news, trends and hot picks from the shows — contemporary craft
Festival Vibes at Handmade Oxford
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Throughout the four days there were stalls selling jewellery, woodwork, artwork, glass, blankets, scarves, art. The beautiful list of desirable pieces goes on . . .- 0 comment
- Tags: art, bangles, blankets, ceramics, contemporary craft, craft, craftsmanship, glass, glass blowing, handcrafted, handcrafted glass, handcrafted jewellery, Handmade in Britain, Handmade Oxford, jewellery, lambswool, Oxford, Oxfordshire, scarves, silk, silver, stoneware, Waterperry Gardens, wooden boxes, woodwork
London Craft Week
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Department stores, luxury retailers, small boutiques, markets, auction houses, museums, galleries, colleges and design organisations across the city pulled together to host a week long spectacle of events under the umbrella of craft.- 0 comment
- Tags: art, bookbinding, ceramics, Conran, contemporary craft, craft, craft makers, crafts council, Fortnum & Mason, glass, handcrafted, leather goods, Liberty, London Craft Week 2022, makers, pottery, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Sotheby's, stone carving, Studio Pottery London, textiles, wood carving
Cheltenham Crafts Festival
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The Craft Festival Cheltenham is a not-for-profit event organised by Sarah James and her team. In partnership were The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsman, Unit Twelve, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre and Find a Maker.- 0 comment
- Tags: Alison Taylor, ceramics, Cheltenham, Cheltenham Spa, contemporary craft, craft, Craft Festival Bovey Tracey, craft makers, glass, glass artists, glass blowing, handbags, handcrafted, handcrafted jewellery, jewellery, leatherworkers, Lisa Gibson, Maggie Williams, Mark Dally, metalworkers, Nick Membery, Pippin Scott, potters, pottery, silver, silversmiths, textiles, woodworkers
Collect 2022 - Inspired by Nature
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Last week I attended the impressive Collect 2022, London. Run by the Crafts Council, it is a gathering of UK and international galleries showcasing some of the finest contemporary craft in the world to an audience of collectors and first time buyers.- 0 comment
- Tags: art, art glass, ceramacists, ceramic art, ceramics, Collect, Collect 2022, contemporary craft, craft, craft makers, crafts council, Eleanor Lakelin, glass, handcrafted glass, handcrafted jewellery, Helen Beard, jewellery, jewellery makers, John Makepeace OBE, Lucy MacDonald, Marc Ricoult, Michael Peterson, Nancy Sutcliffe, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, somerset house, textile art, textiles, Thrown, Verity Pulford
Humming with Creativity at Cockpit Arts, Deptford
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There I was mesmerised by floor after floor of talented makers - weavers, jewellers, ceramicists, leather makers, cabinetmakers, artists, tailors and even a shoemaker.
Hope, Colour and Vibrancy at Cockpit Arts Holborn Open Studios
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Cockpit Arts Holborn opened it's doors for the first time in 18 months last weekend providing a heady cocktail of hope, colour and vibrancy to all its visitors