slipcast in porcelain, they are then treated in one of two ways.