Perfect porcelain
Sophie Cook, 49, is a ceramicist from Woodbridge, Suffolk.
As a child, Sophie, who was born in Greenwich, London, made sculptures from wire and modelling clay. This interest led to her studying for a degree in ceramics at London’s Camberwell College of Arts, where she produced hand-built bottles for her final-year show. She then started throwing with porcelain and, with support from the Designers Guild, she bought a kiln, took studio space and sold her work in its King’s Road shop.
Sophie moved to Suffolk in 2015, where she lives with her partner Matt, 51, and their three boys, Finn, 16, Gabriel, 14, and Kit, 11.
‘Initially I worked with just the original bottle shape in a range of matt turquoises, but then added other colours and finishes,…
