Kathryn Hearn: Yesterday, Tomorrow and Beyond

When does a maker stop developing? The obvious answer is never, unless they are repeating what has gone before. So, when does a career stop?

For Kathryn Hearn it doesn’t, but simply takes a new direction.

Sitting in the vast building which is Central Saint Martins (CSM) in a high-tech area of London that is one of the driving forces of a new economy, Hearn reflects on her time at CSM and the new challenges that await her after she retiresasCourseDirectorofCeramicsand Design. (Although her connection to CSM has not ended completely as she has been invited back to teach the second year MA students and to supervise two full-time PhD candidates.)

Hearn began by explaining:

“Most recently I have been developing a new body of porcelain forms designed for the garden. Instigated