Joanna Constantinidis

[3] This position, which she held until her, early, retirement in 1989, allowed Constantinidis to experiment and develop her own style and technical abilities.

[3][5] In the early 1950s Constantinidis exhibited somewhat traditional examples of pottery, inspired by industrial wares and Staffordshire slipware, with the Red Rose Guild and the British Crafts Centre but in the late 1950s, influenced by the works of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper changed her style.

[2] Working at a studio she set up at Great Baddow she produced simpler designs with reduced decoration based around a few elemental shapes.

[2] In the later decades of her life Constantinidis' produced tall cylinders and bowls based on simple elegant lines.

In early 2000 she suffered a stroke but was able to complete work for a solo exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in May that year.