How would you like to meet around 100 contemporary designer
makers in person? Talk to the people who create beautiful and
unique items by hand about their inspiration, the materials they
source and choose for their work and the techniques and skills
involved. Shop for those one-off pieces for your home or as gifts
(or as a treat for yourself pourquoi pas?). The highly successful
Design and Craft Fair at West Dean College returns for its
third year.
Find textiles, silverware, jewellery, original prints, ceramics,
fashion accessories, wood and more beautiful items in The
Marketplace, curated by the successful team behind MADE LONDON Bloomsbury
and Marylebone. NEW this year is a printmaking area presenting
original prints to buy. Take a peek at the
exhibitor's gallery online.
Go one step further and try your hand at a creative skill in a
mini workshop run by the college's expert short course tutors. How
about throwing a pot on a potter's wheel or making a textured
silver ring? Or have a go at watercolour painting or weaving a
basket. The relaxing one and a half hour sessions run throughout
the weekend and they are pretty popular, so it's a good idea to
book in advance online to make sure of your place.
The Grade II* Listed college is the former home of Edward James,
poet and lifelong patron of the Surrealist Movement. The historic
country mansion makes the perfect backdrop to the fair which is set
partly in the stunning award-winning gardens.
Enjoy a seriously relaxing and enjoyable day out in a unique
setting.
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