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Three of the nation’s leading makers discuss the materials that have defined their lives and careers. Guest speakers: Kate Malone, ceramic artist, Bill Amberg, founder of Bill Amberg Studio, and Christopher Day, glass and mixed media artist Chair: Grant Gibson
As the world reels from the pandemic, this talk asks how important beauty really is to our lives? Can an object be beautiful without being sustainable and ethical? And what might the maker’s role be in an economy with shifting priorities? Guest speakers: Annie Warburton, CEO of Cockpit Arts, Rachel Dickson, dean of Academic Programmes at Central Saint Martins for...
Guest speaker: Jay Blades MBE Chair: Grant Gibson Grant Gibson talks to The Repair Shop presenter, modern furniture restorer, up-cycler, and eco-designer about mentoring, dyslexia, the importance of skill, the need for diversity in design, and his extraordinary life.
How will the turmoil of the past few years – from Brexit to COVID, via the Me Too movement and the rise of Black Lives Matter – change the art market? Has our recent reliance on digital technology (and Zoom, in particular) changed our relationship to physical work? And if so, what might galleries of the future look like? Speakers:...
Craft has traditionally been seen as the poor relation to fine art and design. But is this hierarchy still relevant? Or are things about to change? Guest speakers: Emma Crichton-Miller, journalist and editor of The Design Edit, Johnny Messum, founder of Messums Wiltshire, and Sebastian Cox, furniture designer, maker and environmentalist Chair: Grant Gibson
Why do we place value on certain objects and not others? How is the market for craft shifting? And how can makers and galleries find a new generation of collectors? Oh and how on earth do you start creating a collection in the first instance? Have these (and other questions) answered. Guest speakers: Marijke Varrall-Jones, founding director of Maak, Corinne...
A series of quick-fire presentations from a fistful of up-and-coming designers and makers featured in the Form Made From installation. Find the next wave of craft talent here. Host: Brian Kennedy, independent curator Guest speakers: Charlotte Kidger, Dalia James, Eusebio Sanchez, Rayvenn D’Clark and Mitch Pilkington
Guest speaker: Alberto Cavalli, executive director of the Michelangelo Foundation Chair: Grant Gibson Grant Gibson discusses the relationship between making and the environment with the Michelangelo Foundation executive director. Is craft really the answer to a more sustainable future? And can it help create real change?
Covering everything from how to lay a beautiful table to adding a touch of magic to your Christmas tree and making your Christmas wrapping stand out from the crowd, this talk will be guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit. Guest speaker: interior designer Joanna Wood Chair: Samantha Scott-Jeffries, editor of The English Home magazine.
Explore recipes and memories of Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster that conjure up mealtimes imbued with wit and laughter, where the food, table settings and flowers were always sublime. Guest speakers: Interior designer Jane Churchill and Emily Astor
