30th June 2025
It’s summer, it’s been hot, we’ve got through yet another Glastonbury, and now we’re celebrating 28 fabulous makers who have either newly joined Design-Nation or advanced to the Professional membership tier. In total we have 16 new Professionals, 4 new Graduates and 8 new Associates. Welcome one and all – we can’t wait work with … Continued
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18th January 2024
As we welcome a new year, with some exciting projects on the horizon, we also open our arms to yet more talents in craft and design who have joined Design-Nation’s membership in late 2023. Our new Professional members are Bea Jareno, Nick Newlands, and Su France who moves up from Associate. Bea is a jeweller … Continued
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1st October 2023
This year we’ve had a steady stream of new talent joining our network, with a fascinating array of ideas, inspirations, surprising materials and innovative techniques. Our latest intake are no exception – blacksmithing meets jewellery, cast resin inspires playful forms, waste plastic combines with reclaimed textiles. Our New Professionals: Beca Beeby works sustainably in an … Continued
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19th December 2022
Design-Nation rounds off 2022 with yet another great cohort of new members. There’s lots to celebrate this festive season. Our portfolio is enhanced by no less than 32 new talents, while two existing members move up to Full and Graduate membership as their careers progress. There’s a wide diversity of practices – 7 in textile … Continued
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8th September 2022
Here at Design-Nation we are always seeking opportunities to support our members and we are committed to developing creative talent at every stage of career. Our Graduate members are in the early stages of establishing their creative practice and keen to showcase their new collections to build their profile. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve … Continued
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8th June 2022
In late May our independent panel convened to review the latest tranche of membership applications and they were delighted with what they saw. It seems that makers’ standards improve all the time: while the materials deployed are relatively traditional (ceramics, glass, metal, textiles, wood), the range of skills and technical knowledge employed by designer-makers are … Continued
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