SSGB x Bev Milward

Since our first collaboration in 2023, ceramic artist Bev Milward has produced two beautifully unique designs with Brunel's SS Great Britain, with a third launching in Spring 2025.

Based in Bristol, Bev is inspired by the UK's strong tradition of commemorative ceramics. Her designs bring to life historical designs with a modern twist, using traditional artistic techniques.

Bev's Victorian pudding design, based on her visits to the museum to learn about food on board ship, brings to life the contrast between fine first class fare and the biscuits (and weevils) eternally present in steerage food!

Her second set of designs combines the now rare Victorian technique of copper lustre, contemporary images from the SSGB's archive, and Bev's own quirky references to modern life. This unique chinaware mirrors the real Victorian commemorative china available to see in the Being Brunel museum.