15th July 2020
Benefield Spencer Glass is a partnership between Scott Benefield and Andrea Spencer and based in Northern Ireland. Scott and Andrea met during a residency at North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster, Scotland in March 2004 and were married six years later. All of their work is designed, produced and finished in their Ballintoy studio entirely … Continued
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3rd July 2020
In our latest insight into a specific area of maker practice we talk to texile artist and print expert Michelle House about life and work in lockdown, and how she approached the creation of a filmed virtual tour for this year’s Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House. Our interviewer was Laura Jacometti of Design-Nation, who began: … Continued
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11th June 2020
Peta Levi, 1938-2008; founder of Design-Nation Hello! As a design journalist, I have written about Design-Nation from its inception in 1999, and gave many of its early members their first blast of publicity. Last year, I was honoured to become a Brand Ambassador, having sat on the selection panel for several years. And now I … Continued
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26th May 2020
Martin Donlin is an award-winning artist who designs and makes site specific glass artworks on large and small scales. Both sacred and secular, his commissions have included substantial busy public buildings and small spaces for prayer and reflection. He has completed and project managed a large number of commissions in the UK, Europe and the … Continued
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19th May 2020
Emily Jo Gibbs is one of the fantastic and acclaimed new members we welcomed to the Design-Nation portfolio in February. Her wonderful stitched textile work caught our eye many years ago and we’re thrilled that she’s decided to join us! We caught up with Emily to ask a few questions about her practice, her inspiration … Continued
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1st May 2020
The final maker in our series on handmade craft that makes perfect giftware and individualised stock for retailers is textile designer Olive Pearson. We are grateful for the support of our long term partners at the British Craft Trade Fair, who present makers like Olive in their high quality annual showcases of innovative and well … Continued
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