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Why I love ceramics, and the people who make them Valda Goodfellow is in a reflective mood. A life-long fan of ceramics, our columnist looks at what first attracted her to the industry…
I About G & G Founded by Paul and Valda Goodfellow, G & G Goodfellows is a highly creative design & Distribution Company with an amazing showroom in Little Portland Street. Offering a truly hands-on service, Goodfellows passion is to bring new and exciting, bespoke food presentation concepts to the UK’s culinary scene. As well as offering a wide variety of the world’s best branded tableware, kitchen equipment, clothing and machines, Goodfellows also collaborates closely with UK craft producers for totally unique products. It works with all sizes of restaurant and catering projects, happy to supply anything from an individual plate to a full restaurant concept. 72 TABLEWARE INTERNATIONAL
warn you now, I might be delirious! I am recovering from Covid and have a sense that I might not be thinking the same way I once was. The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has gone, no transport in the UK is working and we are hotter than the rest of the planet. Thank you Boris, at least for the
Well, what I now know for sure, the food experience is not taste, it is about engaging all the senses. Working from home, robbed of taste and smell, still makes me yearn for the enriching surroundings of gorgeous design, ambience, and the sharing of a food experience with those we love. But I would
tableware journey began. Maybe I was born at a very late age, or I was a product of a time when collecting antiques was very trendy – please don’t judge me, I am quite old and was always a bit nerdy. My early engagement with ceramics involved trailing around antique fairs collecting things I liked
My early engagement with ceramics was trailing around antique fairs collecting things I liked rather than things that might be future heirlooms and without exception I was drawn to ceramics vaccines and the entertainment, which is more than I can say for food at present. Losing your sense of taste and smell is a great leveller. It strips back what food is actually for and makes you question what all the fuss is about.
swap, any time, the salty pop of caviar, for a hug from my son over a pizza! So, when it comes to the role we play in the whole hospitality experience, it makes me sentimental for how my whole
rather than things that might be future heirlooms and without exception I was drawn to ceramics. Anything from Spode’s Willow pattern (very ‘80s) or the pioneering Clarice Cliff, were
