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A special event for London Craft Week 2019; Oxo Tower Wharf presents THE FUTURE OF CRAFT in collaboration with Design-Nation and Future Icons. The exhibition will include a curated line up of innovative and forward-thinking craft organisations, practitioners and collectives. Set against the raw, industrial surrounding of Bargehouse, visitors will discover a series of new works and installations by trail-blazing makers working in textiles, furniture, ceramics, lighting, metal and interior accessories.
The Future of Craft will feature a thought-provoking talks programme including a one-day seminar hosted by Ceramics Research Centre-UK. Group discussions and presentations will address topics such as Future Craft and Culture with speakers such as Clare Twomey, Phoebe Cummings and Tessa Peters.
Visitors will have the chance to get involved with hands-on craft workshops by Yodomo including; Make a Terrarium with London Terrariums, An Introduction to Embroidery with Embellished Talk, and Rise and Shine shoe shine with shoemakers Carreducker.
Opening hours:
11am – 7pm Thursday – Saturday
11am – 5pm Sunday
A TALENTED LINE UP OF MAKERS
Design-Nation will showcase new projects and products by leading makers from across their portfolio including Amy Leigh, Emma-Jane Rule, Georgia Bosson, Jacky Puzey, Jacqueline James, Julie Vernon, Lucy Elisabeth, Leszek Sikon, Linda Bloomfield, Maria Sigma, Michelle House, Raw Studio, Speckled Grey and Susannah Weiland.
Future Icons will present a mix of new and established hand-crafted projects by seventeen interior led artists across ceramics, furniture, lighting, metalwork and textiles: Barnaby Goode, Cristabel Balfour, Christine Meyer-Eaglestone, Claire Coles, Jo Davies, Judy McKenzie, Kei Tominaga, Kevin Stamper, Mauro Dell’Orco, Nightshop, Pipet Design, Remy Dubibe, RHMB, Richard McVetis, Sally McGill, Vezzini & Chen and Zuzana Lalikova.
Elsewhere in the building, visitors will enjoy installations and demonstrations from craftspeople including Fung & Bedford, Helen Yardley, Margo Selby, Sarah Villeneau, Angie Parker and Anna Gravelle as well as an interactive installation of Catinca Tilea’s #1minutelamp.
FREE TALKS PROGRAMME – Booking Required
Thursday 9 May
- London Craft Week: Heal’s in Conversation with Louis Jobst & Vezzini + Chen
- Tackle your Challenges with the Crafts Council Talent Development Team
- Making & Marketing: How to Become Confident in Your Communication with Pete Gomori
Friday 10 May
One-day seminar with Ceramics Research Centre-UK, with group discussions and presentations to address the theme of the exhibition – The Future of Craft:
- The Future of Craft and Clay with Tessa Peters, Tanya Harrod, Phoebe Cummings, Tana West and Christie Brown
- The Future of Craft and Culture with Phoebe Cummings, Roger Kneebone, Sarah Christie and Clare Twomey
- The Future of Craft and Society with Clare Twomey, Eva Masterman, Tessa Peters and Phoebe Cummings
Saturday 11 May
- ‘A Conversation Piece’ with HARTH and Campbell-Rey
- The Importance of Craft Within Interior Design with Daniel Hopwood and Decorex’s Andy Bishop
- Collecting Craft: A Panel Discussion with London Art Fair, Artsy, Cavaliero Finn and Thrown Contemporary
Check back for more talks and seminars announced soon!
YODOMO CRAFT WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME – Booking Required
Thursday 9 May
- Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
- Introduction to Embroidery with Embellished Talk
Friday 10 May
- Tinyjohn Workshop with London Terrariums
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
- Learn to Linocut the Rude Way
Saturday 11 May
- Make a Paper Pajaki Chandelier with Karolina Merska
- Make a Rope Knot Necklace with Shoorah Shoorah
- Rise & Shine Shoe Shine with Carréducker Shoe & Leather School
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
Sunday 12 May
- Spoon Carving with Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
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See more from exhibition collaborators – www.designation.co.uk | www.futureicons.co.uk