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.
Lockdown Project
'Shadow of my Former Self' is a body of work by printmaker and Society member Sheila de Rosa MSDC. It will be featured in 'Women Writing Lockdown' at the House of Commons, Westminster on 28th June 2023.
SDC member Susannah Weiland will be exhibiting at London Craft Week
Embroidery artist Susannah Weiland LSDC is one of the Society's new members. She will be exhibiting for the first time at London Craft Week as part of Future Icons at Oxo Tower Wharf's iconic Bargehouse, alongside over 70 other artists and makers.
'What do you do all day?' creative research project
Society fellow and glassmaker Adam Hussain FSDC is one of six freelancers in the West Midlands chosen to be involved in this project with the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies at the University of Warwick.
Touchmark Gallery
Society member Lilly Reid LSDC has recently launched an online gallery called Touchmark that showcases a diverse collection of art forms ranging from Ceramics to Tapestries.
Books for machine knitters
Society member and textile designer Alison Dupernex MSDC has published two books for machine knitters.
Society member driven to drink during lockdown
Lockdown presented many problems for us all, but artist/maker and Society member Matthew Warburton LSDC alighted on a new idea.
Coloured by Nature - Natural Dyeing with Wensleydale
Article for recent edition of Feltmakers Journal "Felt Matters" 2022 (International Feltmakers Association)
The Alan Peters Furniture Award 2022
An annual award celebrating the legacy of one of Britain’s most prominent furniture designer-makers of the late 20th century (who was a Fellow of the Society). 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 is 31st July 2022.
