Origin Top 20

The long awaited Contemporary Craft fair 'Origin' is springing up in Spitafields Market tomorrow. The show brings together 220 of the most innovative UK and international makers - including twenty talents from Cockpit Arts.

Revealing new collections this year as part of the Cockpit Trail, participating designer-makers include: Abigail Brown, Anja Lubach, Annette Bugansky, carreducker, Elisabeth Hamlyn, Jacqueline Cullen, James Lethbridge, Jane Adam, Karen Henriksen, Katie Bonham, Maya Selway, Petra Bishai, Row Pinto, Ruth Tomlinson, Sarah Hillman, Shan Annabelle Valla, Tania Clarke Hall, Teri Howes, Thornback & Peel and Timea Sido.

Highlights

Look out for Cockpit Arts Award winning glass artist, James Lethbridge. James draws upon botanical sources of inspiration for his current collection. He constructs and manipulates each piece to create a fluid organic aesthetic in which the clear glass catches and refracts light.

 Karen Henriksen's headpieces combine elements of traditional model millinery, with a desirable modern twist. Her two new collections are 'Soho' couture and 'Carnaby' windswept / ready to wear, both of which are handmade in her Cockpit studio.

Jacqueline Cullen is well known for her exquisite Whitby jet jewellery. In her new collection she has combined Whitby jet with dramatic 24ct gold granulation to enhance the natural beauty of the material. The sensual and lightweight quality of the material enables even the larger statement pieces to remain infinitely wearable.

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See craft at its best this London Design Festival. Follow the Cockpit Trail to discover the festival's handmade highlights master-crafted by leading designer-makers from our incubators. Print out our map http://www.cockpitarts.com/docs/the-cockpit-trail.pdf and collect 5 stamps from the featured Cockpit designer-makers at the festival to get a free pass to our renowned Christmas Open Studios this year. On 26-28 November (Holborn) and 3-5 December (Deptford) - you can see behind the scenes and buy work direct from 165 leading designer-makers. www.cockpitarts.com