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"Since the first edition of The Pot Book, the world has changed in very interesting and complex ways," the artist and writer Edmund de Waal tells Phaidon.com.

"Firstly, there's a new generation of people who are using clay, who it's really important to represent fully. We wanted to bring forward the voices of the people who are now flourishing in ceramics. The other thing that's important is that there are historically important things that have emerged."

After a successful initial publication in 2011, The Pot Book: A Global Survey of Ceramic Craft and Design, edited by Edmund de Waal, is set to return with a fresh, textured cover as well as updated and new featured entries. The survey celebrates a range of ceramics from ancient to contemporary, with each entry including a large-scale photograph of the work and a helpful text to provide historical and stylistic context.