Tim Hawley, a New Zealander of first generation is a direct descendant of one of oldest Yorkshire family of potters dating back to the m id 18th Century. Examples are in the York, Rotherham, Doncaster , The V & A  etc.

After WW2 the late Andrew Hawley started up what became a well known agency and wholesaler of china, glass  etc , and after his death Tim took over as principal  but also spent nearly 20 years as a professional Opera singer in the UK and NZ.

Among the many brands the company handled were Waterford Wedgwood, Royal Copenhagen, Aynsley , Queens , Portmeirion, RCR Crystal , Furstenberg, Holmegaard,  Konitz  Buggati, Stolzle glass,  and many others incl the creation of the Rockingham brand of tableware.

He was the President of the NZ Tableware association, and now semi retired has become a potter, studied at WPA Wellington and with others. He is also a keen collector of 18th and early 19th century  pottery etc , is a member of the Northern Ceramic Circle, UK, the U3A antique group and is the importer of Witgert Clay from Germany (since 1820) and other brands.

He is inspired by the early potters overseas and in NZ  but  puts his own interpretation on his pots which are wheel thrown, handbuilt or moulded, and works in terra cotta, stoneware, basalt and hopefully porcelain in the future.