Sam Braid Design

Didcot n’
03Dibnah

August
2023
Didcot oil diffuser and Dibnah incense chimney in glazed stoneware

Focused on how Britain pulled down its industry: chimney felling and cooling tower demolition, after steeplejack Fred Dibnah and the 2019 cooling tower demolition at Didcot Power Station. The openings cut at the base become places for flame and smoke.

Dibnah
Incense base and clay chimney that funnels the smoke
Didcot
Tealight base and oil diffuser, light through circular windows
Made with
Local ceramic artisans
Archive photograph of cooling towers
Cooling towers
Archive photograph of workers cutting into the base of a chimney
Chimney felling