2026 Heritage Crafts Awards finalists

18th October 2026  |  ANNOUNCEMENTS | OUR STORIES | UNCATEGORISED

2026 Heritage Crafts Awards finalists

Following a strong year full of high-quality nominations, the finalists for this year’s Heritage Crafts Awards, supported by the King Charles III Charitable Fund, The Royal Mint, the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, the Goldsmiths’ Company, the Costume Society, the Marsh Charitable Trust, the Leathersellers’ Foundation, the Broderers’ Company, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the British Society of Master Glass Painters, Woodsmith, House of Sonnaz, Rose Uniacke, Hiut Denim and Mourne Textiles have been announced.

Thanks to our judges and congratulations to all of the finalists. The winners will be revealed at a prestigious Winners’ Reception at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Monday 23 November 2026, supported by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and the Goldsmiths’ Company.

The finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Patron’s Award for Endangered Crafts (supported by the King Charles III Charitable Fund)

  • Eve Eunson – Fair Isle chair maker
  • Mark Norris – harp maker
  • Deborah White – linen damask weaver

England Maker of the Year (supported by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation)

  • Allister Malcolm – glass artist
  • Mark Marchant – ceramic mould maker
  • Lyndie Wright – marionette maker

Northern Ireland Maker of the Year (supported by Mourne Textiles)

  • Thomas Keyes – parchment maker and illuminator
  • Jane McCann – textile artist
  • Andrea Spencer – glass artist

Scotland Maker of the Year (supported by the William Grant Foundation)

  • Alis Le May – tailor and dressmaker
  • Christopher McEvoy and Chantal Allen – weavers
  • Craig Peebles – encaustic tile maker

Wales Maker of the Year (supported by Hiut Denim)

  • Ann Catrin Evans – metal worker
  • Lewis Prosser – basket maker
  • Verity Pulford – glass artist

Precious Metalworker of the Year (supported by The Royal Mint)

  • Clive Burr – silversmith
  • Anna Rennie – silversmith
  • Benjamin James Ryan – silversmith and goldsmith

Fashion and Textile Maker of the Year (supported by the Costume Society)

  • Alis Le May – tailor and dressmaker
  • Christopher McEvoy and Chantal Allen – weavers
  • Harvy Santos – straw hat maker

Woodworker of the Year (supported by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation)

  • Phill Gregson – wheelwright
  • Ewan Sinclair – bagpipe maker (woodturning)
  • Lyndie Wright – marionette maker

Lifetime Achievement Award (supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust)

  • Clive Burr – silversmith
  • Keith Edwards – pigment maker
  • Andrew Louden – dry stone waller
  • Lyndie Wright – marionette maker

Trainer of the Year (supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust)

  • Keith Edwards – pigment maker
  • Mark Matthews – sail maker
  • John Roberts – marionette maker

Trainee of the Year (supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust)

  • Ayham Aldoghim – lime plasterer
  • Toby Britton-Watts – stained glass maker
  • Stephen Green – millwright

Community Catalyst of the Year (supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust)

  • Valeria Leonova – Petrykivka, Pysanka and Vybiyka artist
  • Paul Naylor – harp maker
  • Piarve Wetshi – knitter

Emerging Leatherworker of the Year (supported by the Leathersellers’ Foundation)

  • Matthew Bailey – tanner
  • Liza Keane – leatherworker
  • Beatrice Shepherd – leatherworker

Emerging Upholsterer of the Year (supported by House of Sonnaz)

  • Amy Drummond – upholsterer
  • Suzanna Page – upholsterer
  • Nicolle Wilson – upholsterer

Emerging Green Woodworker of the Year (supported by Woodsmith)

  • Simon Cooper – split wood basket maker and brush maker
  • Jordan Harris – tool handle maker
  • Elbie Owens – green woodworker

Emerging Building Craftsperson of the Year (supported by SPAB)

  • Mariam Ashraf – gypsum carver
  • Freya Dargavel – woodworker
  • Tobias Wright – stone mason

Emerging Stained Glass Craftsperson of the Year (supported by BSMGP)

  • Kerry Collinson – stained glass artist
  • Kerrie Hanna – stained glass artist
  • Robin Henderson – stained glass artist

Emerging Weaver of the Year (supported by Rose Uniacke)

  • Hannah Brown – weaver
  • Ruth Farris and Bea Uprichard – silk weavers
  • Sven Steinmetz – weaver

Emerging Embroiderer of the Year (supported by the Broderers’ Company)

  • Lucy May – embroiderer
  • Katarína Orolínová – embroiderer
  • Tihara Smith – raffia embroiderer

Emerging Metalworker of the Year (supported by Lucy and Laurence Butcher)

  • Yuyi Cheng – filigree artist and silversmith
  • Marc England – maille maker
  • Henry Le Page – silversmith