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Collect 2024: Materials and Limits

28th February 2024

Design-Nation is delighted to return to Collect for the 5th time in this prestigious show’s 20 year history. As we announced last December, today at Somerset House we unveil exciting new work by ten makers who are really pushing the limits of their materials and form to make pieces that speak to our times. Discover … Continued

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The December cohort: our latest joiners

18th January 2024

As we welcome a new year, with some exciting projects on the horizon, we also open our arms to yet more talents in craft and design who have joined Design-Nation’s membership in late 2023. Our new Professional members are Bea Jareno, Nick Newlands, and Su France who moves up from Associate. Bea is a jeweller … Continued

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Collect 2024: mark your calendar

2nd December 2023

Design-Nation is very pleased to announce that our team will be at Collect 2024, the Crafts Council’s premier event. Celebrating 20 years, Collect is the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design, and yet again will be at Somerset House in the heart of London. This will be Design-Nation’s fifth showcase as part of … Continued

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The September Cohort: Our most recent joiners

1st October 2023

This year we’ve had a steady stream of new talent joining our network, with a fascinating array of ideas, inspirations, surprising materials and innovative techniques. Our latest intake are no exception – blacksmithing meets jewellery, cast resin inspires playful forms, waste plastic combines with reclaimed textiles. Our New Professionals: Beca Beeby works sustainably in an … Continued

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New Professionals this summer

14th July 2023

We’re celebrating summer with the news that yet another cohort of design and craft talents have joined our membership. From the delicate to the dramatic, these designer/makers are producing thoughtfully hand-crafted and exquisitely designed objects. Working in ceramic, glass, jewellery, paper and textiles; inspired by nature, geography, industrial history and the built environment; our dozen … Continued

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Craft Stars at Collect 2023

27th February 2023

Craft Stars at Collect 2023: look out for Design-Nation’s Members at Somerset House this week! It’s an annual highlight of the contemporary craft calendar and we love spending at the Craft Council’s Collect event each year. After two exciting outings in 2021 and 2022 the DN team is taking a year out from exhibiting in … Continued

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