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Open Studios
"Don't miss!" - Elle Decoration
This summer our studios are blooming with original work by 165 independent designer-makers. Come along, see behind-the-scenes and buy beautifully crafted pieces you’ll want to keep for a lifetime.
Holborn: 7-9 June
Deptford: 14-16 June
Open: Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat – Sun 11am-6pm
FREE Entry | Donations Welcome
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Amazing New Talent
We support a whole host of extraordinary designer-makers
Among the many new faces at our Open Studios is the spectacular artist / shoemaker Benjamin John Hall, winner of the Cockpit Arts/ Leathersellers' Award 2013. We are also delighted to welcome ten winners of our Cockpit Arts’ Setting Up Bursaries which we recently launched to give start-up craft businesses a (much-needed) boost in today’s financial climate.
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Sustainable Craft Picks
Showcases selected by Oliver Heath
Eco design expert Oliver Heath has selected designer-maker businesses at Cockpit Arts with sustainability at the heart of their practice. Selected designers across our two sites include: 'The Sustainable Wood Turner' Eleanor Lakelin, 'The Mistresses of Up-Cycled Teasewear' Holloway Smith Noir, 'The Eco Textile Printer' Tamasyn Gambell and 'The Ethical Jeweller' Ute Decker.
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Garden's Edge Workshop
Make ceramics with Katharine Morling
Come along to Open Studios and create a clay figure of yourself, a friend, family member or imaginary person and contribute to a mini installation by leading ceramicist Katharine Morling.
FREE, Sat & Sun, 12-5pm. Maximum of 6 people at a time on a first-come, first-served basis. Adults & children age 5+, children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
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Other Attractions
More fun to be had at Open Studios...
Relax and enjoy summer cocktails, eclectic salads, savouries and sweet treats by Hand Made Food. Meet and mingle with designer-makers including a selection of our esteemed Alumni. Enjoy themed installations such as 'Leaf Cascade', 'Bee Kind' and 'British Birds' and enter our FREE prize draw to win a £100 voucher to spend on your next design original, crafted for life by a Cockpit Arts’ designer-maker.
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Case Study: Eleanor Lakelin
The sustainable woodturner who is making her mark...
Eleanor joined Cockpit Arts in 2011 as a recipient of the Cockpit Arts / Worshipful Company of Turners Award. She has since invested in her business through winning our Jill Humphrey Springboard Prize and worked with our coaches to develop her profile.
She is now gaining serious recognition from collectors and galleries for her striking lathe-turned bowls, vessels and sculptural objects in wood. Eleanor is currently showcasing a new range at HEAL’s and will be exhibiting at The New Craftsmen and the Balman Gallery this June.
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