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We regularly issue information on our activities. Available here are both current releases and those from the past year.

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Highlights

2008

  • Maker on maiden voyage

    Released: 6 August 2008
    Tracey is a maker whose work includes bookbinding, and 2008 will be the first year a craft maker has been selected to join this significant project. It reflects the changing status of contemporary craft within the visual arts and recognises the...

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  • WOOD at 100% Design

    Released: 6 August 2008
    TEN returns to 100% Design for a third successive year with WOOD, a new project on sustainable and ethical design. TEN has worked with design retailer twentytwentyone to produce a range of sustainable wooden products for the home or garden. Following...

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  • Origin returns to Somerset House

    Released: 23 July 2008
    Each week Origin will present a new selection of over 140 contemporary craft makers across all disciplines, including ceramics, glass, textiles and jewellery. This year Origin will also feature The Origin Intervention, an interactive textile piece,...

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  • Creative & Cultural Skills Survey

    Released: 11 July 2008
    To help them gain a better understanding of what skills are relevant to being a successful freelancer within the creative sector they are asking people to complete a short survey about what skills, activities and knowledge are important for...

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  • Object as Muse

    Released: 7 July 2008
    The Asentamiento Dress is part of ‘Duende: A time for healing’ a series that was developed by Julie Cook in collaboration with counselling psychologist, Lisa Isaacs. Influenced by an expressive Andalusian culture and Flamenco song and dance, the...

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  • Designers appointed for Origin

    Released: 2 July 2008
    MARC&ANNA will lead on the marketing design and BKD will design the pavilion that will house the fair in the courtyard of the Edmond J. Safra courtyard at Somerset House. The campaign has to fully illustrate all elements of the Origin...

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  • Programme July - October 2008

    Released: 1 July 2008
    Welcome to the summer edition of the Crafts Council Programme. You can now get the latest headlines and Craft Council stories in one place.

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  • Crafts Council acquires Arcady

    Released: 2 June 2008
    Arcady consists of 18 porcelain pots with De Waal’s trademark celadon glazes ranging from white to pale yellow, held within a steel case. The 1.4 metre high case has a narrow vertical opening at the front revealing a glimpse of the stacked pots....

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  • Maker Trustee Appointment

    Released: 16 May 2008
    We are the national agency for the promotion of contemporary craft; an independent charity established by Royal Charter. We are moving into an exciting period for the organization with the development of our flagship events Origin and COLLECT;...

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  • Deviants

    Released: 14 May 2008
    Deviants is an exhibition of 16 curious pieces from the Crafts Council’s Collection that deviate wildly from what we think of as traditional craft. These pieces are by ten of the UK’s leading craft makers, including Jill Crowley, Carol McNicoll,...

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