Designers & Modelers

A selection of the most influential designers and modellers to have worked for Wade.

Faust Lang was born to Andreas and Lucie Lang in Oberammergau in Southern Germany. Lang’s father and grandfather were wood carvers in Oberammergau, and his father also played St. Peter in the Passion Play in …

Colin Melbourne

Colin Melbourne (1928–2002) Sculptor, Designer and One of Britain’s Great Ceramic Artists Few designers have left a greater mark on post-war British ceramics than Colin Melbourne. A gifted sculptor, modeller and designer, …

Jessie Van Hallen

William Harper is without doubt one of the most influential people to have worked for Wades and created many of the most loved Wade pieces. He was a modeller for …