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Mark Hill, member of the Antique Roadshows team, publisher, author of the FAT LAVA bookalogue wrote a great article on the opening of FAT LAVA II. Enjoy reading !!.

On Judith Miller (from Miller's Antiques and Collectables website, bringing out THE Antique Guide for the UK) wrote an article on Fat Lava II.
You can read it on Judith Miller's Blog

The first edition of this catalogue was published to coincide with the first ever Fat Lava exhibition, held at the King s Lynn Arts Centre from July to August 2006. I am delighted that Mark Hill has decided to publish this revised and enlarged second edition.
As a collecting area, post-war West German ceramics has become a hot subject, which is testimony to the effect of the exhibition and to the first edition of Mark s catalogue, which has sold out.
I selected the name 'Fat Lava' for the title of the exhibition because it is short and memorable, encapsulates the subject well, and sounds cool! It seems to have captured the imaginations of collectors, and has been adopted worldwide to encompass a broader range of objects than originally intended. This happens when phrases enter the vernacular; as Wittgenstein pointed out words are defined by their use.

Collecting is rarely precise. Most of my collections start with the random purchase of an object, followed by two or three others, forming a theme.
A slow process of accumulation follows which builds both understanding and appreciation. The grouping of objects often enables me to draw out themes and identify key styles, and even the work of makers or designers. I now look at West German ceramics with very different eyes to when I started.

I began collecting West German ceramics about twelve years ago, primarily because of the eye − catching colours and extreme lava glazes and shapes that speak so much about design and style of the 60s and 70s.
Inevitably when you are breaking new ground, errors will occur. Many questions were unearthed when Mark and I sorted through more than 1,000 objects amassed over many years. But Mark s methodical approach, combined with my inability to walk past a good Fat Lava ceramic, resulted in some marvellous discoveries.
In the two years since the exhibition and first edition of the catalogue, the subject has moved on even further, and at an impressive pace. Since that time, much more has been found out about the designers, manufacturers and distributors of these ceramics.
This is primarily due to the fact that more original factory catalogues have been unearthed, which have revealed the names given to designs and glazes, and the designers who produced them.
Fat Lava is now an established collecting area, appearing in 20th century design auctions and even museum collections. Well past the -tipping point- these uniquely eccentric ceramics are now highly sought after across the world, and my experience tells me that this area is only likely to grow further. The subject is still very young and has an exciting future. For new collectors, there is still plenty to be discovered. So, it is over to you!