In this new introduction Rie’s tumultuous life is explored through her extraordinary work. From early promise as a ceramic artist in Europe, Rie found herself on the verge of obscurity in Britain and spent her wartime ‘cabbage-days’ creating buttons to make ends meet.

In the 1950s her intentionally flawed and experimental glazed designs became popular British domestic wares.

The Modern Women Artists Series of collectible books reveal an alternative history of art, telling the stories of important female artists whose work might otherwise be overlooked, overshadowed or forgotten.