BIRKENSTOCK People | GROUNDED with Keith Brymer Jones - The Whistable Potter

Informed by his dyslexia, the pots featured a mix of different words in a typewritten font that were chosen more for their pleasing shape than their meaning. At his first ever trade fair Keith’s order book received £35,000 worth of business, the ‘Word Range’ was an instant hit and continues to be a bestseller around the world. Keith is a man who is in touch with his feelings as well as his raw materials. This combination of heart, soul and skill brought Keith’s unique personality to a wider audience. His pottery credentials now established, Keith’s TV career was started by an appearance in a YouTube video. The online clip saw him dressed up as Adele singing along to his own pottery-inspired version of one of her biggest hits, which he titled ‘Rolling in the Clay’ (sic). The eye-catching performance was spotted by a producer who asked Keith to be a judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down, a brand new BBC show. Keith’s passion and sensitivity shines through all his successful business ventures and television appearances. This provides the texture, too, of his recently published biography Boy in a China Shop. The act of slipping into his overalls and popping on his favourite pair of Birkenstock Arizonas as he takes his place at the potter’s wheel is a soothing ritual. “Birkenstocks are a design classic. They are the perfect footwear — practical and easy to wear. When you work the wheel, they are sensitive enough…” There’s a twinkle in Keith’s eye; the worries of the world slip away and the potter escapes into his imagination. #birkenstock GROUNDED #BIRKENSTOCK #WhistablePotter