The Future of Craft – How do we keep vital skills alive?
From stonemasonry and weaving to glassblowing and basketry, many traditional crafts are under threat. This conversation explores what these skills still offer, why they matter, and how innovation, technology and new models of support might help sustain them, reimagine them and carry them into the future.
Panellists:
- Daniel Carpenter, Executive Director of Heritage Crafts
- Lucy Brown, Chief Executive Officer at The Hugo Burge Foundation
- Louis Elton, Founder of Nation of Artisans and the British Cræft Prize
- James Haldane, Executive Editor at Sotheby’s
Other events during the day include:
- Royal School of Needlework – hand embroidery class
- Talk: Craft in Fashion – Why Making Matters
- Design your own passport holder with Elvis & Kresse
- Design your own cardholder with Elvis & Kresse
- Royal School of Needlework – handling textiles
- Talk: The Crafted House – Keeping the Great House Alive
- Talk: Henry Moore and the Art of Making
