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Meet Fiona Kingdon, an artist with a scrollsaw and a shed!15th January 2020Fiona Kingdon studied Industrial Design, Craftsmanship and Furniture Restoration in the 90s. She then dedicated time to family and supporting young people with behavioural difficulties, but couldn't be kept from working wood. Making chairs, guitars,... -
Meet Lucinda Clark18th December 2019In 2017 textile designer Lucinda Clark-Wright launched her award winning contemporary brand Cinda Clark Design. Cinda Clark Design specialises in printed collections inspired by grand London Art Deco architecture, geometric form and tonal colourways. Lucinda studied...
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Meet Jeweller Judith Brown17th December 2019Judith Brown has been making jewellery since 2004, when she began hand stitching with wire; this technique was inspired by her studies of Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University. Since then her techniques have been...
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Meet Katy O'Neil13th December 2019In her Lancashire studio Katy O'Neil creates contemporary ceramic vessels and handmade ceramic jewellery. Her jewellery, which includes pendants, bracelets, earrings and brooches, is created from smooth black onyx porcelain or high fired white porcelain...
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Meet Olive Pearson and her luxurious knitted accessories12th December 2019Olive Pearson is a designer-maker specialising in luxurious, knitted accessories. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, she creates slow-fashion pieces with beautiful colour combinations. Fascinated by spirograph as a child she has continued to explore repetition...
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Meet Rebecca Lawley, designer silversmith11th December 2019Rebecca Lawley studied silversmithing at Sheffield Hallam University graduating with a BA (hons) in 3D Metalwork and Jewellery in 1996. Her silverware has won acclaim from the beginning of her career to the present...
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Meet Louise Lockhart - AKA The Printed Peanut7th December 2019Louise Lockhart is an illustrator living in an old mill twixt Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. She spends her days creating designs from little paper cut outs and line drawings, dreaming up worlds where men still...
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Meet Katrina Alexander6th December 2019Following a hectic career in the events industry, in 2008 Katrina Alexander moved from London to Brighton to embark on her dream career as a designer/maker. Katrina specialises in making striking contemporary silver jewellery which...
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Meet designer Carol Jackson-Kitchen5th December 2019Carol Jackson-Kitchen has worked in the design industry for nearly 20 years, however ,working in Ceramics is a relatively new medium for her but one which she loves and feels passionate to develop. Having graduated...
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Meet award winning British Artist Designer Maker, Rowena Gilbert4th December 2019Rowena Gilbert's ceramic work is a celebration of the natural world informed by her travels and her coastal home town of Brighton. Following a trip to Thailand, experiments with new colour palettes led to an...
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Meet Julie Coghlan3rd December 2019Julie Coghlan qualified as a Surface Pattern Designer in 1979 and has worked in the Art and Design industry ever since. In 2008 Julie graduated with a First Class BA Hons in Contemporary Applied Arts...
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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER 20192nd December 2019Now I know you support us all year round, which we are delighted about, but this non-commercial campaign just wants to highlight this every year on the first Saturday of December. All you need...
