17th August 2022
2022 is the UN’s International Year of Glass, a major celebration of this magical, beautiful and amazingly versatile material. There are many exhibitions and events: we’ve chosen to focus on the British Glass Biennale, which features over a dozen Design-Nation current and alumni members. This week we talk to Opal Seabrook, an artist who brings … Continued
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10th August 2022
The world is celebrating an ancient and amazing material this year, as 2022 is the UN’s International Year of Glass. Of course there are lots of great exhibitions and events on and so we’re taking a closer look at the British Glass Biennale, which features over a dozen Design-Nation current and alumni members and opens … Continued
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20th July 2022
The Design-Nation community benefit from our lively programme of activities, which include Study Days. So what is a study day? It’s a themed day trip, an opportunity for professional designer-makers to get out of their studios and connect with their peers, with others in the sector and visit intriguing exhibitions, events and centres of excellence, … Continued
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15th July 2022
Bridget Bailey is one of 27 artists who have made work for an exhibition entitled Insect Odyssey now on at Salisbury Museum. Bridget’s ‘Taxonomy of Making’ installation sets out the elements of her making process with the respect given to scientific specimens. There are many parallels between the evolution of making and the way nature … Continued
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14th May 2022
It’s the UN’s International Year of Glass, and we’re in the midst of the second edition of our celebrated event, The Future of Craft Exhibition, at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, as part of the London Craft Week. Here’s the second of our two interviews on glass at London Craft Week, with Kira Phoenix K’Inan. (The … Continued
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12th May 2022
2022 is the UN’s International Year of Glass. And this week Design-Nation is staging the second edition of our celebrated event, The Future of Craft Exhibition, at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, as part of the city-wide festival London Craft Week. Which seems like the perfect opportunity to talk to our LCW glass artists. In the … Continued
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