biography
| name: |
Cooper, Susie
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popular name of Susan Vera Cooper
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1902–95)
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| biography:
| Ceramic designer and manufacturer, born in Burslem, Staffordshire, C England, UK. After designing for A E Gray (1922–9), she founded a decorating studio at Tunstall, known as Susie Cooper Pottery. In 1931 she moved to Burslem and used earthenware supplied mainly by Wood & Sons. She became famous for functional shapes with simple hand-painted patterns, and in 1940 was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry. In 1950 she acquired a bone-china factory, renamed Susie Cooper China Ltd, which became part of the Wedgwood group in 1966 and closed in 1980. |
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