Craftworks
Taking place over the course of three days, this event (conceived by The Repair Shop host and Crafts Autumn/Winter 2022 cover star Jay Blades) sets out to showcase the best of the craft industry. As well as getting to see works from a wealth of different disciplines, visitors will also get to participate in seminars, workshops and panel discussions, including one with Crafts editor Debika Ray.
15 – 17 May at Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT
Secret Ceramics
Over 100 single-stem clay vessels made by leading makers, cultural influencers and talented graduates will be anonymously auctioned off at this exhibition. The auction will fund the opening of a new ceramics studio for disadvantaged young people in London’s White City. Who's behind each design will be revealed after the vessels are sold, but named participants already include Zandra Rhodes, Kate Malone, Luke Fuller, Hitomi Hisono and more.
15 – 19 May at SoShiro, 23 Welbeck Street, W1G 8DZ
Sabi Washi: An Interaction Between Washi and Metal
Tradition is turned on its head in this exhibition at Tom Faulkner Showroom, which will see artist Sakuho Ito present her unique metal-infused version of Japanese washi paper. Left to naturally oxidise, Ito’s paper takes on a rusted, textural appearance which she says ‘displays the undeniable passage of time’.
13 – 18 May at Tom Faulkner Showroom, 28 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8LJ