Keith Brymer Jones

Keith Brymer Jones is a British potter and ceramic designer who produces homeware with retro lettering and punk motifs. He is an expert judge on Channel 4 television programme The Great Pottery Throw Down.

Early life Brymer Jones was born in Finchley, London. He describes his father as a "very, very sporty" tennis player. Brymer Jones also studied many forms of dance, including ballet, Highland, tap, and Scottish country dance from 3 until 18. He stopped working for them when they relocated to Scotland.

After his apprenticeship, Brymer Jones started out hand-making ceramics for retailers including Conran Group, Habitat, Barneys New York, Monsoon, Laura Ashley and Heal's. He began to develop the Word Range for the first time;

Brymer Jones is head of design for MAKE International.

In 2015, he debuted as an expert judge alongside Kate Malone on BBC2's The Great Pottery Throw Down where his readiness to shed tears at the contestants' work attracted comment. He remained as judge when the programme transferred to More4 in 2020 and Channel 4 in 2021.

Brymer Jones published his autobiography in 2022: Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything.

Personal life In 2019, Brymer Jones was made an honorary graduate of the University of Staffordshire.

In 2022, Brymer Jones and Hogarth bought Capel Salem, Pwllheli. Their restoration of the chapel as a home and studio has been filmed as Our Welsh Chapel Dream on Channel 4. The first series was in 2024 and the second in 2025. A third series was broadcast in spring 2026.