Q & A with Rentaro Nishimura Location: West London Discipline: Product Design (Accessories / Jewellery) Biography: I am a London-based multi-disciplinary designer. After my initial training as an interior designer in Tokyo, I moved to London to study Architecture at The AA. My passion for design, construction and form, led me to then complete an… Read more »

Q & A with Kira Phoenix – K’inan Discipline: Glass Location: South East London Please describe your creative process/practice: My work brings together fine art and craft through glass sculptures and works on paper that are sustainably and ethically produced in my London studio. Today my collections are known for their rich colour palette, dynamic… Read more »

Q & A with Eva Radulova (Eradu Ceramics) Location: London Biography: My name is Eva Radulova, and I am the designer-maker behind ERADU Ceramics. I have been passionate about exploring and creating since I was very young and enrolled in a High School of Applied Arts at the age of 13. At school, ceramics and… Read more »

Q & A with Hendrike Barz-Meltzer Discipline: Jewellery Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire Please describe your creative process/practice: I usually design one main collection per year and the design process is an integral part of my work. My designs often start with visits to museums or close observation of my surroundings. I sometimes take photos of… Read more »

Q&A with Darren Ball Location: Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey Discipline: Machine embroidery Biography: Darren trained in Fashion Textiles, specializing in hand knit. In 2004 he gained his MA Textile Culture from Norwich School of Art and Design. He had a solo exhibition of his work at The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery in March 2023.  He was selected for… Read more »

Q & A with Vinca Brown of Loomiere Weaves Discipline: Weaving/Textiles Location: Hackney, London and Dungeness, Kent I create one-off handwoven scarves in vibrant, stunning colour combinations designed in modern patterns using vintage 4-shaft looms. I am fascinated by the mathematical nature of weaving and the meditative feel the process gives me. I love working… Read more »

Q & A with Kirsty Adams Discipline: Ceramics Location: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear Please describe your creative process/practice: With a delicate style of throwing, poured and dipped glazing techniques, I have created a unique collection of tableware and studio ceramics. Each piece contains elements of individuality and spontaneity, with refined throwing lines, combined with the… Read more »

Q&A with Waywood Location: Chadlington, Oxfordshire Discipline: Furniture designers and makers Biography: As furniture designers, we are inevitably influenced by contemporary aesthetics but we are not distracted by passing fashion. The warmth and infinitely variable nature of wood inspires us to treat it with respect, rather than design in a way that ignores the material… Read more »

Q&A with Fleur Grenier Location: Angmering, West Sussex Discipline: Metalwork Biography: Trained at the Royal College of Art, MA on the Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery course. Published Author. Pewter Designs and Techniques Published by Crowood Press. Commissioned to design and make crosier for the Bishop of Stepney, London. Piece presented to the countess of… Read more »

Q&A with Carla Sealey from Naked Clay Ceramics Location: Bedfordshire Discipline: Ceramics Biography: I started my professional life as a geologist and chemist and spent 14 years working as a scientist in environmental protection. Twenty years ago, I went back to university to do an art degree. After graduating in 2006 I continued to use… Read more »

Q&A with Jackie Loves Clogs Location: Leicester Discipline: Leather Clog Maker Biography: BA (Hons) in Footwear Design from Leicester Polytechnic 1992 (De Montfort University) New designer’s exhibition 1992 where Helen Storey saw my first clogs and asked to put them with her next collection. Made by Hand Cheltenham – won Gloucestershire Guild Makers Mark award… Read more »

Q & A with Anja Hessler (Form + Gestalt) Location: Ramsgate, Kent Discipline: Mobile Sculpture, Collectable Objects Biography: Anja Hessler is a contemporary artist and designer who creates one-of-a-kind mobile sculptures and objects using a diverse range of materials, including precious and non-precious metals, acrylic, and wood. Recognized as one of the foremost emerging artists in… Read more »