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 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.
A TALENTED LINE UP OF MAKERS
Design-Nation will showcase new projects and products by leading makers from across their portfolio including Amy Leigh, Christine Meyer-Eaglestone, 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 sixteen interior led artists across ceramics, furniture, lighting, metalwork and textiles including Vezzini & Chen, RHMB, Barnaby Goode, Richard McVetis and Cristabel Balfour.
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.
YODOMO CRAFT WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME
9 May
- Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
- Introduction to Embroidery with Embellished Talk
10 May
- Tinyjohn Workshop with London Terrariums
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
11 May
- Rise & Shine Shoe Shine with Carréducker Shoe & Leather School
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
12 May
- An Introduction to Book-binding with book artist Kate Rochester
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