Member News
The society promotes and supports the work of creative thinkers, designers and makers who continue to innovate in the crafts through their exploration of materials and skills.
The Glass Prize - Highly Commended for Society Member Hannah Gibson
Society Member Hannah Gibson was Highly Commended at the Open Glass Artists 2021 for her work - "Recycling Narratives, Whispering Sweet Nothings. A Shattered Past"
Ceramic Review Master Class in Sgraffito with Tiffany Scull
Tiffany Scull is being featured in the current issue of Ceramic Review both in print and a film online.
Andrew Lapthorne (FSDC) has been announced as winner of the Alan Peters Furniture Award 2021
Society Fellow Andrew Lapthorne was declared the overall winner of the 2021 Alan Peters Furniture Award for his work "Remnant Table"
Dan Maier discusses the Arts and Craft Movement
Society Fellow Dan Maier is featured in DailyArt Magazine talking about her work and current projects.
Headstones- Advice and Inspiration: Fergus Wessel publishes new book for Charity
Society Member Fergus Wessel has just published a new book called Headstones- Advice and Inspiration. The book is being sold to raise money for Maggie's Cancer Care Charity and is one of the few publications in the UK which offers advice and ideas for choosing a headstone.
Jeremy Broun publishing
Seasoned woodworking author and Society Fellow Jeremy Broun whose Encyclopedia of Woodworking Techniques won a ‘Top 200 Books’ award in 1993 (re-published in 2018) has recently branched out to design and publish his own hardback books.
The Alan Peters Online Furniture Award
An annual award celebrating the legacy of one of Britain’s most prominent furniture designer-makers of the late 20th century. It aims to encourage talent in the craft of furniture design and making. Organised by Jeremy Broun, FSDC. Applications are now open and the entry deadline has now been extended to 14th March 2021.
The Diana Springall Collection at the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery
The Sunbury Gallery have selected and hung a small exhibition of pieces from the personal collection of Society Fellow Diana Springall. The work displayed can be viewed until 20 September 2020 and is a small part of the entire Collection to be housed in the new extended Embroidery Gallery. This nationally important collection of the art of contemporary embroidery has been accumulated by Diana Springall over six decades.
