Hugh West was born in York in 1950 and he lived in Yorkshire until he was six years of age. He moved to Wales when his father took over the management of a large estate in Breconshire and at sixteen he left to study at Hereford School of Art and Design later transferring to Redruth Art School, Cornwall to take a ceramics course.
In 1971, after work experience in Cornwall, with several established potters, Hugh West opened his own workshop in Newquay. An opportunity arose in 1975, to begin a larger production pottery in Devon, on the Flete estate. Later, in 1982, Hugh West moved his growing family to La Borne in the department of Cher, where an ancient pottery village stills survives. There, he helped re-establish the forms and ways of firing traditional to that region of Central France.
1984 saw Hugh West invited to the International Craft Fair in Munich where he won a Gold Medal. Following this, Hugh returned to Cornwall where he set up a pottery workshop at Carnon Downs near Truro. For several years his business there thrived, but Hugh West wanted to get back to basics, so he returned to his ancient pottery village at La Borne where he has lived and worked to the present day.
Hugh West has exhibited in numerous one man and collective shows, both here and abroad. In 1996 the Glass House Gallery held a show to celebrate his first 25 years as a potter.
HUGH WEST

HW1107
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Bowl
Diameter 8.5"
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £42 |
HW1010
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Lidded Pot
Height: 6.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £78 |
HW1083
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Lidded Box
Diameter 4.5" Height: 2"
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £33 |
HW1064
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Vase
Height: 9.5"
Raku
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| £78 |
HW1026
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Small Pot
Height: 4.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £25 |
HW1054
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Ovoid Vase
Height 9"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £55 |
HW1052
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Vase
Height 8.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £55 |
HW1049
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Bulbous Vase
Height 7.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £55 |
HW1051
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Vase
Height: 9"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £55 |
HW1014
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Trapezoid Bottle Vase
Height: 5.5"
Raku
3 sided
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| £52 |
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Large Bowl
Diameter: 14" Height: 6"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £185 |
HW1071
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Ovoid Shaped Bowl
Height: 3.5" Length: 8" Width: 6.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration, reverse paler
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| £86 |
HW1075
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Bowl
Diameter 9" Height: 2.5"
Raku
Fumed, copper decoration
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| £52 |
HW1096
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Vase
Height: 11.5"
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £99 |
HW1098
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Vase
Height: 9"
Stoneware
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| £83 |
HW1100
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Bottle Vase
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £83 |
HW1102
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Platter
Diameter: 10.5"
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £78 |
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Bowl
Diameter: 9" Height: 3"
Stoneware
Suitable for domestic use
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| £83 |