Magic in the making ✨ Watch as the Blue Italian Christmas design comes to life inside Spode’s factory. Using a technique known as lithographing, first introduced at Spode in the 1880s, each design is applied by hand using delicate transfers. Our skilled lithographers make the process look effortless, ensuring every piece captures the pattern’s signature precision and timeless elegance. Once applied, the pieces are fired in the kiln, where the decoration fuses permanently with the ceramic, creati

Magic in the making ✨ Watch as the Blue Italian Christmas design comes to life inside Spode’s factory. Using a technique known as lithographing, first introduced at Spode in the 1880s, each design is applied by hand using delicate transfers. Our skilled lithographers make the process look effortless, ensuring every piece captures the pattern’s signature precision and timeless elegance. Once applied, the pieces are fired in the kiln, where the decoration fuses permanently with the ceramic, creati

The Spode factory in Stoke-on-Trent is recognised as one of Britain's most important historic buildings. But, despite being regarded as a treasure, the factory's unused and it's at risk of decay. Now, though, new life's being breathed into the site, with the opening of artists' workshops, part of a multi-million pound plan to re-invigorate the factory. | BBC Birmingham