William De Morgan was the premiere ceramic designer of the Victorian period. Friends with William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, he is an important figure in Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian art and design.

His fabulous ceramic designs were underpinned by mathematics. This is possibly due to his interest in the subject being ignited by his father Augustus, a celebrated Victorian mathematician. He also worked first hand with tiles form the Islamic world and their geometric designs had an impact on his own.

Join Sarah Hardy, Director of the De Morgan Museum, for this talk which explores De Morgan’s designs and ceramics from a mathematical perspective.

This talk is based on an exhibition of De Morgan’s ceramics currently on display at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, until 10th September.