The third edition of Handmade Oxford will now be for 3 days next year
We are delighted to return to Waterperry Gardens for the 3rd edition of Handmade Oxford, The International Contemporary Crafts Festival, from Friday 16 – Sunday 18 June 2023. The festival will now be held over three days instead of 4 as in previous editions. The festival will feature new and...
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Handmade Chelsea Interactive Virtual Fair 4th Edition
The Handmade Chelsea Interactive Virtual Fair is a fantastic opportunity for visitors to browse and shop for unique handmade gifts from some of the UK’s talented designer-makers and from the comfort of their homes. There is so much to look forward to! Discounts will be available every day during the...
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15th edition of Handmade Chelsea – Fair Highlights
Opened by Councillor David Lindsay, Mayor of Kensington & Chelsea, Handmade Chelsea returned to Chelsea Old Town Hall for the 5th year earlier this month from 11-13 November. Over 120 highly skilled UK-based designer-makers offered an exciting variety of work of absolute craftsmanship. Disciplines showcased included jewellery, fashion and...
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Hush Hush Chefs Run this Year’s Chelsea 2022 Cafe
Artisan bakery, Hush Hush Chefs prepare and cook delicious recipes on a daily basis. Priding themselves on using only the finest and freshest ingredients, all products are handmade. At this year’s Handmade Chelsea fair, they will run the cafe serving handmade pastries, salads, coffee, tea, and a selection of...
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Meet Exhibitors from Curated By Dan Goode 2022
“Curated by Dan Goode” is bringing sixteen outstanding proponents of craft to this year’s Handmade Chelsea. Dan has been curating for the Handmade in Britain shows since 2016, with a mission to bring new and exciting work into the Handmade in Britain family. As a judge and speaker for...
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Linocut Printing Workshop By Wee Bothy Art at Handmade Chelsea
For the first time ever at the Chelsea show, we have an exciting craft workshop lined up for the visitors. Holly and Eleanor, a mother and daughter duo of Wee Bothy Art will offer 2-hour workshops on linocut printing where visitors can design, carve, and print their own lino...
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Our Commitment to Innovation in the Craft Sector
GLOBAL INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE’S CREATIVE CHALLENGE Organised by the Mayor of London in response to the Coronavirus, and supported by Bloomberg Associates, Microsoft, Nitrous, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH, Ville de Paris, New York City Economic Development Corporation, and UCL, the Creative Cities Challenge was an international competition to...
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Introducing Our New Online Marketplace Members
We’re proud to present the best in contemporary craft on our online marketplace. Our new latest members are Church Street Workshops and Trevor Hopkins. Trevor Hopkins is an artist and maker, with a studio in Wolverhampton, England. All of his handcrafted wooden pieces are turned on a lathe and shaped...
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APPLY NOW: Handmade Oxford 2023
After the successful post covid relaunch, we are delighted to announce the return of Handmade Oxford | The International Crafts Festival at Waterperry Gardens, Oxford On Thursday 15th – Sunday 18th June 2023 The Festival will feature over 150 craftspeople who work across a wide range of disciplines. There will be engaging activities...
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Shop from over 120 Makers this year: Handmade Chelsea
Handmade in Britain is delighted to return to Chelsea Old Town Hall from Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 November for the 15th Edition of its flagship contemporary craft and design fair. Since 2007, we have been representing the best of British craft. After very tough last 2 years, we...
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Chelsea Virtual Craft Fair Returns
2 weeks after our flagship event Handmade Chelsea (Friday 11 – Sunday 13. November), is both in-person and online to increase the accessibility of British craft and expand our reach. Guests across the world can do their Christmas shopping either in-person or remotely from the comfort of their homes...
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Handmade Chelsea cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances
In light of the Government’s recent announcement regarding events and conferences not allowed to open for another 6 months, it is with a heavy heart we announce that HANDMADE CHELSEA will not take place this year as an in-person event at Chelsea Old Town Hall. We know this is very...
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Handmade Interact – spring programme of virtual craft events announced
We are excited to announce Handmade Interact; a series of live demonstrations and talks featuring selected craftspeople. The online events are FREE to attend – but places are limited, so register now. The pandemic we are facing has created multi-dimensional challenges and risks for many people. Amongst the many who are impacted are small...
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Q&A with Handmade Oxford exhibitor Studio Wolle
Ahead of Handmade Oxford (17 – 20 September) we caught up with Lara at Studio Wolle, to find out how she has adapted to the new everyday. How have you been adapting to the new everyday? It’s been a bit of a stressful time if I’m honest, as I can imagine...
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Q&A with Handmade Oxford exhibitor A Heart of Glass
It’s important throughout these uncertain times, to keep communicating, continue making and sharing stories. We caught up with Handmade Oxford exhibitor, Jo Mullins of A Heart of Glass to find out how she has adapted to the new everyday. As a team, how have you been adapting to the new...
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Animal-inspired interiors
Have you been tuning in to Edinburgh Zoo’s live webcams or Chester Zoo’s virtual day out? It’s a great way to take a visit to the zoo and entertain the kids for a few minutes, from the safety of your own home. Inspired by watching the pandas, penguins, tigers...
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Handmade Oxford moves to 17 – 20 September 2020
In light of the current situation and putting the health, safety and wellbeing of our visitors, exhibitors, partners and team first, we have decided to move the dates of Handmade Oxford – The International Contemporary Arts Festival. The Festival will now take place from Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 September...
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Holly Suzanna Clifford
Jewellery designer Holly Suzanna Clifford crafts pieces of delicate and detailed wearable art, celebrating the curious attraction we have to plants, places and the natural world. Encompassing ideas from outside the realm of jewellery, her work inspiration draws from illustration, great painters such as Monet and Klimt, and also...
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Alice Barnes’ Design Story
Alice Barnes is an award-winning jewellery designer and maker based in Brighton. She draws complex beauty from the simplest of forms to make elegant, contemporary jewellery with meticulous attention to detail. Her work is influenced by the cuts, folds and repetition used in paper art, and draws on lines,...
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Agneta Bugyte’s Design Story
Agneta Bugyte opens the door to another world through her elegant, timeless and poetic jewellery that speaks of the rawness of the beauty surrounding our lives. Her work is unique by adding a oxidised look on the surface, creating a glossy, shinny or smokey finish. We had a quick...
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Jo Saunders’ Design Story
Jo Saunders Design is a printed accessories company based in East Sussex celebrating the joyful beauty of colour, pattern, shape and form. The range comprises of bags, pouches, make up bags, cushions, purses and more with emphasis on immaculate make and finish. We caught up with Jo to find...
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Quinta Essenza’s Design Story
Roberta Pederzoli from Quinta Essenza designs textured and tactile jewellery, recreating a sensation of fairy-tale elegance and enchantment by delicately brushing colours over her works: black, white and gold. Her jewellery is inspired by natural and organic shapes, in particular by lichens, wood and interesting forms she observes during...
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Lauren Grace’s Design Story
London based jeweller Lauren Grace creates beautiful, stylish and often playful designs. Using traditional tools and techniques, each piece of jewellery is designed and created by hand in Lauren’s studio, using recycled precious metals wherever possible and ethically sourced gemstones. Lauren’s jewellery is inspired by childhood memories, art and...
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Barbara Yarde’s Design Story
With inspirations from travelling such as India, Morocco, Egypt and London. Barbara Yarde’s uses the combination of 18ct gold, sterling silver and semi-precious gemstones. Find our more about Barbara in this short interview. If you weren’t a designer-maker, what would you be right now? A buyer for a fashion house or a...
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