Future Icons is proud to announce their return to The Future Of Craft at Oxo Tower Wharf exclusively for London Craft Week 2022.
Following our inaugural show in 2019, Future Icons will curate a showcase of contemporary multidisciplinary makers alongside organisations and collectives from Design Nation, textile makers from Cockpit Arts and the RCA.
With over 100 makers across 4 floors of the Oxo Tower Wharf's Bargehouse, we will present a series of free talks and maker demonstrations for our visitors to enjoy too.
Read on to download your free tickets to attend the show and our talks programme.
Click on the following images for further information on each maker
The Future of Craft: Talks Programme 2022
Top left to bottom right: Georgia Bosson, Grant Gibson, Jessica Burgess, Jenny Parker
This year, we have lined up a stellar free talks programme for you to attend. Simply click on the links below to reserve your space, we only have 50 tickets available for each talk!
Friday 13 May
12pm: Joint Endeavours by Cockpit Arts- Panel Discussion on Creative Collaboration: Book here
2pm: Preparing to Scale & Outsource Manufacture for Design & Craft Business with Jenny Parker and Cecily Vessey: Book here
Saturday 14 May
2pm: The Craft of Conservation with Soteria Conservation's Jessica Burgess and artist Anna McDowell: Book here
4:30pm: Materials & Makers with Grant Gibson, Material Matters: Book here
Sunday 15 May
11am: Making Conversation: Live Podcast Recording: Book here
The Future of Craft: Maker Demonstrations 2022
Top row left: Emily Jo Gibbs / Right: Bridget Bailey. Bottom row L-R: Lucie Summers, Lark & Bower, Vickey Cowin
On Thursday 12 & Sunday 15 May, we are proud to host a series of maker demonstrations for our visitors to enjoy and learn from . Our makers will be happy to show you their techniques and this will be your opportunity to meet them and pose those questions you've always wanted to ask!
Thursday 12 May
12pm-3pm:
LUCIE SUMMERS: Lucie will be showing the results of her unusual practice of printing onto plastic during. Lucie uses a combination of dye and heat with waste heat with waste plastic to create beautiful, colourful ‘sequins’ which are then sewn onto a background. Lucie will show the journey from humble milk carton to finished samples and talk through each process required to create her unique pieces. Visitors will be able to sort through the prepared plastic and choose their own sequins and stitch them to the wool felt Lucie will be working on during the demonstration.
VICKY COWIN & KENDALL CLARKE: Kendall and Vicky will be weaving with paper yarn on an 8 shaft table loom, demonstrating different weave patterns.They will be there to talk about their work, process and inspiration.
EMILY SMITH: Jeweller and Metalsmith Emily will be demonstrating how she creates the tiny figures for her collection, Make Jewellery Not War
3pm-6pm:
BRIDGET BAILEY: Bridget Bailey will demonstrate making her grasses for her flora and fauna artworks using feathers inspired by fly tying and millinery techniques. Bridget wants to showcase the idea of giving these traditional skills a new angle in the work she is creating now.
LARK & BOWER: Come and try your hand at some off-loom weaving with Sarah Ward of Lark and Bower, using colourful yarns, a needle and thread and a piece of wood!
Sunday 15 May
2pm - 5pm:
EMILY JO GIBBS: Emily will be demonstrating how she layers hand stitches translucent fabrics to make her delicate appliqué pictures.
NAT MAKS: Take a look behind the scenes of the traditional Japanese Art of marbling ’Suminagashi’ translated as ‘ink floating’. Natascha will be introducing you to the inspiration behind her most popular colour palettes of her hand marbled wallpaper designs.
IKUKO IWAMOTO: Ikuko demonstrates how she creates her dotted, thorn and spiky surface decoration with porcelain
BRONWYN HIGGINGS: Bronwyn demonstrates her signature sgraffito style, showcasing her process from illustration to ceramic art.
The Future Of Craft
12 - 15 May 2022
Oxo Tower Wharf Bargehouse
Bargehouse Street, Southbank, London SE1 9PH
Opening hours 11am - 6pm daily
Private View: Wednesday 11 May 6-9pm
Click here for your free ticket to attend
To book a private appointment with our makers, please contact Future Icons’ Founder: Louisa Pacifico on +44 (0) 7838 102 031 or via email: louisa@futureicons.co.uk