Past and present unite for a collaboration that is simultaneously quintessentially and unconventionally British. Fine china has long been viewed as a collectible; here, London-born skate brand Palace puts its signature irreverent spin on 260-year-old British heritage brand Wedgwood’s designs.
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Comprising a teapot, cup and saucer, and plate, the Palace x Wedgewood collaboration sees the latter’s archival Wild Strawberry and vine pattern reinterpreted through the lens of the skateboarding brand. Taking on a trippy aesthetic, the graphic strawberry pattern features across the collection, as well as on a skateboard decked in the iconic Wedgwood shade of blue. The colour was first developed during founder Josiah Wedgwood’s trials while he was developing Jasperware in the 1770s.
The collection is presented by way of a tongue-in-cheek short film shot by British fashion photographer Alasdair McLellan. Drawing inspiration from Antiques roadshow, the film sees ceramics expert Lars Tharp examine the Palace x Wedgwood collection. Stills feature Palace skaters Savannah Stacey Keenan, Danny Brady, and Chewy Canon.
In the film, Tharp values the collection for Brady who claims to have acquired the set from “his auntie in Blackpool.” Tharp deems the Palace x Wedgwood set a “strong design,” adding that “over time, people will want something like this to represent the early 21st century.”
“There are some people who would look at this, who would be really interested in modern design and would say, well, I’ll give you a million pounds for it,” Tharp deadpans. “But they would be mad.
“It’s going to be a lot less.”
Indeed, the collection is priced solidly in the three figure range and is available via the Palace webstore, as well as in-store at Wedgwood, Harrods.
Words by AR Staff
