The Manifesto Story
Handcrafted in Glasgow
M A N I F E S T O is a Glasgow based ceramics studio founded by potter Katie Rose Johnston. After graduating from the Glasgow School of Art with a First Class BA (Hons) in Sculpture, Katie specialises in creating experimental objects for the home that are contemporary, high-quality and unique.
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Working from her garden studio in South Glasgow, Katie crafts small batch, sculptural ceramics that are influenced by the natural world that she encounters everyday. Fascinated by prehistoric artefacts and the raw, windswept landscape of her birthplace, Shetland. Through the tactile, ancient process of hand building stoneware clay, every
M A N I F E S T O product is a completely unique, functional artwork that aims to bring the rustic beauty of nature into the modern home.
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M A N I F E S T O has been featured in the book The Coorie Home by Beth Pearson, Local Heroes: 5 Scottish Ceramics Makers by Dr. Stacey Hunter in The Skinny Magazine, The Face of Art by filmmaker Aglaé Zebrowski and was selected as Maker of the Month for Welcome Home in October 2018.
Meet The Team
Katie Rose Johnston
Potter at M A N I F E S T O
Mish
Chief Executive Officer
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Suzie
Head of Human Resources
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