This is a recording of a talk called A W N Pugin – Victorian Tile Designer, by Hans van Lemmen, recorded on Tuesday 29th October 2024.
This talk was part of the Online Autumn Lecture Series 2024 called Crossing boundaries: Victorian art, design and architecture. Follow this link to watch all of the lectures.
We’re used to the idea of Victorian architecture, art and design as separate disciplines, with their own historians. But that seriously misrepresents the way that many nineteenth-century architects and designers thought and practised. They conceived of the fine and decorative arts as part of an architectural whole – a total work of art. Our seven expert speakers will boldly break down disciplinary boundaries in a discussion of the use of colour and texture across the whole range of Victorian design and analyses of the important roles played by mosaic, stained glass and embroidery. Among the highlights are lectures on two great designers who sought in very different ways to fuse architecture with decoration and the fine arts – Owen Jones and Alfred Stevens, both the subjects of major new books by our speakers.
A W N Pugin – Victorian Tile Designer Par Excellence
This lecture will look at the floor and wall tiles designed by the Gothic Revival architect A W N Pugin for the ceramics manufacturer Herbert Minton in Stoke-on-Trent. The focus will be on the design and production processes and how Pugin’s tiles were used on a large scale in Victorian churches and secular buildings.
Hans van Lemmen is an established author and lecturer on the history of tiles and is President of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society.
After booking a ticket, you will be given access to the recording of the event. Please ignore the event date in the listings.
This event helps raise funds for The Victorian Society - the only charity dedicated to fighting for our Victorian and Edwardian heritage. Join us today and safeguard our unique cultural heritage for future generations! For further information, click here.
The Victorian Society is an IHBC recognised CPD provider.
Image: Tiles designed by A W N Pugin and made by Minton.
