After years of studies, including dialogues with masters like Hans Cooper, Lucie Rie and the grandfather of British Ceramics himself, Bernard Leach, Carl age 22, recieved distinction award from Central School of Fine Art London,and came to represent England in the worldwide touring exhibition "British Ceramics".

When he moved to Denmark in the mid-60´s for establishing a Scandinavian studio he met Asger Jorn, co-founder of Cobra Group in Paris. Following an article by Henrik Bramsen, art Journalist at Berlingske Tidende, Jorn purchased, in person, 7 works by CCC for the international Silkeborg museum of art in Denmark.

After travelling throughout Europe, Carl spent three years visiting countries like Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Afganistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal in order to widen his perception of the ancient artform. Following the Silk Route and visiting Korea, China and Japan, a very important impression. - Korea for example, he claims, is perhaps one of the most important regions in ceramic history, its celadon glazes are exquisite. During this time he had intensive dialogues with, amongst others, legendary grand master Dong O Anh (Korea), whose refined porcelains are masterpieces, the Chinese grand master Liu Shengdao (with whom he participated on national Chinese TV) and Kyoto based Japanese grand master Hamada Shoji. A research period in Kyoto at Kawai Kanjiro Studios also contributed to further knowledge of the ancient art of glazes.

Today Carl, since the early 70´s resides in Algutsboda, in the vast forests of southern Sweden, where he bought an abandoned old-folks-home in traditional Swedish Allmoge-style (1932). Todays gallery hosts visitors on a global scale, placing Algutsboda and its history in focus. As an example of his lifestyle, he kept a deer as a pet (which he saved from death when its mother was hit by a car!).

Carl Cunningham-Cole has hundreds successfull exhibitions behind him and his work is found all over the world and appreciated by everyone, from passing by tourists in Algutsboda to the President of USA.