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Welcome to Lustre 2008 and to another inspirationalline-up of some of the UK’s leading craft makersgathered together for just one weekend at Lakeside.And welcome to our new format magazine which weare proudly launching this year with excitingfeatures on the makers and their work. Lustre is fast becoming recognised as one of the top quality events of its kind in the countryattracting the highest calibre of entrant and posing our selection panel in the early summerwith the enjoyable but very difficult task of selecting the 55 exhibitors taking part.

Lustre is not just a showcase for beautiful things, we take pride in creating a friendly andeasy ambience in which you can meet and talk to skilled individuals, learn about their craftsand discover some of the surprising stories that lie behind the work.

Emerging talent this year is represented by our Young Meteors, an exciting clutch of recentgraduates from the hottest decorative arts courses in the East Midlands region. Lustreprovides them with the first opportunity to test their products and designs in a public arena;they give us work which is fresh, edgy and innovative.

Another recent and exciting addition to the Lustre experience is the Objects of Contemplationexhibition in the Djanogly Art Gallery which this year features new designs in contemporaryglass selected by Kate Stoddart and Lesley Beale.

The preparation for Lustre is a very pleasurable year-round activity and we owe specialthanks to a number of key individuals and organisations who make this event what it is, inparticular Michelle Bowen and the Arts Council for their generous funding and continuedsupport. With that funding we’ve this year benefited from the expertise of businessconsultant, Karen Yair, whose advice has been invaluable to our marketing campaign. Kate,Lesley and Michelle have done a sterling job as selectors. Thanks also go to Liz Cartwrightand her team for so capably meeting the creative challenge of producing this magazine todeadline. As ever I want to extend a special thanks to Tracey Isgar, Visual Arts Assistant andall my colleagues at Lakeside who work tirelessly throughout the year.

It just remains to wish all of our visitors, exhibitors and supporters alike a very rewardingand successful weekend.

Neil Walker

Visual Arts Officer, Lakeside Arts Centre

It’s Lustre time again, myfavourite time of year, and Ithink this year is the best yet.We have selected some of thevery best makers anddesigners from across theregion and UK, ensuring thatLustre is the premiercontemporary craft eventoutside of London.

I would like to thank Lakeside for the support theygive to the region’s creative talent and to all thoseselected, have an enjoyable and successful show.

Michelle Bowen

Craft & Design Officer,Arts Council England, East Midlands

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We asked each of our magazine contributors

to tell us about the last piece of craft they

purchased:

Lustre Selection Panel

Lesley Beale

Craft Co-ordinator at Lakeside.“I bought two fabric dolls by localdesigner Gillian Lee Smith ofGiffling's Designs. They arebeautifully hand painted and havean other worldliness about them. I loved them so much I have asked

Gillian to make some more for the craft cabinets atLakeside”.

Michelle Bowen

Crafts & Design Officer, Arts Council East Midlands.“I bought a ceramic work byregional artist Dayle Green, at theHarley Gallery. I loved the mutedcolours, to me its very sculpturaleven though its quite small. It now

resides on my bedroom cabinet, but it looks lonely!Perhaps I shall find myself buying a companion piecewhen I see Dayle at Lustre?”

Kate Stoddart

Independent Curator. “I bought a glazed (slipware inwarm ochre) bowl by a Frenchmaker who goes by the poetic titleIsabelle de Boisbelle. It was fromRufford where I went to an exhibition of 'European

Ceramics'. It was a spontaenous buy and I bought itbecause it reminds me of a way of life that I live only inmy head: slow food, slow pace and easy living!”

Other contributors:

Liz Cartwright

Cartwright Communications. “The last piece of craft I boughtwas from Steve Handley, furnituredesigner. I went to visit him at hisstudio where I spotted a smallpine cupboard - I loved it andasked him to make me one for my

bathroom, on which he etched ‘Mirror, mirror, on thewall, who is the fairest of them all...?’ When I look in itfirst thing in the morning, I have to say, that is a verydifficult question indeed...”

Nick Dunmur Photographer.Nick took the Young Meteorsphotos and the room shots onpages 30 and 31. Nick recentlybought a turned wooden vasefrom a craft fair at Rufford Abbey.“It was a group exhibition, it's notsomething that I would normally

buy, and its not practical but I just loved it!”

Sofia Nazar

Marketing Manager, Lakeside.Last purchase... a cute set of saltand pepper pots from ceramicartist Louisa Taylor. "I boughtthem as a present, Louisa's workis both beautiful and functional.She says that she wants to bring a

sense of grace and presence to the table top. I thinkshe's done just that, obviously they never made it to theintended recipient!”

Tom Partridge Graphic Designer.The last piece of craft Tom bought was a necklace by previousLustre exhibitor Milly Moore. “Itwas for my wife's birthday. Thenecklace was delicate, individualand elegant. Milly has an intuitiveapproach to

design - her work is pretty unique...”.

Shona Powell Director, Lakeside.The last piece of craft she boughtwas on holiday in Greece. “I always look for some jewellerywhen on holiday; I'm particularlyfond of some wonderful silver ear-rings I bought on Symi from a guy who spends his winters

sourcing new makers in Athens; whenever I wear thempeople remark on them and in fact I'm wearing them inthe photo!”

Neil Walker

Visual Arts Officer, Lakeside. “I bought one of Andrew Tanner'sbowls, I was immediatelyattracted to its original andcontemporary quality and inparticular the ironic application ofa Cole & Son inspired wallpaper

design to a functional porcelain bowl”.

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Contents:

A word from… Neil Walker & Michelle Bowen

ContributorsMeet the Makers

Where are they Now?Objects of Contemplation

CatalogueYoung Meteors

Get the LookMeet the Makers

The last word…Getting to Lustre

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meet the makers...A chance for a behind the scenes look at what inspires some of the makers at Lustre

Mother and son duo Jane and John Moore both specialise in strikingjewellery, with John selling his range at Jane Moore’s ContemporaryJewellery Gallery in Leamington Spa. At Lustre, they hope to bringtheir work to a new audience.

Jane, 55, says she’s been delighted to help her 28-year-old son followin her footsteps - although their work is very distinct.

Jane says: “I’ve always loved tiny patterns and motifs and I lovemetalwork.” Her latest work is the result of extensive research intothe design and application of fine enamel transfers. These intricatepatterns are designed on a computer, printed as a transfer then firedon to a base coat of white opalescent enamel.

John’s innovative work is reminiscent of beetle wings. He was inspiredby Amazonian tribal earrings made from the real mccoy during amuseum trip in his last year at Manchester Metropolitan University.

John says: “I am also inspired by music, dance and art in general,particularly by the work of sculptors Anish Kapoor, Anthony Gormleyand Andy Goldsworthy, all famed for their consideration of form,colour, scale, rhythm and place.”

This year’s appearance at Lustre is the Moores’ debut, after Janevisited as a customer in 2007. “My husband and I went to Lustre lastyear and we were really impressed,” Jane says, “We thought it was alovely show and we’re excited to be part of it.”

JANE AND JOHN MOORE

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Phiona Richards’ work is an imaginative and aesthetic form ofrecycling - taking discarded books and turning them into things ofbeauty, with her skills in crochet and needlework. “The pieces aredelightfully tactile and entice the viewer to handle. My work is a byproduct of our throw-away society. I am greatly influenced by the past‘make do and mend’ mentality,” Phiona explains.

A recent graduate from De Montfort, Leicester, Phiona is appearing asa ‘Young Meteor’ budding talent at Lustre - though her abilities in craftdate back decades. Growing up in residential homes where hermother worked as a matron, she could knit when she was five yearsold and crochet when she was nine.

“I acquired my sewing skills by watching others repair the residents’clothing in the sewing room,” she says. Lustre is an importantlandmark in Phiona’s artistic career. She says she felt “excitement andapprehension” on hearing she’d been selected to exhibit.

“Lustre is a prestigious event and will give me the opportunity to showthe public who I am and what I do as a designer/maker. I will bepresenting work from my degree show alongside pieces developedespecially for the occasion.”

Derbyshire’s Simon James is bringing his highly covetable leatherbags back to Lustre after their popular reception last year. Each piecein the handmade range is crafted individually, using soft and texturedleathers and silky linings in complementary colours. Simon hasincreased the variety of designs, from popular shoulder bags to hipbags and handbags. Some of them have internal pockets and all ofthem are manufactured and detailed to the highest standard.

Simon’s timeless creations offer a relief from designer bags - andtheir high street imitators - that jangle with chains, padlocks andother extraneous hardware. “I think some of the designs havebecome very masculine,” Simon says. “I like to incorporate the designwithin the structure - I don’t attach things or stitch anything on. I alsolike my bags to be 3D, like my Twister design, rather than having adecorated front and a plain back.”

He sells his work through galleries and craft fairs, and says he’spleased to have found Lustre closer to home. “I was impressed athow well-attended and organised Lustre is, and the quality of thework it attracts. It’s the only event of its kind in the Midlands and it’sgood to be a part of it.”

SIMON JAMES

PHIONA RICHARDS

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onya Coward’s Victorianesque,‘vegan taxidermy’ pet portraits aremade with wool, jewellery and

assorted oddments - they’re surprisinglyaffecting and characterful, and, unsurprisingly,their charm caught the attention of fashionlegend Sir Paul Smith. She’s designedaccessories for his womenswear which weresold internationally, and pieces from herrange have featured in editorials in Elle,Fashion and New Woman magazines. Donya, who lives in Sneinton and has a studio in Nottingham, graduated with firstclass honours in Knitwear Fashion Design at Nottingham Trent University in 2004. She made her Lustre debut last year and says she’s still getting follow-ups frompotential customers who saw or heard abouther at the event.

“Lots of people have contacted me monthslater! It was absolutely brilliant and if I didn’thave the Paul Smith work I’d be back againlike a shot. Lustre was amazing and a reallygood place for a showcase.”

Professionally, she’s run off her feet. Donya’sexhibiting at the Paul Smith shop in Paris inNovember, and hopes to do the same at thedesigner’s branches in New York and LosAngeles. She’s also been invited to exhibit atthe Rebecca Hossack gallery, in centralLondon. “It’s an achievement and high praisebecause she’s represented a lot of artists that Iadmire.” Of the development of her work,Donya says: “The pieces are getting bigger.Now they’re coming off the wall, by 30centimetres!” She’s also varying the mediamore, using wood and felt. She says herhorizons were expanded at Lustre in morethan one way: “It’s a great opportunity tomeet other makers.”

Midlands-based metalsmith Cathy Miles is atwo-times Lustre exhibitor. She credits themarket for lifting her company to the nextlevel. Cathy says: “Lustre has enabled me todevelop new contacts outside of London andhas been a fantastic opportunity to generatesales during the festive season. It alwaysmakes for a very enjoyable weekend as it is afriendly event, a great opportunity to catch upwith other makers.” She graduated fromLondon Metropolitan University in 2003, andthen moved to Liverpool to take up a two-yearCrafts Council Nextmove residency atLiverpool Hope University. In 2006 sherelocated her practice to a more permanenthome within Birmingham's renownedJewellery Quarter and recently exhibited atOrigin Craft Fair in London. Cathy is alsodoing two exhibitions at ContemporaryApplied Arts, one called ‘Tea’s Up’ inSeptember and another - ‘Christmas Focus’ -in October. Cathy is pleased with how things

are going and has started to make larger free-standing sculptures, as well as exploring othernarratives within her work. Her work is soldin galleries throughout the UK and abroad, aswell as through temporary exhibitions,including the prestigious SOFA Chicago.

For furniture maker Eiry Rock, her Lustredebut in 2007 heralded the start of a winningstreak. She was subsequently awarded the‘Hub Innovation Prize’ for demonstrating achallenging and innovative use of form,material and concept. Eiry has also beennamed Design Factory’s ‘Designer of the Year’2007.

Eiry says the event boosted her profile. “It wasa great opportunity to showcase my graduatework at Lustre and it was an honour to beselected to exhibit. The exhibition was a greatexperience for which I received fantasticfeedback from a very wide audience and Imade some really useful contacts - Lustre is agreat opportunity for makers.”

Eiry studied Furniture Design atLoughborough University School of Art andDesign. Based in Leicester, she has recentlyexhibited in Milan at Salone Satellite, SalonInternazionale del Mobile 2008, one of theworld’s largest and most prestigious furniturefairs. She explains she has lately focused herattention on ‘creating a visual balance withina useable end-product’, combining herinterests in parent-child relationships andhow objects become dependent on each otherin order to exist.

Jewellery designer Jo Pond welcomed thechance to meet her customers at Lustre andher subtle, unique and contemporary designsattracted lots of them. She says: “Lustre is afantastically well organised fair, where salescan even exceed those of London's Origin!The stall design is great and the intimacyallows makers and the public to interactcomfortably.”

Jo lives and works from home in Hemington,Derby, and started her business in 2003.Things changed dramatically when Jo took ayear out to study for her Masters in 2004/05,as she’s since added teaching as well asmaking to her repertoire. Lecturing across theEast Midlands she also has a permanentposition as a technical tutor for two days aweek at Loughborough University on theSilversmithing and Jewellery BA.

Jo has seen the style of her products changedramatically since she first began, explaining:“They started out quite safe, as figurativecast/batch produced pieces, now they aremore often one-off items - predominantlybrooches. Jo now exhibits internationally and

WE CATCH UP WITH PREVIOUSLUSTRE EXHIBITORS...


adds: “I am also in the process of making a sculpturalarchitectural piece in bronze and concrete, about 4x3 metres insize, to be installed in a walk-way in Birmingham, hopefullytowards the end of 2008.”

Jewellery designer Tanvi Kant, from Leicester, exhibited herquirky, sustainable range at Lustre in 2006. Tanvi has taken partin research trips to India and the Middle East and even a residencyin India. Her work features in the V&A, and she has also exhibitedin Italy. Her jewellery is created from wrapped and bound lengthsof fabric which are combined with porcelain forms. The lengthsare transformed by knotting and sewing into sculptural andunusual ranges of jewellery from catwalk to delicate everydaypieces.

Tanvi says: “Textiles are collected that are unwanted or used frommy friends and family, they are mainly evocative of personal orprivate histories. Materials of sentimental value or tired andunwanted items of clothes can be transformed into special piecesof jewellery. Inspired by the hand-stitched hem of my mother’ssilk sari, I began by using yarns unpicked from reclaimed textilesto sew around strips torn from the same fabrics. The simple butrepetitive techniques I use, such as whipping, binding, knotting,sewing and constructing units in porcelain directly influences mywork.”

As winner of the Nottingham Creative Business Craft Award inSeptember, Laura McCafferty is over the moon - and rushed offher feet! Currently preparing for various exhibitions, includingOrigin, The London Craft Fair, Laura, 27, from Derry, is a three-time Lustre veteran.

“It gave me a really good platform to introduce my work to aNottingham audience,” she says, “until then I really only knew mystudents and peers, so it was a lovely experience to meet thisenthusiastic audience…and I sold quite a lot! Me and a friend builtup mailing lists at Lustre and are still being contacted by peoplewe met there. It’s been really exciting to watch Lustre grow andgrow and become more prestigious and I’m looking forward tocoming back in the future.”

Credited as being at the forefront of a contemporary ‘craftrevolution’, Laura’s textile illustrations are embroidered urbantableaux, where each scene tells a story. From bodies clusteredaround ice-creams vans or museum exhibits, to dogs at Crufts,Tokyo taxi drivers and the legs of welly-wearers in Wales, herwork is witty, lively and distinctive. Each large-scale piece takesaround a month to finish, and is always drawn from real life:although Laura admits to bribing dog-owning friends to stage‘Crufts Misfits’, which has been nominated for the Wesley BurrellCraft Award.

Laura has a studio in Nottingham and has won much mediacoverage and praise in national newspapers and style magazines.The latest accolade from Nottingham Creative Business has meanta lot.

“It’s my first time winning an award and and it’s a great feelingand boost to my confidence. It’s always good to have a pat on theback and some recognition!”

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Opposite page from top:

Eiry Rock, Pivoting Chair

Donya Coward, Bulldog

This page from top:

Jo Pond, jewellery

Laura McCafferty, ‘The Brighton Donkeys’

Cathy Miles, shoes

Tanvi Kant, jewellery


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OBJECTS OFCONTEMPLATIONKate Stoddart has been

co curator of Lustre for the

last seven years and launched

Objects of Contemplation for

the first time in 2007, with

new ceramic work by Kyra

Cane, Sue Disley and Angela

Verdon. This year artists

Deborah Fladgate and Clare

Henshaw, working in glass,

will be showing recent pieces.

The idea of Objects of Contemplationwas to present another aspect of craftat Lustre. This is a showcase of someof the most interesting glass beingmade in the UK today. Both makersare represented in museumcollections and this is a greatopportunity to see their work inNottingham.

All work is for sale and the exhibitioncontinues until Christmas.

Clare Henshaw


DEBORAH FLADGATE

‘The work is about the simplicities and complexitiesof glass and is an exploration of optical confusions.The exterior appears fairly simple but one’s eye isdrawn inside to discover what can only be glimpsedat first. Look more closely inside and you will findsomething more. These internal elements cannotever be clearly or completely seen and areintangible and unexplained. The piece is constructedentirely of glass incorporating both blown and flatglass. The individual elements are prepared bysawing, grinding, cutting and polishing. They areassembled and then the outside of the form is sand-blasted, cut and polished.”

[email protected]

CLARE HENSHAW

‘My pieces are free blown, vessel forms which areoutside and inside cased with colour. Using ‘graal’technique, I cut through layers of colour to revealthe inside colours. Patterns are generated whichbecome integral with the form as the piece is blowninto its final shape.’

‘The extraordinary light phenomenon in the north ofSweden, pristine nature and long Arctic winters hasshaped my visual sense. It is the starting point formy presently emerging work. The ‘pared down’quality of Scandinavian design and rural culture isalso an important influence in my work. This isevident in the use of form, and colour as well astechniques applied in my work. The work is quiet;about light and colour, it is very different from theheavily engraved figurative narrative which definedmy earlier pieces. This new work reflects on myexperience of a place which is covered in a blanketof snow for six months of the year,a place where thesilence is penetrating.’

www.clarehenshawglass.co.uk

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Deborah Fladgate

Clare Henshaw Deborah Fladgate


ABBOTT AND ELLWOOD

Lower Penderleath BarnTowednack, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 3AF01736 798 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSContemporary Applied Arts, LondonElectrum Gallery, LondonMedici Gallery, Cork Street, London

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 1985-2008British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2005-2008New York International Gift Fair, New York,1989-2008‘This Fruitful Earth’, Yew Tree Gallery,Cornwall, 2008‘Showcase’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2008‘Showcase’, V&A, London, 2007Solo Exhibition, Bircham Gallery, Norfolk,2007

Mike Abbott and Kim Ellwood live and worktogether in St Ives, Cornwall, with its incrediblelight, beautiful sea and wild landscapes. Theircollection of hand printed figurative metalbrooches, with themes including the gardenand the sea, are made to wear, display andhopefully bring a smile! Their one-off handprinted figurative sculptures explore narrativethemes… individual characters that emergethrough the process of making. They useprinted metal and found objects to tell a story,creating figures with humour and pathos!

STUART AKROYD

Stuart Akroyd Contemporary GlassUnit 3, Thoroton Place, Thoroton StreetNottingham NG7 4EW0115 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSCecelia Colman, LondonDesign Yard, DublinHarrods, London

EXHIBITIONSLustre, 2007Origin, 2007‘100% Design’, Earls Court, London, 2007‘Temptation’, Friar Lane Gallery, Nottingham,2008Victoria Fearn Gallery, Cardiff‘Raw to Refined’, Bilston Craft Gallery

Stuart Akroyd specialises in hot studio glass,creating one-off pieces for exhibition inaddition to functional production work. Hismost recent pieces, inspired by the flora andfauna of the Red Sea, are asymmetrical platesand bowls in vibrant colours. Stuart hasrecently adapted the encalmo technique to pickup pre-blown decorated cups and rings. Thisallows a much wider variety of decoration thatwould be difficult to incorporate at the coldworking stage.

KAREN ATHERLEY

59 Churchfields Road, Folkingham, SleafordLincolnshire NG34 0TR01529 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Craft Centre and Design Gallery, LeedsBircham Gallery, Holt, NorfolkCambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge

EXHIBITIONSBritish Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2007, 2008‘Handmade’ in Britain, London, 2007Bircham Gallery, 2006

Painting directly onto ceramics and beingentirely figurative makes Karen Atherley’s workunique. Her influences are Mediterraneancolours with traces of Ancient Greece. Karen’sMatisse-like figures of mainly nudes arepainted directly onto earthenware thrownshapes, with coloured slips and layers oftransparent glaze. As she works the coloursand shapes gradually change and evolve.

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EXHIBITORS 2008

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SAMANTHA BRYAN

Studio 12, The Art House, Drury LaneWakefield WF1 2TE07968971514samantha@brainsfairies.co.ukwww.brainsfairies.co.uk

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Craft Centre and Design Gallery, LeedsFerrers GalleryNew Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

EXHIBITIONSBritish Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2008The Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey,Devon, 2008Origin, London, 2007

Inspired by Victorian gadgetry and invention,Samantha Bryan creates suspended, wallmounted and free standing sculptures. Sheuses a combination of found, collected andcarefully selected materials to illustrate threedimensionally. Her creations have a strongnarrative content, the objective being to capturethe details of a fairy’s daily life.

TAMMY CHILD

11 Malcolm Road, Shirley, SolihullWest Midlands B90 2AH0121 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSRoyal Academy of Arts, LondonMuseum of Art and Design, New YorkOn Your Head Be It, Northampton

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2006, 2007Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair, 2006, 2007New York International Gift Fair, 2006, 2007

By taking inspiration from sea-life and tropicalforms, and with the love of three dimensionaltextiles, Tammy Child has created a captivatingrange of exciting and distinctive accessoriesusing sumptuous fabrics of organza and satin,in an array of rich and sensual colours. She hascreated a unique collection which emphasisesher desire to generate beauty and elegance.

TERESA COLE T/A TERESA GREEN

The Old Stable, 2-4 North StreetBarrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire LE12 8QA01509 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSMade, Orange Street, UppinghamEcho Interiors, Redan Street, LondonFrank, Whitstable, Kent

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007 (and 2002-2005)The Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey,Devon, 2007, 2008Harley Gallery, Worksop, Nottinghamshire,2004-2007British Group, Ozowe Centre, Japan, 2007M Art Manolioudakis, Athens, Greece, 2007-2008

As an avid collector of antique kitchen objects,tools, and haberdashery Teresa Cole is inspiredto create a practical range of household textilesand accessories. She considers the integrity ofnatural materials very important and uses onlylinen and cotton as base cloths to create eachpiece. Teresa uses hand printing and a littleembroidery to transfer linear imagery onto eachpiece. Placement, scale and composition arethe key to the success of her designs.

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AMANDA COLEMAN

37b Hungate, Lincoln LN1 1ET01522 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSEC One, Notting Hill, Clerkenwell, andChiswick, LondonAt Work, Brick Lane and Pimlico, LondonGraham and Green, London

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2008‘Collections’, Earls Court, London, 2008‘Premiere Classe’, Porte de Versaille, Paris,2007’10 years of @Work’, London, 2008Summer Showcase, Biston Craft Gallery, 2008‘Midsummer Madness’, Electrum Gallery,London, 2008

Amanda Coleman makes jewellery using acombination of computer aided design andphoto-etching, along with traditional jewellerytechniques. It is made in silver, sometimesoxidized or gold plated with colourful semi-precious stones and gold enamel details. Thejewellery is figurative, inspired from virtuallyeverything around her - everyday suburban lifeto jungle scenes in faraway places. Amandauses recognisable imagery to give the illusionthat one is peering into a tiny microscopicworld. The onlooker can bring their ownassociations to the work and a sense of fun iscreated.

JENNIFER COLLIER

Tixall Heath Farm, Tixall, Stafford ST18 0XX07811 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSFlow, LondonByard Art, CambridgeAppendage, Brighton

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, 2006, 2007Lustre, 2007‘Liberty Haberdashery Exhibition’, BiscuitFactory, Newcastle‘Well Thread’, V&A Shop, London, 2007

By weaving, waxing, trapping, embedding andstitching found materials Jennifer Colliercreates unusual fabrics which are developedinto garments and accessories. She producesdecorative, non-wearable dresses and shoes, aswell as more practical items such as resin andtextile jewellery, corsages, badges, canvasesand cards. The work is produced from ‘throwaway’ items and aims to encourage people tospeculate on the nature of value. Jenniferenjoys the idea of working with materials thatare transient in nature, imbuing them withworth; creating something intriguing and ofgreat beauty.

MATTHEW DABBS

The Hive, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BO07793 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONS‘Salone Satellite’, Milan Furniture Fair, 2008‘100% Tokyo’, Tokyo Design Week, 2007‘100% Design’, London, 2007

Lime Studio was formed after collaborationbetween three international designers on arange of design projects. The designs areobjects that inspire, amuse, challenge, provoke,innovate and explore. Currently Lime Studiosare researching into new materials and theirrelationship with furniture concepts and howthese can be incorporated into everydayfunctionality. They work with a range ofprocesses from metal to woodwork alwayslooking to try new techniques for a differentdesign result. Lime Studio will be showingsmaller items at Lustre using metal, ceramicand wood.

EXHIBITORS 2008

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RACHEL DORMOR

8 Garry Drive, Cambridge CB4 2PD07771 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSCambridge Contemporary Art, CambridgeSerena Hall Gallery, Southwold

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007, 2008‘Art in Clay’, Hatfield House, 2007, 2008‘MADE08’, Brighton, 2008Mosaic for the Millennium, 2001

Rachel Dormor makes porcelain tableware insoft contemporary colours. Each piece isslightly different allowing the fineness of thematerials to shine through. This year sees anew direction into surface decoration and bonechina. The pieces are made to be used andenjoyed with organic shapes that fit nicely inthe hand. Surfaces are soft and lightly textured.All the work is fired to a high temperature tomake it durable and to allow the porcelain tobecome translucent. Oxides are used todecorate surfaces with drawings based onobservations from nature.

AMY DUGGAN

23 Luciefelde Road, Shrewsbury,Shropshire SY3 7LB07834 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Rivers Gallery, Nailsworth, GloucestershireOnce in a Blue Moon, West Tisbury, USASchmuck Reutz, Munich, Germany

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, LondonInhorgenta, Munich, 2008Spring Fair, NEC Birmingham, 2008‘New Faces’ V&A Museum, 2008‘Recent Graduates’, New Ashgate Gallery, 2008‘Made’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2007-2008

Intriguing angles, edges and surfacesdiscovered in the urban environment provideinspiration for Amy Duggan’s work. Taking afree and expressive approach to colour andtexture by etching, scratching and painting ontothe surface of precious metals, Amy transformsher jewellery into 3D canvasses, moving awayfrom traditional techniques to something moreunusual. By folding delicately rolled metals, alightweight and tactile nature is created withinAmy’s range.

RACHEL EARDLEY

14 Cross Street Studio, Hove, Sussex BN3 1AJ01273 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSAbode, BrightonLiberty Gallery, Kent

EXHIBITIONSDesign Show, Liverpool, 2008Lustre, 2006, 2007Open Houses, Brighton, 2007, 2009

Rachel Eardley continues to develop her rangeof coin jewellery. Intricately hand cuttingminiature images of animals, fish, flora, birdsand portraits from defunct coins to give them anew lease of life as rings, necklaces, banglesand earrings. Rachel’s interest in the fine detailof the every day also lends itself to herdrawings and a new lithographic print ‘rearwindow’.

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HELENA EMMANS

3 Old Kyle Farm Road, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye IV41 8PR01599 534 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSGodiva, 9 Westport, The Grassmarket,EdinburghFavourite Things, The Main Street, Kyle ofLochalsh

EXHIBITIONS‘Exclusively Highland’, Holm mills, Inverness,2008‘Highland Opportunity’, Inverness Town hall,2007

Helena Emmans’ work is inspired by delicategeometric elements found in dandelion clocks,poppy heads and other fragile botanicalstructures. Consequently, surface textures, afeature of her background in textiles, havebecome her idiom. Balancing strong cleanforms with subtle patterning, Helena’s workencompasses a range of hand processesincluding intricate piercing, soldering, drilling,doming and oxidization. She uses oxidizationto achieve depth and contrast, and her sterlingsilver collection comprises a range of rings,bangles, necklaces and brooches that fusestylish wear-ability and delicate detailing.

KATHERINE EMTAGE

Studio F5, The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny StreetEdinburgh EH6 8RG07980 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSConcrete Wardrobe, EdinburghCraft Shop, Royal Exchange Theatre,ManchesterFloraidh, Isle of Skye

EXHIBITIONSLustre, 2007Pulse, London, 2007British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2008

Katherine Emtage uses Harris Tweed to createbags and accessories for men and women.Inspired by the Scottish countryside and theurge to combine the practical with thebeautiful, Katherine has created two ranges:the ‘Beauty and Purpose’ range explores thetextural possibilities of tweed and incorporatestechniques such as draping, pin-tucking andquilting. The ‘Purpose and Beauty’ rangejuxtaposes tweed with modern waterproofmembranes and adjustable strapping for apractical and durable finish. The bags are madein small batches and accessorised by hand.Attention to detail ensures high quality anddurability. The resulting designs are wearable,original and exciting.

LOUISE FRANCES EVANS

4 Avenue Road, Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershire LE65 2FE01530 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSSelling direct at contemporary craft fairs andworking to commission

EXHIBITIONSDesign Show Liverpool, Urban Design Centre,Liverpool, 2008Origin, London, 2007‘Springboard’ at Origin, London, 2006‘Reclaiming Beauty’, Devon Guild of Craftsmen,Bovey Tracey, Devon, 2008‘Beauty of the Lost’, Starspace, Shanghai,China, 2008‘Masters and Protégés’, Japan, 2008‘Women in Farming’, Devon, 2008‘Heroes’, Birmingham, 2008‘A Magical Christmas’, Buston Craft Gallery,2007‘Allure’, Ruffold Craft Centre, 2007

The jewellery of Louise Frances Evansincorporates elements of vintage clothing andfound objects. Using photographs and scraps ofdocuments, which are transferred onto metaland textiles, she conveys a story, oftenexploring expectations surrounding women, tobe a ‘good girl’, ‘beautiful’, or a ‘loving mother’.Memories and social conventions arerepresented in contemporary wearable piecesand wall pieces with detachable jewellery.Louise manipulates cuts, hammers, solders,stitches, irons, felts, bakes and colours, so hertechniques are as varied as her materials.

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PREETI GILANI

59 Poynters Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4SG01582 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe British Museum, LondonContemporary Applied Arts, LondonThe Craft Shop, Royal Exchange Theatre,Manchester

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2005, 2006Lustre, 2007East London Design Show‘Top Drawer’, Earl’s Court, London, 2007Stroudwater Textile Festival, 2008

Eye-catching objects of desire - Preeti Gilaniaccessories are sold through gallery outletsincluding The British Museum gallery shop.Each piece is beautifully made using limitededition, vibrantly coloured silk fabrics which aredesigned in-house and woven in England. Therange includes handbags, purses, scarves, tiesand cushions.

DAYLE GREEN

46 Main Road, Renishaw, Derbyshire S21 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Harley Gallery, NottinghamshireThe Bessemer Gallery, SheffieldThe Edge Gallery, Lancaster

EXHIBITIONS‘Earth and Fire’, 2008‘Ceramics in the Round’, 2008The Harley Gallery Art Market, 2007‘Mug Shots Showcase’, The Harley Gallery,2008

Dayle Green’s work involves a personalnarrative that is derived from the love of foundobjects taken from childhood memories andfamily nostalgia. A collection of buttons thatbelonged to her Grandmother forms the basisof her creativity. Dayle feels the old and foundtells a story and the ‘button’ is a catalyst formemories that have personal meaning andsentiment. The making process involves hand-building each piece with a palette of chosencolours. The collection of closed button pieces,vases, beakers and spoons echo a subtle feelingof nostalgia.

STEVE HANDLEY

Old Farriers, Welbeck Estate, WorksopNottinghamshire, S80 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSwww.stevehandley.co.ukChelsea Flower Show

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London Chelsea Flower Show, London, 2008Country Living Fair, Islington, London, 2008

Steve formally trained as a sculptor in the ‘60s.He began to make furniture 12 years ago andhas been working professionally for the past 8years. Much of Steve's inspiration comes fromfour main sources:- the agricultural past andrural debris; Irish country furniture; EastEuropean folk art; and things made by the‘unskilled’ out of resourceful necessity. Hisstrength as a maker is in the reinvention of usesfor abandoned objects Although termed‘furniture’ his work is much more than that,each piece is different and all are carefullyhandcrafted from old timber.

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ARAN D HIGGS

Aran D Higgs - Design, 64 St Wilfrids RoadWest Hallam, Derbyshire DE7 6HH07940 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Metal Gallery, LondonFriar Lane Gallery, Nottingham

EXHIBITIONSLustre, 2007‘Temptation’, Friar Lane Gallery, Nottingham,2008

Aran Higgs has always been fascinated by thequalities of metal and the effort involved to formand manipulate it. Working with a technicallycomplex process he creates sculptural forms anditems of adornment, that are both functional andexpressive, accentuated by rhythms of foldedand cut edges. Higgs uses traditional methods ofhandcrafting and engineering, complimented bythe development of his own techniques. Heutilizes the highly accurate processes of ‘laser’and ‘water jet’ cutting to create these distinctiveforms.

KATZIE HUGHES

Friedhof Str. 21D-97775, Burgsinn, Germany+49 9356 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSFrankfurt Trade Fair, Frankfurt, Germany‘Markt der Schonen Dinge’ (Craft Market),Mainz, GermanyRoger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

EXHIBITIONS‘Tendence’, Frankfurt Trade Fair, Frankfurt,2007, 2008Origin, London, 2007‘Collect’, V&A, London, 2005

Gemstones are central to Katzie Hughes’jewellery and are often large, cut unusually orpartly left in their rough state. The pieces arecomposed of one or several simple, geometricshapes in silver, gold and palladium - whitegold with a matt or lightly textured surface. Thestones are set and built into some of theseshapes. Brooches, rings, earrings and necklacesare all built on the same principle and convey amessage to the wearer which goes beyond thepurely functional.

EXHIBITORS 2008

SIMON JAMES

20A Market Street, New Mills, High PeakDerbyshire SK22 4AE01663 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007Art in Action, Oxfordshire, 2007Lustre, 2007‘Bags of Style’, Walsall Leather Museum, 2007‘Colour Verve’, West Kilbride, Scotland, 2006‘Allure’, Rufford Craft Gallery, 2005

Simon James believes that when it comes tobags less is more. Continually developing newmethods of construction and ranges of productshe uses high quality leather and handcraftedtechniques. He combines shape, texture andcolour, resulting in beautiful simple bags, withminimal ornamentation.

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AKIKO KINGSBURY

Cockpit Arts, Studio 103, 18-22 CreeksideLondon SE8 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSLiberty, LondonBritish Museum, LondonHankyu Department Store, Osaka, Japan

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2006, 2007, 2008Decorex International, Chelsea Hospital,London, 2007Lustre, Nottingham, 2006

Akiko Kingsbury’s knitted accessories ofscarves, shawls, cushions and throws arecharacterised by a wide range of colours, stylesand techniques. A colour palette embracingJapanese and Asian hues and a complex playon pattern including stripes, diamonds, pleats,zigzag ‘racking techniques’ and chevrons arefundamental to her work. Her main materialsare viscose, silk, linen, cotton and pure wooland all products are created and hand finishedby Akiko.

KIRSTEN KINVARA WASS

Flat 4, White Lodge, 60 Compton AvenueBrighton BN1 3PS01273 326676kirstenkinvarajewellery@live.comwww.kirstenkinvarajewellery.com

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSBrazen Studios, GlasgowBaroque, BrightonThe Jolly Sportsman, East Sussex

EXHIBITIONS‘Handmade’. Chelsea Town hall, London, 2007Brighton Craft Fair, Corn Exchange, 2007‘Selection’, at New Designers, 2007

Kirsten Kinvara Wass uses antique elementsincorporated into sleek modern pieces ofjewellery. Victorian pressed glass buttonsdisplaying intricate designs and motifs work inharmony with the simply, clean lines of herpieces. Black rhodium and gold plates are usedon silver to add drama and richness. Thecollection is a fusion of old and new, includingtraditional items such as hat pins and cufflinksas well as more modern pieces, such asoversized pendants, collar clips and singleearrings with cascading chains.

RUTH LYNE

Studio Eight, The Locks, Hillmorton, RugbyWarwickshire CV21 4PP07796 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSPyramid Gallery, YorkMontpellier Gallery, Stratford upon AvonGallery Top, Matlock, Derbyshire

EXHIBITIONSAffordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London,2007, 2008Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London, 2008British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2007, 2008‘Showcase’, National Glass Centre‘Blast’, London Glass Blowing Exhibition

Ruth Lyne has always been intrigued by thenatural colours and texture of the sea shore,the movement of the waves and the ripples leftin the sand, the wide horizons and the surfaceof the cliffs. Glass allows her to use layers ofcolour and texture to create an abstract imageinspired by these ideas.

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ALISON MACLEOD

WASPS Studio 206, 77 Hanson StreetGlasgow G31 2HF0778 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSFlow, Notting Hill, LondonThe Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh@Work, Pimlico, London

EXHIBITIONSNew York International Gift Fair, 2006, 2007Origin, London, 2006, 2007British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2006, 2007‘Beads’, The Scottish Gallery, 2007‘Christmas Showcase’, The Crafts Council Shopat V&A, 2006

The aesthetic of Alison Macleod’s jewellery wasinitially informed by her photographs anddrawings of Edinburgh junk shops and thechaotic collections within have inspired herever since. Using a wide range of contrastingmaterials, textures, techniques and imagery shereflects the eclectic nature of the subject matterin a quirky way. Her thought provoking piecesare made from finely soldering silver, beadedwire into clusters, adding tiny curios ofdifferent textures and colours, which referencethe intense decoration of Victorian jewellery.

JESSICA ELIZABETH MASONT/A JESSICA ELIZABETH

3 West WorkshopsThe Harley Foundation StudiosWelbeck WorksopNottinghamshire S80 3LW07966 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Harley Gallery, NottinghamshireCupola Art Gallery, SheffieldThe Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds

EXHIBITIONSThe Harley Christmas Market, 2007, 2008‘View from the top’, Christmas Market, 2007,2008, NottinghamBritish Trade Craft Fair, Harrogate, 2007‘Connect 08’, The Collection Gallery, Lincoln,2008‘Getting Started Showcase’, Goldsmiths,London, 2006‘Adorn 05’, Cockpit Arts, London, 2005

Through developing a process using mark andsketch, Jessica has been able to investigatesurface and space, which has allowed her tobring considered qualities, such as detail,texture and femininity, to this emerging body ofinnovative new work. Embracing a jeweller’sdedication to detail, she uses traditionaltechniques combined with playful samples ofreticulation and forged wire work to designjewellery with a tentative balance of texture andform. ‘Purpose + Play’ is a newly designedcollection of individual jewellery, the playfulnessby which each design is created is captured forthe wearer to enjoy forever.

MASSEY AND ROGERS (BARBARA MASSEY AND HELEN ROGERS)

Banks Mill Studios, 71 Bridge StreetDerby DE1 3LB07913 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSwww.masseyandrogers.co.ukYorkshire Sculpture ParkManchester Craft and Design Centre

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007‘KIC’, Aarhus, Denmark, 2007100% Design, Earls Court, London, 2007‘Top Dog’, Touring Exhibition, 2008

Massey and Rogers blend colour, form and lineinto unique and fresh combinations. They livein a city and appreciate all that nature has tooffer in the urban environment. Both themodern and the old inspire and inform theirwork. From their observations they like tocreate designs that are both sophisticated andnaïve. The combination of weaving, printing,and illustration underpins the uniqueness oftheir work. They collaborate on all aspects ofthe design and their strong friendship enrichestheir work

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KATE MCBRIDE

26 Stokes Drive, Sleaford, LincolnshireNG34 8BA01529 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSDesigners Guild, LondonBluecoat Display Centre, LiverpoolLiberty, London

EXHIBITIONS‘Showcase’ Dundee Contemporary Applied Art,2006Origin, London, 2006

Kate’s work is a collage of clay and ideascomposed of borrowed and original materialreflecting today’s throw-away attitude, where abroken object becomes worthless anddiscarded. Using porcelain, the objects lookdisrupted and fractured, being broken ordamaged and then reassembled. She usesstories in her work to combine myths andlegends with modern ideas and humour, and agood smattering of gossip from ‘Hello’. Aromance unfolds between the modelled figuresacross the different pieces and close up yourealise that things are not quite what theyseem.

KAREN MCMILLAN

1 Monksrig Road, Penicuik, MidlothianEH26 9JH07745 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONS‘New Designers’, Islington Business Centre,London, 2006‘Talent Zone’, Truman Brewery, Islington,London, 2006‘Expo Arte’, Oslo, Norway, 2007‘Rise and Shine’, Blackwells, Lakeland ArtsTrust, 2007‘Precious’, Edinburgh, 2007‘Choice’, Jacquline Gestetner’s privateexhibition, Hampstead, London, 2008Gallery Fusion, London, upcoming exhibition,2008

Karen’s inspiration lies in linear shapes foundin nature. In her work she enjoys the simplicityof repeating one element. Breaking withconventional uses of pattern as surfaceornament, the pattern becomes the piece andpredicts the eventual outline. On a trip toJapan, Karen found traditional Japanese textilepatterns inspirational. Using a variety ofmaterials including acrylic, resin, metal andwire, she constructs patterns, with colour andtranslucency playing key roles. Karen usestechniques such as saw-piercing, drilling, andriveting to create bold, playful and quirkydesigns. Her work is unique, with its ownidentity and every aspect of it is handmade, sheprefers not use a laser cutter, finding theintensiveness of the labour rewarding.

JANE MOORE

16 Denby Buildings, Regent GroveLeamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4NY01926 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSRuthin Craft Gallery, North WalesElectrum, LondonGill Wing, London

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2006, 2007Art in Action, Oxford, 2007‘Dazzle’ Christmas, Manchester, 2007

Jane designs and makes enamelled silverjewellery. Her collections evolve from year toyear and she is currently working with fineenamel transfers (a process that she hasdeveloped over the past couple of years). The silver is photo-etched and then enamelledbefore the application of the transfers. Thedesigns are of tiny floral patterns and motifs inbright colours, which is one of Jane’s passions.Her jewellery consists of brooches, pendants,necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

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JOHN MOORE

16 Denby Buildings, Regent GroveLeamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4NY01926 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSJane Moore, Leamington SpaRuthin Craft Centre, North Wales@Work, Pimlico, London

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2006, 2007Bovey Tracey, Devon, 2007‘Dazzle’, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh‘Made’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2006, 2007

John Moore has been designing and makingjewellery since graduating in 2002. Inspired byAmazonian artefacts and natural forms hisdistinctive designs in brightly colouredanodised aluminium can be found in reputableoutlets across the UK, and have featuredregularly in Dazzle for the last five years. Johnmade his London debut at Origin 2006, whileother exhibitions include Ruthin Craft Centre,The Scottish Gallery and the V&A shop. He wonfirst prize in the Kayman Award 2008,supported by the British Jewellers Association,for his ‘Vane’ collection, which will be availablefor purchase at Lustre 2008. Visit John on hisstand to discover the sensual qualities of hiswork and his trade mark reversible earrings.

EXHIBITORS 2008

GRAINNE MORTON

147 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1BG0131 443 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSContemporary Applied Arts, LondonThe Scottish Gallery, EdinburghGill Wing Gallery, London

EXHIBITIONSChelsea Crafts Fair and Origin 1996-2006‘100% Proof’, Touring exhibition, 2005-2006‘Showcase’, The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, 2006Jerwood Applied Arts Prize:2007 Jewellery,Touring Exhibition 2007-2008‘Collect’, V&A Museum, London, 2008

The found objects Grainne uses in her work arein the main the inspiration for her jewellery.Collecting objects from the obscure to theminiature, found and fabricated, is the startingpoint for most designs. These objects becomethe narrative form for her jewellery and arecollaged together by arrangement andrearrangement until all the objects connect witheach other in order to create lively, colourfulspontaneous stories. In most of her designs sheaspires to evoke a feeling of nostalgia. Grainneconsciously works on a miniature scale, using adiverse range of materials so that the onlookerhas to become more involved in the piece.

KATRIN MOYE

35 Devonshire Road, SherwoodNottingham NG5 2EW0115 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSBury St Edmunds Art Gallery, SuffolkYorkshire Sculpture ParkThe Ceramics Boutique, Dulwich, London

EXHIBITIONSLustre, 2006, 2007Origin, London, 2006‘Kiln to Table’, The Gallery at Bevere,Worcester, 2008Salt Gallery, Hayle, Cornwall, 2008

Katrin makes decorative domestic ceramicswhich are thrown on the wheel and decoratedwith coloured slip and underglaze, using avariety of methods such as painting, spongingand trailing. She is interested in the emotionsand responses evoked by ‘retro’ householditems such as cushions, curtains and children’spicture books, her design patterns are based onmemories of items in her home when she wassmall, such as her dad’s favourite shirt and heraunt’s kitchen storage jars.

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GEORGIA NOVIS AND SOPHIE JELINEK

11 Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road,Hackney, London E8 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSLabour of Love, Upper Street, LondonLast, Pool Valley, BrightonJuel, Rye and Battle

EXHIBITIONSBrighton Craft Fair, 2007Origin, London, 2007The Islington Contemporary Art and DesignFair, London, 2006‘Effervescence II’, West Dean, Chichester,2007, 2008

Florrie products are hand knitted from qualityScottish lambswool and each scarf is hand silkscreen printed with a distinctive design toensure that they are unique in style and colour,offer luxury and also provide practicality andwarmth. Inspiration for the Florrie prints comefrom art deco textiles, fashion and illustrationsand the signature shape of the scarves isreminiscent of the bow tie. They are designedfor men and women and come in a variety ofneutral base colours accented with vibrantcolours to suit people’s different tastes. Foilsare also printed by hand to add glamour andindividuality.

WENDY-SARAH PACEY

Studio 301, Cockpit Arts, 18-22 CreeksideDeptford, London SE8 3DZ07968 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSContemporary Applied Arts, LondonThe Scottish Gallery, EdinburghMiddlesborough Institute of Modern Art,Cleveland.

EXHIBITIONSInhorgenta, Munich, 2008Origin, London, 2007Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey, Devon,2007‘Beads’, The Scottish Gallery, 2007

Wendy’s work is made from a compositematerial of acrylic and foil - a uniquecombination which is exclusive to her. Thestrong colours of the acrylic are transformedusing a contrasting or complementary palette ofcoloured foils creating a kaleidoscopicspectrum of over a hundred iridescent hues.The simple shapes and smooth curved surfaceencourage light to reflect and refract allowingthe rich colours and delicate patterns to glow asif lit from within. Wendy’s inspiration comesfrom several sources - bold architectural forms,electric tropical colours and the pattern, linesand colours of the 1950’s design era.

MICHAEL RADFORD

66 Bridge Street, Ilkeston, DerbyshireDE7 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONS‘New Designers’, London, 2007Lustre, 2007Banks Mill Open Studio, 2007

4D Designs ‘Koivu’ lights have had lots ofinterest since last exhibiting at Lustre. Michaelhas expanded his range by producing ‘Koivu’lights out of stainless steel, for exterior lightingand pendant lamp shades. 4D Designs ‘Koivu’lights are inspired by the bark of the birch tree.They are made from sustainable materials anda single process using a laser cutter toreproduce the pattern and the linking tabs,which allow the lights to be bent and formedinto tall tubes.

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SALLY REILLY

Lyndhurst Studios, 92 Station Road, SohamEly, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5DZ01353 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSDavid Mellor, Sloane Square, London andHathersageThe Arc, ChesterFelsted Studio, Felsted, Essex(Previously) Heals, London and Conran Shop,London

EXHIBITIONSArt in Clay, Hatfield House, 2006, 2007, 2008Ceramics South East, The Friars, Kent,2006,2007,2008Cambridge Open Studios, annually since 1991The Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambs,Biennial Solo Show

Sally Reilly designs and makes tableware formodern living and will be showing her latestrange ‘Gala’ at Lustre this year. ‘Gala’ is anaffordable range of bowls, plates and cupsdesigned with summer and outdoor eating inmind, but equally suited to more formalentertaining. Red earthenware is finely thrownand brushed with coloured slips while turningon the wheel, giving each piece its own livelycharacter. Sally trained in Paris; where shelearnt Japanese production methods, giving herwork both quality and consistency.

HELAINA SHARPLEY

Ledgard Bridge Mill, Apartment 87Ledgard Wharf, MirfieldWest Yorkshire WF14 8NZ07708135000helainasharpley@hotmail.co.ukwww.helainasharpley.co.uk

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSGallerina, DarlingtonSaltbox, HelmsleyThe Washington Gallery, Penarth

EXHIBITIONSBritish Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2007, 2008Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London,2007‘Effervescence’, West Dean, Chichester, 2007-2008‘Gifted’, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, BoveyTracey, Devon, 2007-2008Mixed Exhibition, Byard Art, Cambridge, 2008Design Show, Liverpool, 2008

Helaina makes 2D and 3D wirework, using teaand tea drinking as the main theme ofinspiration. This has since developed intoEdwardian architecture and grandfather clocks,with elegance now being a reoccurring themethroughout the work. A love of drawing and theuse of pen and ink naturally developed intousing wire as another drawing medium. Thefinal pieces created are unique 3D drawings,with depth and movement.

EXHIBITORS 2008

AMANDA ROSS

Studio 104, Cockpit Arts, 18 -22 CreeksideLondon SE8 3DZ020 8469 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSTakashimaya, New YorkCraft Centre, City Art Gallery, LeedsBluecoat Display Centre, Liverpoool

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2006, 2007Art in Action, Waterferry House, Oxford, 2007Bury St Edmunds, Christmas Show, 2007

Amanda Ross is known for her exquisitelydetailed botanical prints. Using a wide range ofsubject matter she produces images ofextraordinary lifelike quality. Each piece is handprinted in fabric using a specific techniquedeveloped by the artist. Actual cuttings are usedto make the first printing template, and usingthese templates and inks she transfers theseimages onto textiles, evoking the many faces ofnature. First shown in 2001 ‘the allium’ hasbecome her trademark print and has transferredeffortlessly from wall hung art panels to giftstationary.

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AMANDA SIMMONS

Corsock Glass, Rosebank, CorsockCastle Douglas, Scotland DG7 3DN05601 470 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSCafé Jello, CambridgeBrewery Arts, CirencesterCecilia Colman Gallery, London

EXHIBITIONSSpring Fling Open Studios, Dumfries andGalloway, 2007, 2008British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2008The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park,London, 2008‘Art Hand Design’, Lethaby Gallery, Central StMartins, 2008

Living in a rural landscape Amanda finds thatthe patterns and textures from the landinfluence her work. Working with kiln formedglass she uses many techniques to shape herwork, including casting, slumping (givingform), sandblasting, carving and diamond pointengraving. She exploits the matt texture ofglass; usually seen as the back of a piece, asshe finds this the most interesting and with theuse of opaque, sandblasted glass she has founda distinct voice. Amanda’s work can be seen ingalleries around the UK and also on a largerscale in public commissioned work.

ISABEL STANLEY

15 Playfield Crescent, East DulwichLondon SE22 8QR07813 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Conran Shop (UK and Europe)Style 4 Today, Camden, LondonIndish, Camden, London

EXHIBITIONSCockpit Arts, Holborn, 2007Cockpit Arts, Deptford, 2007Lustre, 2007

Isabel’s interior products are inspired byfashion, haberdashery, Japanese textiles andfabrics. Bold use of colour and simple motifsfeature in the collection. She uses a variety oftechniques, including embroidery, stitch, fabric,manipulation and screen printing. Lampshadescan be designed to the individual customer’srequest. Isabel is currently working on a newcollection of screen printed shades for autumn,experimenting with foil and flock finishes.

MELISSA SIMPSON

Zeal House, 8 Deer Park RoadLondon SW19 3UU020 8542 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007, 2008Crafts, Bovey Tracey, Devon, 2007, 2008Art in Action, Oxfordshire, 2007, 2008

Melissa makes modern functional bags with acontemporary classic look. Her bags, briefcasesand accessories are made from saddle leatheredged in a bright colour using a mixture oftraditional and modern skills. Her colourcombinations are inspired by the environmentaround us and the shapes are created byexperimenting with and manipulating theleather.

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ANDREW TANNER

The LCB Depot, 31 Rutland StreetLeicester LE1 1RE01162 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSSelfridges, LondonThe Collection, ParisLe Bon Marche, Paris

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007‘Maison et Object’, Paris, 2007Summer Fair, London, 2008

All of the pieces in Andrew’s collection aremade using traditional skills and combinetraditional British manufacturing withcontemporary British design. Each Collection isdesigned to bring together craft and designwhilst utilising form and function. Inspirationfor the new collection comes from nature.‘Wood you believe it’ is a new pewter collectionthat combines natural form with machinemetal. New collections also include ‘Againstthe Grain’ rug collection and a new bone-chinacollection, ‘Dinnertime’.

MANDY TOLLEY

Flat 1, 27 Stanley Road, Whalley RangeManchester M16 8HS07971 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSChinese Arts Centre, Thomas Street,Manchester

EXHIBITIONS‘In the Making’, FAD, Barcelona, 2003‘Make Me Out’, Manchester, 2003‘Good to Print’, Salford Art Gallery, 2007

Using colour, pattern and characters as astarting point, Mandy Tolley, working withideas from sketchbooks, photographs andfound imagery creates textile designs. Sheproduces three-dimensional creatures andtextile art pieces using a combination of digitalprint, screen print, computerised embroideryand hand embroidery. Each art piece acts as anindividual story; an insight into an experienceor feeling, incorporating bright colours, boldimages and kitsch qualities.

TANJA UFER

66 Alton Road, London SW15 4NJ07720 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSElectrum Gallery, LondonV&A Crafts Council Shop, LondonYorkshire Sculpture Park

EXHIBITIONSOrigin, London, 2007Inhorgenta, Munich, 2006Art in Action, Oxfordshire, 2007Lustre, 2006‘Kath Libbert Wedding Exhibition’, V&AElectrum Gallery Christmas ExhibitionJerwood exhibition, Harley GalleryRarefind exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery

Tanja’s work has been described as ‘likewearing mini-sculptures’, (Crafts Council). Theindividual designs incorporate gemstones suchas rough diamonds, tourmalines or pearls withsilver and gold. Tanja’s new range is called‘Balance’ with leaning parts of metal and setstones, where the beautiful jewels can be wornas pairs or by themselves. The recent ‘Botanicalseries’ is a collection of necklaces with drawnfloral shapes, blackened silver, fine gold,freshwater pearls and carved roses.

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LAUREN VAN HELMOND

3 Sunny Hollow, MaybankNewcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 0RW01782 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Craft Centre and Design Gallery, LeedsOpus Gallery, Ashbourne, DerbyshireThe Gallery, Fisherton Mill, Salisbury

EXHIBITIONSLustre, Nottingham, 2007MAC, Birmingham, 2006‘Make it Contemporary’. Shire Hall Gallery,Stafford, 2006‘With Love’. The Craft Centre and DesignGallery, Leeds, 2008‘Rare find’, Black Swan Arts, Somerset, 2008‘Rare find’, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey, 2007

Characters from everyday situations arebrought to life through the use of recycled andreclaimed materials in Lauren’s work, whichhas a simplistic and naïve quality that is bothappealing and individual. Both woodwork andmetalwork techniques are used to alter thefunction of the materials, making them have aunique character all of their own. Ideas aredrawn from everyday events, children’sillustrations and line drawings. With a passionfor collecting, materials are often sourced fromflea markets, old electrical equipment, poundshops and junkyards. The materials and itemscollected are often the inspiration for thefinished sculptures.

JOSIE WALTER

22 Nan Gells Hill, Bolehill, MatlockDerbyshire DE4 4GN01629 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSContemporary Ceramics, LondonHarley Gallery, NottinghamThe Gallery at Bevere, Worcester

EXHIBITIONS‘Ceramic Art London’, RCA, 2008‘Clayart’, North Wales, 2008‘Earth and Fire’, Rufford Craft Centre,Nottingham, 2008‘The Jug Show’, Galerie Besson, Bond Street,London, 2007‘CPA at Fifty’, The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester,2007‘Kiln to Table’, The Gallery at Bevere,Worcester, 2008‘New Shoots on the Vine’, Joanna Bird Pottery,London, 2008

Josie Walter’s pots are thrown on a momentumwheel or sculpturally slab built in achocolate/black earthenware clay or a smoothred. Decoration is created by pouring slipsthinly or by applying them thickly with a brushwhilst the pot is rotating on the wheel to give a‘wrapped’ look. The pieces are raw glazed witha lead bisilicate clear glaze, decorated withcoloured glazes and fired in an electric kiln.

LYNSEY WALTERS

8/5 Atholl Place, Edinburgh EH3 8HP0131 538 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSFibre and Clay, Knutsford, CheshireAppendage, BrightonPaula Rubenstein, Prince Street, New York

EXHIBITIONSBritish Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, 2007, 2008Lustre, 2007‘Launchpad Pulse’, Earls Court, London, 2007,2008‘Made’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2006, 2008Ongoing display, The Craft Centre and DesginGallery, Leeds, 2007-2008‘Craft Exhibition’, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland,2008

Lynsey’s costume jewellery, made from wool isinspired by many things; her collections ofvarious nic-nacs, her sense of humour and thematerials she uses. She makes her own felt, aswell as using commercially produced felt andfinds the two combine well together. Her workhas a sense of fun and naivety which is unique.She enjoys the joke of taking inspiration from‘proper’ jewellery and making her owninterpretation of it in wool.

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JAMES AND TILLA WATERS

Bryndyfan Farm, LlansadwrnLlanwrda, Carms. SA19 8NL01550 777215info@jamesandtillawaters.co.ukwww.jamesandtillawaters.co.uk

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSPrimavera, CambridgeRuthin Craft CentreYorkshire Sculpture Park

EXHIBITIONSCeramic Art London, RCA, 2008Lustre, 2007Origin, London, 2006‘An English Tea Ceremony’, Leach Foundation,2008Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2008V&A Showcase, 2007

James and Tilla Waters make pots to be used.The wheel is central to their work both in termsof making and decorating. Purity of form allowsthe elements of colour and surface quality tocome to the fore. Since finishing theirapprenticeships with Rupert Spira in 2000 allof their work has been collaborative.

MISUN WON

Flat 10, 37 Milton StreetEdinburgh EH8 [email protected]

Misun Won has used the circle to develop avariety of complex forms in silver to make asubtle and varied collection of objects, based onthe idea of the Korean patchwork. Using a‘patchwork’ of circles, she has crafted bothfunctional and non-functional containers thatare reflective, rhythmical and playful. Shebuilds a structure from one sheet of silver usingbasic techniques such as sawing, bending andsoldering.

RACHEL WOOD

11 Murray Street, MansfieldNottinghamshire NG18 4AR01623 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Gallery at Bevere, WorcesterBluestone Gallery, Devizes, WiltshireOakwood Gallery, Mansfield, Nottingham

EXHIBITIONS‘Swalmen’, Holland, 2008Art in Clay, Hatfield House, 2007‘Earth and Fire’, Rufford Craft Centre,Nottingham, 2007‘Contemporary Ceramics’, London, 2008‘Northern Potters’, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe,Lancashire, 2008‘Rufford Presents’, Rufford Craft Centre,Nottingham, 2007

As the natural spontaneous qualities of the dayare important to Rachel, so too is it that herpots have a spirit and character. Rachel wantsher pots to have a pulse and a heartbeat. Shewants the marks to reflect the journey ofexploration and learning in each pot, just as awrinkle depicts expression and character in ahuman face. Her work is recognised for its soft,loose forms and thirsty surfaces. Influenced bythe landscapes of local Derbyshire and the rawearth of Australia, she uses stoneware, clay,oxidized slips and a variety of glazes.

EXHIBITORS 2008

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RUTH WOOD

106 Hinkley Road, Leicester Forest EastLeicestershire LE3 3JS07832 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSThe Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, LondonBrass Monkeys, BrightonMiawood, Kew Garden Village, London

EXHIBITIONSHenley Festival, Towpath Gallery, 2007‘Collect’. V&A, London, 2007‘Top drawer’, Earls Court, London, 2007‘Flux’, School of Jewellery, ‘BrilliantlyBirmingham’, 2008‘Gift’, Farnham Maltings, Surrey, 2007‘Retrospective’, Bishopsland, South Oxon,2007

Ruth’s jewellery is inspired by ancient artifactsand treasures, irregular form and the erosionand texture of materials, such as rockformations within caves. ‘I love going tomuseums to view the collections of ancientjewellery, metal-ware and pottery from differentages and cultures. I like the history these piecescarry and it is interesting to learn and imaginewho would have used and worn them.’ In hercave collection she creates the same intrigueusing silver gilt, 18ct gold and quartz, makingunique one off pieces that look like they havebeen pulled from the ground.

DAVID WRIGHT

26 The Green, ThrussingtonLeicestershire LE7 4UH01664 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSCraft Centre and Design Gallery, LeedsHornseys, The Gallery, RiponDesign Factory, Offices and Website

EXHIBITIONS‘Potfest in the Pens’ and ‘Potfest’, Shropshire,2007‘Clayart’, North Wales, 2007, 2008‘Potfest’, Scotland, 2008

David Wright makes hand built vessels fromcoils of clay. A coarse clay is used; the resultingtexture is an important feature. As coils of clayare added, they are beaten and scraped to refinethe form. The vessels are glazed with a simpleash glaze: the ash being collected from thewood-fired kiln and as each batch is different,so there are subtle variances in the colour. Thepots are fired in an electric or wood fuelled kiln,some are fired for four days or more in ananagama tunnel kiln. As the processes dictate,each piece is highly individual and unique.

BRIAN A. YOUNG (YUNGI)

Holmes Farm, Drybridge, Irvine, AyrshireKA11 5BS01294 [email protected]

PRINCIPLE SALE OUTLETSPanik Gallery, KillearnNational Museum of Scotland, EdinburghGuinness Gallery, Ireland

EXHIBTIONSScottish International Trade Fair, 2008British Craft Trade Fair, 2008Collins Gallery Christmas Fair, 2007‘Gifted Exhibitions’, National Museum ofScotland

The yungi range of knitted products includescarves, hats, gloves, throws and cushions.Striking simplicity of design and sumptuouscolour, combine with the softest lambswool tocreate luxury fashion accessories and interiorfurnishings. The fashion accessories range hasbeen designed for menswear and womenswearwith the contemporary fresh style suitable for awide age group.

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MARTIN BERRESFORD25 Bruce Close, Deal, Kent CT14 9BO07975 [email protected]

Martin is a kinetic sculptorexploring the potential ofcombining the power of thewind with optical illusions andsound. Using a combination ofmaterials - seasoned oak,tubular steel, rip-stop nylon,carbon fibre rods and ballbearings - Martin gives hiscontemporary interpretation ofthe workings of a traditionalwindmill’s gear system. Hiswork is colourful, melodic andbeautifully crafted.

CRAIG FELLOWS115 Springfield RoadBurntwood, Staffordshire WS7 4UH07811 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSNew Designers, Islington, 2008

Craig Fellows has a passion forcolour and print. His collectionof bespoke fashion prints areused in a variety ofapplications; from unique handmade weekend travel bags andprinted silk scarves tobeautifully illustrated prints.Traditional silk screentechniques combined withdigital printing allows him toexplore his passion for drawingand mark making. Quirky hensand roosters form an unusualvisual base for this freshcollection.

JODIE FRANKLIN5 Lower Adeyfield RoadHemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire0792 0401931jodiefranklin369@hotmail.comwww.jodiefranklin.blogspot.com

Jodie’s work is an explorationof leisure, pleasure andnostalgia for a bygone age.Using motifs derived fromleafy suburbs and theexcitement of day trips out,travelling on London busesand the Underground, shemakes wall pieces,illustrations and jewellery, fullof colour and pattern.

CHLOE GEARYWhite Gables, Mill Hill RoadArnesby, Leicester07710 [email protected]

Chloe’s work has anillustrative nature and a strongidentity through the use ofcolour. The style developedsimply from her love ofdrawing. Her work idealisesscenes from different cities,giving them a happy andnostalgic twist.

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YOUNGMETEORS

Young Meteors are a selection of the brightest stars from East Midlands universities.Each year the organisers of Lustre select some of the top emerging talent to showcaseat the event.

These graduates from the region will be exhibiting and selling their work for the firsttime. This fantastic opportunity allows the ambitious new starters to explore the marketand get face-to-face feedback from the audience, an exciting and nerve-racking time -but one which will hopefully prove invaluable as they set out on their journey as makers.

GRADUATES AT LUSTRE 2008

Jodie Franklin

Emily Hartley

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YOUNGMETEORS

EMILY HARTLEY11 Butter Street, AlcesterWarwickshire B49 [email protected]

Silver and printed silk arecombined to produce beautiful,elegant and unique pieces ofjewellery as well as wearablesculpture and wall pieces.Inspired by memories, nestsand nature, each piece isprinted with handwriting fromold postcards.

SARAH [email protected]

There is underlying Sarah’swork a desire to make art part of the architecturalenvironment. She wantspeople to become moreinvolved with art, and to beable to interact with it, byinfluencing its movement, itstexture, and its light andshadow. She enjoyschoreographing texture,putting togethercomplementary andcontrasting materials, butrecently has been workingmore exclusively with paper inmany forms. “Spaces inTogetherness” is a work whichbrings together a marriage ofstructure and the spacebetween. The spirals, madefrom a simple material, moveas a unit and independently, allor each of them influenced bythe elements around them,including their audience.

NATASHA JOHNSON16 Melville Road, Spon EndCoventry CV1 3AN07772 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSNot for all the Tea in China,Lakeside Arts Centre,Nottingham, 2008

Natasha Johnson designs andproduces bespoke textile-based products. She developsand enhances fabrics throughtea-staining and embroiderybased on the ritual of ‘tea-time’ and combines newfabrics with vintage pieces tocreate a timeless aesthetic.Her products range from wallhangings to hand-madeaccessories.

CAROLINE KNAGGS12 Kinston Street, Derby07799 [email protected]

Caroline believes that often thesimplest opportunities forenjoyment can be missed. Hercollection of food tools offer analternative to mass-producedutensils usually found in ourhomes. Constructed from ash,granite and bio resin, Carolinerelishes the challenge ofworking and combining theseuneven, natural materials intostrict forms.

For primitive peoples, theirfood tools meant survival,hence huge amounts of timeand energy went into makingthem. It is these items whichhave driven her to invest asthey did, towards what stillremains a fundamentalnecessity, eating. Carolineuses new technologiesunavailable to the past toproduce new objects which areintended to echo pre-historictimes yet cater forcontemporary need.

VANESSA LARMOND07930 [email protected]

Vanessa specialises inwhittling and basketry,working with both found andbought materials, and a smallselection of simple hand tools.Her current work consists of arange of spoons produced fromwood that she splits, shavesand then whittles. Usingtraditional basketry skills shethen weaves organic,naturally-dyed cotton ‘sleeves’to emphasise or hide thespoons. The way a spoon isheld and used is determinedby its shape and size, with astrong relationship betweenthe user and the tool. It isimportant to Vanessa that sheonly works with naturalmaterials and simpleprocesses that reduce theenvironmental impact of herwork.

PHIONA RICHARDS23 Scott Road, Corby, Northants NN17 1UH07968 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSNew Designers, Islington, 2008RE: Exhibition, Northampton,Milton Keynes andPortsmouth, 2008ICA Book Fair, London, 2006,2007

Phiona grew up in residentialhomes where her motherworked, and says she couldknit when she was five yearsold and could crochet whenshe was nine. “I acquired mysewing skills by watchingpeople repair the residentsclothing in the sewing room”says Phiona.

Phiona returned to her rootswhen she joined the TreshamInstitute, Kettering, to do afoundation art course beforedoing a BA Design Craftdegree at De MontfortUniversity. She’s since seenher work exhibited at London’sBook Fair. Phiona usesdiscarded books as her canvasto display needleworktechniques which reflect abygone age.

SAMANTHA ROBINSON27 Burnaston Road, Leicester LE2 8QP0116 [email protected]

EXHIBITIONSNew Designers, Islington, 2008

Samantha’s inspiration comesfrom the labels, tags andpackaging that arerepresentative of ourcontemporary society. Female related activities havebeen used to explore society’sobsession with body image andsize.

Her work combines ceramics,metals and textiles giving asubtle blend of these variedmaterials and also challengesthe orthodox view of ‘everyday’things.

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Group photo from left:

Jodie Franklin

Emily Hartley

Phiona Richards

Sarah Hinton

Martin Berresford

Caroline Knaggs

Sam Robinson

Vanessa Lermond

Chloe Geary

Craig Fellows

Phiona Richards

Sarah Hinton

Martin Berresford

Caroline Knaggs

Sam Robinson

Vanessa Lermond

Chloe Geary

Craig Fellows

Natasha Johnson

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Opposite page:Curved glass bottles by Stuart Ackroyd, from £50Lighting by Michael Radford - prices vary depending on sizeColourful cushions by Akiko from £80; throws from £350; scarves from £70Triangle table by Matthew Dabbs - prototype for commercial production

This page top left to right:Monochrome cockerel bag by Craig Fellows. Prices start from £50Colourful knitted zig-zag cushions, throws and scarves from Akiko. Prices as above.Thumbykins wall piece by Louise Evans £800

This page bottom:Girl’s raspberry cotton dress by Teresa Green, £34Pink confection by Kate McBride from £50 - £120; bugs and roses tea set from £50 - £100.Pretty cut-out butterfly plate by Andrew Tanner, £58. Vases by Andrew Tanner, from £60Akiko scarf, as above.Ravens in Treetops necklace by Amanda Coleman , £110, earrings from £50

GET THE LOOK AT LUSTRE

The great thing about

Lustre is that everything

you see is so strikingly

different. Gorgeous,

luxurious throws, knitted

cushions and pretty glass

pieces all feature

this year.

To show you how items fromLustre can work at home, we havecreated some really stunning looksusing items from a selection ofLustre makers.

Take Craig Fellows and his cuteand quirky poultry-inspired pieces.The farmyard has never been sochic, thanks to Craig and hisstunning bags of monochromecockerels and beautiful eggdesigns.

Throws, cushions and scarves fromAkiko come in lovely zig-zagpatterns and a variety of warmcolours to adorn your home for areally cosy feel this winter.

From Stuart Ackroyd comes abeautiful range of bright glassbottles, perfect for presents - orfor decorating shelves and sidetables, along with the crisp,illustrated fabrics of Teresa Green.

You can be sure that lighting byMichael Radford is like nothingyou’ve seen before. Michael makesa range of sustainable lightingsuitable for indoors and out. Hisbirch floor lamps, table lamps andpendant lampshades look simplystunning when they are turned on -and also when they are off!

We love the Thumbykins wall pieceby Louise Evans who makestextiles and jewellery involvingfound items and vintage clothing.Her new collection features shoepieces and wall pieces withdetachable jewellery.

We have combined the prettyceramics by Kate McBride, thejewellery of Amanda Coleman andvases and plates by Andrew Tannerto show how well these objects canlook together - and how the“Lustre look” can so easily beachieved at home.

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Michael Radford made his Lustre debut last year and this time round, his bold, textural and environmentally-friendly ‘Koivu’ lights are adorningthe cover of this magazine.

Koivu (Finnish for birch) lights are made from sustainable materials andprocesses. Michael did his degree at Derby University in 3D Design andSustainable Practice, setting up his business 4D Designs in 2007.

He explains: “My products are made using a single process. Inspired by thebark of birch trees, I use laser cutting technologies to reproduce thepattern and also make the linking tabs which allow the lights to be bentand formed into tall tubes. My mission is to create innovative productsusing only the minimum of materials.”

The range, made from birch plywood and stainless steel, which includesfloor lamps, table lamps and pendant lampshades, has as much visualimpact switched off as illuminated. Michael also undertakes commissionsand made-to-order pieces.

Michael, who’s been featured in The Guardian’s Weekend magazine pagesas ‘one to watch’, is passionate about the benefits of Lustre. “Lustre is theonly regional craft fair which is really geared to contemporary design andhigh-end crafts and products. It was the first show I did after graduationand it’s well-marketed and has lots of energy. It’s the right size, not too bigand not too small. It’s really nice talking about your work and socialisingwith customers, even if they don’t become buyers.”

Andrew Tanner’s sculptural yet cleanly functional ceramics made him2005’s Young Designer of the Year, when he was hailed the ‘William Morrisof his day.’ Based in Leicester, his work is sold internationally, fromSelfridges and the Designers Guild in London to prestigious outlets inAustralia, Paris and New York.

Andrew works as a designer and consultant for clients worldwide, creating aset of limited edition bone china for Crabtree & Evelyn as one of hiscommissions. Classic examples of Andrew’s fluid, user-friendly designs arethe dimpled flat fruit bowl or canapé holder, and a set of interlocking bowls.His ‘minimalist chic’ Bauble Light, created in partnership with designerAnna Cameron, was chosen by fashion legend Donna Karan for her flagshipNew York stores. His full range includes floor and wall tiles, interioraccessories, tableware and decorative pieces.

meet the makers...A chance for a behind the scenes look atwhat inspires some of the makers at Lustre

ANDREW TANNER

This will be the fourth time he’s exhibited at Lustre. “It’s a fantastic showand it’s a brilliant chance to speak to the people who actually buy yourwork. Often at trade fairs it’s trade buyers you meet, which is great, but it’snice to talk to the people who own your work themselves. I’ve hadcustomers coming back wanting to see new collections, so I’ve startedlaunching new works at Lustre to gauge the reaction.”

He adds: “I’ve got a three-year-old daughter who loves coming to Lustreand gets involved with all the activities. She’s a Lustre baby!”

MICHAEL RADFORD

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SHONA POWELLDIRECTOR, LAKESIDE

The expansion of Lustre has been encouraging for the craft sector andunderlines the increasing interest in buying original crafts for the homeand for the individual. Visitors to Lustre have doubled in the last fewyears to over 4000 in 2007 and we hope that this number will continue togrow alongside the increase in the number of makers and the diversityof their offer.

Lustre’s Young Meteors platform provides a great opportunity to seewhat is emerging from the universities in the region and a chance topurchase from the rising stars of tomorrow. For those who can’t helpbut indulge their passion for collecting, the Objects of Contemplationexhibition at Lustre offers the chance to admire or to purchase beautifulcontemporary glass from two makers working with the same media butshowing vastly differing styles and ideas.

Lustre would not be what it is without the University of Nottingham’svision and ambition to embrace the arts across visual, performance andparticipatory forms. The drive for innovation and excellence underpinsthe University’s strategy at every level, and through Lustre, Lakesidecontinues to showcase makers who champion the original and thecreative in the craft world.

I hope that you enjoy Lustre and that you take full advantage of ourfabulous park setting and our enticing cafés.

I look forward to welcoming you to Lakeside

Shona Powell

Director

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BUSES

Regular bus services operate between Nottingham city centre and the SouthEntrance of the University. The number 5 runs to and from Long Eaton pastthe South Entrance every 6-8 minutes in the day and slightly less frequentlyin the evening.

NCT from Market Square: number 13 or 14 (along Castle Boulevard).

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There is ample free weekend parking at University Park. Limited free parkingis available in the Lakeside car park and to the rear of the Djanogly ArtGallery.

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There are designated spaces located close to both Lustre venues. If you arevisiting the Djangly Art Gallery enter University Park from the south entranceon University Boulevard, turn first right into Science Road and then first rightagain. For the DH Lawrence Pavilion there are 2 spaces in the main Lakesidecar park, and an additional 9 spaces next to the lake - these can be accessedby driving past the main Lakeside car park (to your left), around past thegatehouse, first left off East Drive along the north approach to the DHLawrence Pavilion.

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All information and prices correct at time of going to press.

Cover photographs: Nick Dunmur www.nickdunmur.comFront cover: Michael Radford - lightsBack cover: Andrew Tanner - plate, Kate McBride - tea cup

Styling: Lesley BealeLocation: Lesley’s bathroom

Design: Tom Partridge www.tompartridge.co.uk

Editorial Team: Sofia Nazar, Marketing Manager, Lakeside,Liz Cartwright, Mhairi McFarlane and Katherine Simon at Cartwright Communications

Own art loans are designed to make it easy and affordable for you to buy original, high quality contemporarycraft. You can borrow up to £2,000, or as little as £100, to be paid back in equal instalments over a period of10 months – interest free*

Own art loans will be available this year at Lustre for the purchase or commission of items from exhibitingartists. Look out for the Own Art logo and ask our staff for details.

*Typical 0% APRThe Djanogly Art Gallery is a licensed broker of Own Art loans. Registered address: Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD

MANDY TOLLEY

making art affordable

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