Collect 2025 - SDC x QEST Booth Talks
Join us at Collect this week where talented makers will be doing a Booth Talk about their practice.
Overview
Join us at Collect this week where two talented makers featured in Fresh Focus will talking about their practice:
Margaret Jones FSDC - Fresh Focus: Rethinking Tapestry
E10, East Wing, 17.30, Friday 28th Feb
Margaret will be talking about exploring innovative approaches to the ancient art of tapestry weaving, challenging traditional methods and encouraging new perspectives.
Elizabeth Ashdown - Fresh Focus: Rethinking Passementerie
E10, East Wing, 12.30, Saturday 1st March
QEST Scholar Alumni Elizabeth Ashdown explains how she is putting her spin on a traditional craft.
Two SDC members featured in Design Nation will also be talking about their practice:
Zoë Wilson MSDC - Design Nation: Traditional Stone Carving
W2, West Wing,16.30 Thursday 27 February
Zoë will be celebrating the joy of slow, traditional stone carving in a fast-paced world, blending geometric precision with modern tools to highlight the lasting value of handmade craftsmanship.
Denise Jaques MSDC - Design Nation: Mosiac
W2, West Wing, 16.30 Sunday 2 March
When is a mosaic not a mosaic? Believing that ‘you need to learn the rules before you can break the rules’, Denise will explain how she creates highly complex pieces that challenge traditional rules of mosaic making.
Where?
Somerset House
London WC2R 1LA
When?
28 Feb 2025 to 3 Mar 2025
Opening Times
Thursday 27 February (Preview Day) 11:00 - 21:00
Friday 28 February: 11:00 - 19:00
Saturday 1 March: 11:00 - 18:00
Sunday 2 March: 11:00 - 18:00
Price
Admission fee applies - book tickets here
Margaret Jones FSDC tapestry weaver. Photo credit Peter Jones
