PUBLISHED 9 Feb 2011 - 5:25pm
Jerwood Makers Open 13 July - 28 August 2011Call to makers closes 21 February 2011
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is pleased to launch Jerwood Makers Open, a new open-submission initiative to support and showcase emerging makers working in the applied arts. This annual exhibition series will offer bursaries to four makers to create ambitious new works, which will be exhibited as part of the Jerwood Visual Arts programme.
Jerwood Makers Open has been developed out of a commitment by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation to continue to create a space in which to recognise the... More
PUBLISHED 1 Nov 2010 - 5:00pm
"Sena Gu has developed a brilliant line in witty, playful homewares. Loved her cauliflower vase, and this cockatoo jug has the same offbeat charm, plus an slightly more luxurious feel: the silhouette harks back to Art Deco cocktail shakers."
Design writer Katrina Burroughs on ceramicist Sena Gu's porcelain and gold lustre Cockatoo Jug. It's one of the items Burroughs picked out in her round up of items on sale from Cockpit Arts Studios makers over two weekend events in the lead up to Christmas.
Holborn: 26-28 NovemberCockpit Yard, Northington St, London, WC1N 2NPFri 26... More
PUBLISHED 15 Sep 2010 - 10:12am
Our V&A hub is going to be full of delicious stuff to see this year. Alongside the headlining the Cappellini exhibit and the Retrouvius entrance hall is another that's well worth a look. It is by four members of www.designermakers.org.uk and it's a great example of what happens when traditional materials meet intelligently used state of the art techniques. Nicholas Langan's Footprint table has contoured footprints in the top surface of the table – and they go right through to the underside.
We asked Nick about the process of making the table. It was the learning process;... More
PUBLISHED 13 Aug 2010 - 5:14pm
Given the opprobrium being heaped on urban foxes in the tabloids, wearing this beguilingly anthropomorphic item could be construed as an act of solidarity.
Kealwork's Fox Hat is one of the thousands of handmade items being shown at this year's Origin, the Crafts Council's annual showcase of contemporary craft, presented by Tent London. Origin is an event which showcases 220 individual makers whose work has been selected by a panel of judges. Though it's now five years old, this is the first time it's been included in the London Design Festival. It's taking place this year in the... More
