Svend Bayer

Svend Bayer (born 2 January 1946[1] in Uganda to Danish parents[2][3]) is a Danish-British[4] studio potter described by Michael Cardew as "easily my best pupil.

"[5] Bayer grew up in Tanganyika and discovered pottery whilst studying geography and economics at the University of Exeter[4] from 1965 to 1968.

He began work as an apprentice at Wenford Bridge Pottery with Michael Cardew in 1969.

[7] After travelling in the Far East, Asia and the United States, he set up his own workshop in Sheepwash Beaworthy, Devon in 1975.

[8] Bayer has exhibited widely in Europe, the Middle East, North America, Australia and New Zealand.