What's On
Our society events and members' exhibitions showcase the latest in contemporary design, craft and innovation.
We're thrilled to announce the Society of Designer Craftsmen will be presenting at Collect 2026, the UK's leading international fair for contemporary craft and design held in London's Somerset House.
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An exhibition of stitched textiles by Society member Sue Stone
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Tracing the rich history of Liberty Fabrics, this exhibition includes dresses designed and made by SDC member Lizzie Houghton MSDC
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Explore the work of 15 emerging jewellers and silversmiths at this exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s
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Solo exhibition by SDC member Seeun Kim
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An exhibition of printed works on wood, silk, glass, paper & cloth by SDC member Tori McLean, shown alongside furniture from the Edward Barnes Foundation.
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Exhibition at Liberation Art Gallery in Brighton featuring work by SDC member, printmaker Alexandra Motiu
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This exhibition by Terra Mater Art includes work by SDC member Sarah Drew and honours the beauty, mystery and importance of ancient forests around the world and how we feel among tree communities.
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The SDC is delighted to be returning to the Oxmarket Contemporary gallery - a medieval church full of light in the heart of Chichester - to showcase its prestigious annual exhibition of 2025.
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Festive Exhibition of Guild members, including SDC member David Rodgers.
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Contemporary jewellery fair set in the beautifully renovated Cornwall Museum, showcasing new collections by SDC member Sarah Drew and other artists inspired by the museums exhibits.
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Autumn contemporary craft shows featuring work by SDC member Mark Ripley
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The Worshipful Company of Turners is thrilled to announce the return of the acclaimed Wizardry in Wood, the quadrennial celebration of woodturning and wood art.
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Featuring the work of SDC members Johanne Coker and Moira Goodall, the Oxford Ceramics Fair proudly celebrates three decades of excellence as it marks its 30th annual event
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This is the BSA's 120th Open Exhibition and features the work of SDC member Susannah Weiland.
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This year's fair brings a selection of the UK’s best contemporary jewellers and silversmiths including SDC member Caitlin Murphy
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Exhibition showing the latest artworks from SDC member Valérie Wartelle and ceramicist & Raku master Stephen Murfitt
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SDC member Ellie Hipkin is one of the many inspiring makers showing at the Fair.
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Textile exhibition featuring work by SDC member Mandy Nash and other makers inspired by the rich and fascinating historic textiles within Wales
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A series of weavings by SDC member Ali Holloway exploring ways of communicating through woven textiles and the fundamental connection we have with cloth
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Exhibition of glass bead art by SDC member Holly Parr at the Venice Glass Week Festival
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Spotlighting Getting Started 'Meet The Maker' Event at the Goldsmiths' Centre
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Autumn exhibition at the Old Chapel Gallery featuring work of SDC member Jane Littlefield
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SDC member Ksenia Semirova will be demonstrating her work and delivering a hands-on workshop as part of the ROSA Heritage Craft Hall at the festival.
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A celebration of creativity with a powerful purpose in aid of SchoolGambia.
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SDC member Antonello Figlia will be exhibiting at Dazzle, one of the UK’s longest running and most anticipated contemporary jewellery shows
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This annual art show is a selling exhibition featuring the work of twenty three artists including Society member Euan Cunningham MSDC.
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Solo exhibition by SDC fellow and textile artist Sue Lancaster
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This showcase exhibition from the Buckinghamshire Craft Guild takes inspiration from the river, its environs and beyond.
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RCA2025 MA Summer Show for the School of Arts & Humanities. Includes work of SDC member Tori McLean
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An exhibition of embroidery by SDC member Darren Ball inspired by the Olive Matthews Collection, Chertsey Museum.
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Solo exhibition of SDC member Rosie Montford's colourful relief prints, drawings and sketchbooks celebrating her strong creative link of walking & drawing.
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A wonderful celebration of making and makers
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As part of our partnership with Handmade Britain 2025, get a Members offer on Stand prices at Handmade Oxford and look out for our Award.
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David Rodgers MSDC (wood turner) and Sheila de Rosa MSDC (printmaker) display recent work during Bucks Art Weeks.
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Visit the studio of SDC Fellow Margaret Jones to see traditionally hand woven tapestries and work in progress on the looms
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Bridget Lane MSDC, SDC and BTG member will be showing her work at this distinguished craft festival
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Enjoy a unique summer of creativity as SDC member and acclaimed visual artist Jessica Palmer and award-winning poet Robert Seatter bring the fascinating stories and compelling atmosphere of Kelmscott Manor to life.
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This June, SDC member Henrietta MacPhee brings the vibrant wonders of northern India to the Durning Library in London.
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Exhibition by 'The Five' a group of multi-disciplinary artists including SDC member Consuelo Simpson
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This new exhibition at the Museum of Brands presents glass artworks by award-winning artist and SDC member Hannah Gibson, shown alongside outstanding examples of glass from the Robert Opie collection.
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The ‘Hastings Craft Weekend’ event is the first of a series of Craft focused weekend events launching in May 2025 at the Observer Building in Hastings.
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This exhibition highlights how cloth can play a unique role in telling our stories and is used to communicate life’s journey.
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Future Icons Selects is back and in a new venue in Shoreditch for its highly anticipated third year at London Craft Week
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As part of London Craft Week 2025, Unanchored Crafting is collaborating with 20 international artists and the Jewellery & Metal Studio at Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts.
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We' love it if you'd join us on Saturday 10 May for our next in-person event 'SDC Celebrates Discovering Your Process' an inspiring day dedicated to craftsmanship, creativity, and the personal journeys behind the making. Tickets must be booked today.
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The showcase for the world's best potters - includes work by SDC members Ali Tomlin and Claire Ireland.
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Solo exhibition by SDC member Nicholas Rowe who has built a successful career as an artist craftsperson over the last ten years.
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Immerse yourself in the world of tapestry weaving for this two day workshop taught by SDC Member Bridget Lane
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An exhibition of art jewellery, sculpture, photography and paintings inspired by European travel, nature & culture
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Curated collection of art from the gallery's London collective including SDC member Diana McKinnon MSDC
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Major exhibition that will showcase the remarkable versatility and lasting influence of William Morris’s designs in popular culture.
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Exhibition that unites six UK-based women artists including SDC member Jacqui Ramrayka MSDC who use clay as a medium
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Exhibition celebrating the 175th anniversary of the birth of artist Mary Watts and featuring the work of SDC member Jane Littlefield
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Prism Textiles return to the Art Pavilion for their latest exhibition which includes work by Society members
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Spring Exhibition of Guild members, including SDC members Shelia de Rosa and David Rodgers
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Let's have a cuppa and catch up!
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A collaborative exhibition featuring the work of SDC member Samantha English
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Exhibition of selected pieces from the Diana Springall Embroidery Collection, one of the most diverse and nationally important collections of fine art embroidery spanning almost 70 years.
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Join us at Collect this week where two talented makers featured in Fresh Focus will be doing a Booth Talk about their practice
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For the first time, the SDC and QEST (the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) will join forces to present Fresh Focus at Collect 2025
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Design-Nation will present thirteen impressive craftspeople including SDC members Deborah Timperley, Hannah Gibson, Denise Jaques and Zoe Wilson
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This open exhibition returns to Bankside Gallery, London in 2025 and features the work of four SDC members.
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Showcase featuring the work of seven artists new to the Platform Gallery including SDC member Antonello Figlia, each exploring their craft in innovative ways
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Makers in Focus exhibition showing contemporary designs by SDC member Mandy Nash and Sheila McDonald
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This exhibition is all about paper and features work by SDC member Kendall Clarke MSDC
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A vibrant display of handmade art and craft including work by SDC members
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An exhibition showcasing contemporary tapestry making, featuring SDC members Margaret Jones and Bridget Lane.
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This exhibition aims to capture the vibrant energy in artists' studios across a wide variety of media, styles, and themes. Featuring the work of SDC member Susannah Weiland.
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Collaborative and group show of ceramic art, jewellery and prints inspired by woodland, including work by SDC member Sarah Drew.
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For one day, step into the world of ancient trade routes and traditions, and meet SDC member Batool Showghi who is one of the participating artists.
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Jaggedart Group Exhibition exhibition featuring the work of SDC member Batool Showghi
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This exhibition is the culmination of the Guildford House Open Competition. Society members Susannah Weiland and Henrietta MacPhee will be exhibiting as part of this annual art competition and exhibition, which highlights outstanding artistic talent.
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SDC member Sharon Kearley MSDC will be running this inspiring one-day workshop
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The SDC are delighted to return to London's Bankside Gallery to showcase its prestigious annual exhibition of 2024.
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Margot Eardley MSCD is exhibiting with a diverse and interesting group of Fine Art Printmakers
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A Christmas art show set in the atmospheric C17th West Sussex cottage & printmaking studio
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Panel discussion on the rapidly evolving field of craft curation, with Fellows at the Society of Designer Craftsmen Dr. Hazel Connors FSDC, Margaret Jones FSDC, and UCA Surrey Curator Dr. Loucia Manopoulou
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A talk by SDC Fellow Dan Maier on 26 October 2024 at 2.30pm
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Studio Safari is back! Hosted by our very own Council member and ceramicist Kayley Holderness, FSDC in conversation with SDC members in their studios. Batool will be zooming us from her studio in Harrow where we will get a look at her latest projects and hear about her passion for creating.
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An exhibition by The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association to celebrate Unique Fleece. Features the work of SDC member Julia Desch MSDC
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SDC member Sabine Kaner MSDC will be taking part in the 2024 Open Studio weekends in the Stroud Valley
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Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London featuring the work of SDC member Claudia Luque
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London Design fair includes work by SDC Honorary Fellow Peter Layton
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SDC member Henrietta MacPhee will be exhibiting as part of 'Artists at Home - Open Studio'
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Society member Christine-Ann Richards FSDC will be exhibiting as part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024
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This annual members' exhibition returns to the Kendrew Barn Gallery, St John's College, Oxford and includes the work of SDC member, Wendy Newhofer MSDC.
Full detailsThe Royal West of England Acadamy 171st annual open exhibition in Bristol includes the work of SDC member Jessica Palmer
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In a new annual showcase in partnership with Design-Nation, the Hub shines a spotlight on emerging and developing talents
Full detailsSDC member Hannah Gibson has been selected for the British Glass Biennale in Stourbridge this year.
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Exhibition of glass panels - all the artists have been inspired by the life and work of William Morris
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Exhibition featuring the work of SDC members Sharon Kearley and Samantha English
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This exhibition delves into the future of glassmaking and features the work of SDC members Hannah Gibson and Elena Fleury-Rojo
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SDC members Jane Littlefield and Aran Illingworth have their work accepted for the Harley Open 2024 competition.
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Group exhibition at Fronteer Gallery featuring work by SDC member Samantha English
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Aluminium jewellery workshop with Mandy Nash MSDC
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This annual art show is a selling exhibition featuring the work of twenty three artists including Society member Euan Cunningham MSDC.
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Exhibition of Art and Craft by the Makers' Art Collective
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Textile Workshop with Mandy Nash MSDC
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Create/Elevate is the third Harewood Biennial, now established as the major craft Biennial of its kind outside London.
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An exhibition showcasing contemporary tapestry making, featuring SDC members Margaret Jones and Bridget Lane.
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Join us on Friday 28 June when SDC will be awarding a partner prize for Outstanding Innovation in Craft & Design and hosting a talk with SDC Honorary Fellow, Alice Kettle as part of New Designers 2024 at Business Design Centre London 52 Upper Street, N1 0QH.
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163rd Annual Open Exhibition includes work by Aran Illingworth MSDC
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