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Homo Faber presents ‘Today's Masters Meet Tomorrow's Talents’ at Milan Design Week 2025! 23 emerging talents and master artisans will unveil their collaborative creations from their Fellowships. Among them are UK duos: bookbinder Manuel Mazzotti with fellow Chihiro Shigemitsu, and puppet maker Oliver Hymans with fellow Ash Appadu. QEST is proud to be the UK Partner of the Homo Faber Fellowship, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation. 💡 For further information: https://lnkd.in/eYT8pmJr 📍 House of Switzerland Milano, Casa degli Artisti @casadegliartisti_art @milan.design.week 📅 7 April, 10am – 5pm; 8–13 April, 10am – 8pm #HomoFaberFellowship #TheFutureIsInYourHands #fuorisalone #fuorisalone2025 #milandesignweek #designweek #salonedelmobile

📢 Craft Masterclass: Advancing sustainability in your craft practice 📢 Join our first Zoom masterclass for 2025 where we will explore how you can practically enhance sustainability in your craft practice. Hosted by QEST and Heritage Crafts, we will be joined by guest speakers and winners of the 2024 QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award – glass artist Allister Malcolm and jeweller and metalworker Rachael Colley. Allister and Rachael will explore the ways they’ve reduced the environmental impact of their craft practice, how they’ve measured their success and how you can communicate your sustainability story effectively. 📅 12-1pm Tuesday 8 April, online 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/egGfQxzm Plus, be inspired to apply for the 2025 QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award – applications close on 1 July. #sustainablecraft #sustainability #craftmasterclass

📢 Applications for the 2025 QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award are now open. This award champions craftspeople who have taken significant steps to reduce their environmental impact and improve the sustainability of their craft practices. 🌍✨ Do you know a maker you'd like to nominate? Or would you like to put your own practice forward? Here’s what you need to know about the award: ➡️ Prize: £1,000 ➡️ Award Categories: 'Innovative Approaches' and 'Incremental Changes' to Environmental Sustainability ➡️ Open to: craftspeople and micro-businesses ➡️ Deadline: 1 July (with winners announced in November) ➡️ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJDZsrkJ PLUS join us on the 8 April for a Craft Masterclass: Advancing sustainability in your practice. Hosted by QEST & Heritage Crafts with guest speakers and winners of the 2024 Awards – Allister Malcolm and Rachael Colley. 📸 1 > 2024 Winner, Rachael Colley, who explores themes around food and the body through jewellery, tableware, and sculpture. 2 > 2024 Winner, Allister Malcolm, recognised for reducing his glass studio's carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy.

Taking place next week! SPAB hosts Women in Conservation — A Conversation In celebration of International Women’s Day, this panel discussion, chaired by award-winning sculptor Nina Bilbey, explores the creativity, skills, ambitions, and barriers faced by women pursuing careers as carvers, sculptors, masons, and conservators. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eYJdHJZ5 Art Workers' Guild, London or Stream Online 18 March, 5.30 - 8pm

💫 Celebrating Women in Craft for International Women’s Day! In celebration of IWD, we spoke to six remarkable QEST Alumni to gain insight into their craft journeys. We asked them about what inspires their craft and how it has shaped their practice, the pivotal women who have influenced their careers, and any advice they have for young women and girls considering a career in craft. 💬 Thank you to silversmith Caitlin Murphy, puppet maker Carolene Yawa Ada, bookbinder Felicity Bristow, wallpaper designer and conservator Justyna Medoń, hand weaver MOMOKA GOMI and glass artist Zoe Garner. 🔗 Discover their stories here: https://lnkd.in/eXyzi_Hx #WomenInCraft #QESTjourney #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

Welcome to our new QEST Trustee, Frances Priest 🎉 We are thrilled to welcome Frances, Edinburgh-based ceramicist and 2022 QEST Johnnie Walker Scholar, to our Board of Trustees! Frances is a pattern obsessive and lover of colour, exploring cultural histories and narratives of ornament through her studio ceramics and works in the built environment. Frances' work can be found in prestigious collections such as The Fitzwilliam Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and National Museums Scotland. Her public commissions include ‘The Tiled Corridor’ for Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation and ‘Patterns of Flora’ for Atlas Arts. A Homo Faber selected maker, Frances has also been featured in biennials and received awards such as the Wesley Barrell Craft Award and The John Smedley Craft Prize. We’re excited to have Frances' wealth of creativity, passion for craft, and invaluable experience guiding our future endeavours! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ecyeU4xJ 📸 Photography by Shannon Tofts

🚨 UPDATE: Two additional awards have now been added to our Spring intake 🚨 Applications are now open for 10 Cockpit Awards & Bursaries! 🏆️✨️⁠ ⁠ The following Awards are open for applications from 4 March to 1 April 2025:⁠ ⁠ - ALMAW Award⁠ - Arts Scholars Charitable Trust Bursary⁠ - Broderers' Award⁠ - Clothworkers' Award⁠ - D'Oyly Carte Award *NEW* - Dyers' Company Award⁠ - Haberdashers' Award *NEW* - Leathersellers' Award⁠ - Make It Award⁠ - Weavers' Award⁠ ⁠ An Award or Bursary at Cockpit includes studio space in London at either our Bloomsbury or Deptford location, as well as business support and membership in a vibrant craft community, giving you the space and time to develop your business or practice.⁠ ⁠ Visit cockpitstudios.org/apply to learn more. ⁠📸: Past awardees Leonie Edmead, Oliver Snelling and Jessie White. #cockpitstudios #cockpitawards #craftbursaries #craftfunding

The 2025 Masterclass season is here ✨ Saturday Clubs across the country are coming together with top industry experts for exclusive workshops, specialist insights, and a chance to explore exciting career paths. For many Club members, it’s the moment they realise their passions could become their future! Read more about some of the incredible Masterclasses happening this year: https://lnkd.in/eGWw28Yv

Collect opens this week! For the first time, QEST and the Society of Designer Craftsmen Est.1887 will join forces to present ‘Fresh Focus’ at Collect 2025, celebrating the fusion of traditional craftsmanship with modern artistic expression. There will also be the opportunity to hear from two of the talented makers featured in Fresh Focus! ✨ Rethinking Tapestry with Margaret Jones Friday 28 February, 17.30 Margaret will explore innovative approaches to tapestry weaving, challenging traditional methods and encouraging fresh perspectives. ✨ Rethinking Passementerie with Elizabeth Ashdown Saturday 01 March, 12.30 QEST Alumni Elizabeth will share how she’s putting her unique spin on this traditional craft. 📍 Booth E10, East Wing, Somerset House, London 🗓️ 28 February — 02 March 2025 (previews 26 & 27 February) 🎟️ Tickets available via Crafts Council

Silent Flourish new piece for my ‘Hidden Botanical’ series. This is the first completed piece using the pewtersmithing skills I learned while in America working with Logan Woodle as part of my QEST - Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust training. These new pewter skills have brought a new freedom for me with my work as I can now push my work even further. Thank you again QEST - Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust and Logan Woodle SILENT FLOURISH Pewter, leaves and fern preserved in glycerine and captured in the molten pewter. 🍃 2025 #sculptureforthehome #sculpture #pewter #hiddenbotanicals #ferns #moltenmetal #womenartists #finecraft #interiors #contemporarycraft #collectablecraft #artinspiredbynature #contemporarypewter