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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
Craft in Focus at RHS Garden Wisley
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This symphony of spring provided a splendid backdrop for Craft in Focus, a five day spectacular of over 140 makers showcasing their work in marquees erected upon the green lawns of Wisley.
Wimbledon Art Fair Highlights
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Wimbledon Art Fair is an open studios event that takes place at Wimbledon Art Studios. Hidden in an industrial estate off Garratt Lane it is a mission to get there from where I live, but like all good treasure hunts, the prize is worth the hunt. This community of 150 artists, makers and designers is an absolute jewel.- 0 comment
- Tags: art, artist studios, bowls, Carolyn Tripp, ceramacists, ceramics, Daphne Stephenson, designers, fashion, fine bone English china, giclee print, Jane Bain, makers, Nathalie Kingdon, painter, painting, paintings, photography, porcelain, pots, printmaker, screenprints, silk screen prints, Time and Toast, treasure+keep, vases, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Art Fair, Wimbledon Studios
Birds, Butterflies and Insects at Kindred Open Studios
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Kindred Studios is a vibrant community of makers and artists across a wide spectrum of creative talent - art, sculpture, fashion, photography, gilding and insect pinning to name just a few.
Not to Miss: Goldsmiths' Fair 2021
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Taking place in the glorious setting of Goldsmiths' Hall, pop down to see independent makers of handmade jewellery and silversmithing. Each maker has been hand selected to exhibit.
Royal Exchange Hosts Maker's Market
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It provided a glamorous backdrop for makers to sell handcrafted pieces to financial workers and also a platform from which to raise interest in buying handmade, British made, thoughtfully and sustainably.