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LONDON CRAFT WEEK A unique festival that celebrates luxury craftsmanship
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hen London Craft Week returns to the capital for its fifth edition this May, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and creativity, it will feature over 240 events with established and emerging makers, designers, heritage and contemporary brands and galleries from around the globe. This unique, one-of-a-kind festival started when Guy Salter OBE MVO, former deputy chairman at Walpole and business investor with an interest in luxury craftsmanship, noticed customers were displaying a new discernment in the quality of their purchases. He thought: there is London Fashion Week and London Design Festival so why not start up a similar celebration of craftsmanship and creativity? Since the beginning, London Craft Week has offered countless opportunities for visitors to understand the full context in which beautiful objects are made – to meet the creators and witness their talent and skills up close and in person. It puts the spotlight on elite craftsmanship, whether it’s the engine of a Rolls Royce Phantom, the studio of a Viennese glassmaker or the carved medieval stones of St Paul’s Cathedral. It seeks to underline London’s status as a vibrant hub of international craft, encompassing makers of all sizes and scales, from the ateliers of well-known masters to the hidden workshops of little-known producers. Spanning fragrance and furniture, couture and calligraphy, jewellery and ceramics, this is a
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Ministry of Culture Taiwan and Native & Co; Design Nation at London Craft Week; Vanguard Court ceramics; Jonathan Baldock’s open studio at Camden Arts Centre; Ane Christensen’s balancing Ghost Bowl
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