Vanessa Hogge

Noted ceramics collector Preston Fitzgerald praised Hogge's "delicate, laboriously intensive, detailed work" at Ceramics Art London 2019.

Hogge's wallflowers are flowerheads that can be hung on a wall or used as a table centerpiece. She has dabbled in dozens of flower types for the wallflowers, including chrysanthemums, delphiniums, and daisies. Given her expanding international customer base, Hogge plans on ‘inventing’ a few new flowers.

Her collection has also grown to include vases and bowls. In 2017, one of Hogge's vessels was exhibited at TRESOR in Basel. This vessel was at the time Hogge's largest, made up of thousands of porcelain daphne flowers. The piece was critically acclaimed by international curators, who noted the intricate and intimate nature of her work.

By the mid-1990s, Hogge shifted to interior design and worked as a freelancer for several publications, including Homes & Gardens. After retraining and working as a graphic designer throughout much of the 2000s, she returned to full-time ceramics in 2015.

Hogge was born in Kenya and raised in South Africa. She cites the childhood influence of the women in her mother's family, who have a long history of gardening, as a key element of her work. Her family relocated to the United Kingdom in 1977.

Vanessa Hogge (born 1963) is a British ceramic artist. She is known for her decorative floral wall pieces and vessels made from black stoneware and porcelain. After a 25-year hiatus, Hogge relaunched her ceramic practice from her studio in London.