Design-Nation: The Future of Craft Returns: London Craft Week 2022

The December cohort: our latest joiners

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

The September Cohort: Our most recent joiners

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

The Q(u)est for Excellence

19th December 2022

We are so happy to witness the fabulous support that our friends at QEST continue to provide to our sector through their scholarships and apprenticeships, and especially to see some of our most talented members benefit from this programme. QEST announced their latest tranche of 22 Scholars earlier this month, and amongst these are no … Continued

Great talents across the UK: our newest members

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

Questioning minds, skillful hands: our new members

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

The Future of Craft Returns: London Craft Week 2022

28th April 2022

We are very pleased to announce that The Future of Craft returns to Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf for London Craft Week 2022 from 12-15 May 2022. After enjoying a successful launch in 2019, this destination event will provide a vibrant and creative hub for visitors keen to experience and explore modern approaches to craft. … Continued