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This classic straight-sided coffee cup and saucer, crafted in fine white bone china are decorated in the whimsical characters from Kit Kemp’s illustrative story of The Sailor’s Farewell, her second collaboration with Wedgwood. Finished in the pale blue of her original fabric design, the curious octopus features at the centre of the saucer while the rust red sails of the Sailor’s ship head towards an enticing house under a palm tree on a faraway desert island on the coffee cup. Both are embellished with a deeper blue and trimmed in hand-applied 22 carat gold creating a stylish set which is backstamped for authenticity. Presented in a signature Wedgwood blue gift box, this set is an ideal, original gift for a coffee lover and forms part of the table ware used within two of the boutique hotels in New York and London which are co-owned by Kit Kemp.
Kit Kemp is an award-winning interior designer and co-owner of Firmdale Hotels. With a worldwide reputation for her unique and wonderful hotel interiors, she also lends her designs to textiles, fragrances and homeware, as well as being a published author. Kit Kemp has won many awards for her iconic designs.
Celebrated for her individual and original approach to design, Kit Kemp is a champion of British art, craft and sculpture. It was for this reason that Wedgwood approached her to create a collection of specially designed fine bone china.
Kit’s influences are often whimsical and lyrical, and usually contain a host of mythical animals. Hence, her Wedgwood collections feature a series of fantastical characters and surreal patterns that have a primitive feel.