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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Amelia Newton’s Design Story
Tornedge is a partnership between two sisters-in-law Amelia and Anna Newton. They have complementary design styles and have produced a range of beautiful silk and woollen scarves, vibrant velvet cushions and handmade embossed prints. We caught up with Amelia to find out more about one half of this fab...
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Richard Shock’s Design Story
Woodturner Richard Shock became a member of Oxfordshire Craft Guild in 2003 mainly uses British native woods, increasingly from local sources. He left his job in 2005 to become a full time turner and after was accepted on the Register of Professional Turners, under the auspices of Worshipful Company...
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Thank you for joining us for the launch of Handmade ONLINE
Thank you to everyone who joined us at IKLECTIK at Old Paradise Yard for the Handmade ONLINE launch party! Here are a few photos from the night: The virtual doors to our online marketplace are now officially open, so click here to explore.
SNEAK PEAK | Handmade Oxford 2018
Over the past few months we have been working really hard here at Handmade in Britain, and as the spring approaches we are getting more and more excited about our brand new show; Handmade Oxford We have some really amazing creators exhibiting at this show, who have handpicked and tailored...
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John Eadon’s Design Story
After graduating from art school, John Eadon found himself increasingly working with wood, eventually picking up enough skills and interest to create bespoke furniture. Now a fully-fledged designer-maker with his own collection, we caught up with him to chat about his work, dreams and inspirations. Handmade: If you weren’t a...
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Isabelle Capitain’s Design Story
Isabelle Capitain has always been fascinated with making her own jewellery, and worked for other designers before starting her business. We spent 10 minutes with Isabelle to find little bit more about her. Handmade: If you weren’t a designer-maker, what would you be right now? Isabelle: If I weren’t a designer...
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ARTS THREAD | Emerging maker opportunity
Here at Handmade in Britain we are always looking for new talent to work alongside our team, which is why we have teamed up with Arts Thread to bring an exciting opportunity to recent graduates and start up makers. This partnership is giving Emerging Talents the chance to exhibit...
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Handmade in Britain: Online
For over a decade, Handmade in Britain has been creating some of the UK’s finest contemporary craft and design events, from ceramics to textiles to jewellery and so much more. We have just completed our third year of Handmade at Kew alongside a new show of ours; The Contemporary Outdoor...
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Opening Night of Handmade at Kew
Another successful night at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew! We began our third year of Handmade at Kew show with a VIP Private View launch event in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Each and every exhibitor was prepared for what was to come during the evening. There were about 200 exhibitors...
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Opening Night of Sculpt at Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of the most exotic gardens to hold the greatest collections of plants from around the world. Being able to present and sell our sculptures, which are created by many different artists, is a remarkable opportunity. We launched Sculpt at Kew with a private viewing of...
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