Ardmore Ceramics, South Africa, is the company founded in 1985 by the artist Fée Halsted when she met the highly talented Bonnie Ntshalinthali whose polio prevented her from working on the fields. Fée with a kind of education and Bonnie quickly found a way to work together and in 1990 they received the prestigious Award Standard Bank Young Artist Awards. After there was a demand for what they created together and Fée offered more and more young women in their vicinity to start with them and get the education they needed for production. It is also this which has always been the success of raising local artists, today both women and men - extraordinary people from KwaZulu-Natals Midlands, who receive training, materials, a studio and a guaranteed market for their work, all under the guidance of Fée Halsted. Today, many of those working with Ardmore's ceramics are relatives and family members of former employees who worked there. An artistry that is inherited.

Ceramics are made entirely by hand and hand painted by the incredibly skilled artists. It is colorful, detailed and joyful. We can honestly say that you will be happy to consider the various pieces ranging from small pieces, candlesticks, pans, vases to big urns of flowers, zebras, cheetahs, elephants and other beautiful in a wonderful mix. Each item is made by two people together, a potter and a painter. The detail of both form and color is incredibly well done on all ceramics and every piece of art is unique.

Today, Ardmore's pottery is well-known and is gathered by many around the world. It can also be seen at the various auction houses such as Christies, Bonhams and Southebys. Also released as state gifts from South Africa. Ardmore also makes textile patterns and has, for example, produced different patterns for Hermès and wallpaper patterns for Cole & Son.

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