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itish craft Brilliant British craft! We’re all going crazy for craft thanks to the amazing skills of our designer-makers Above: handmade lampshade by Julia Kilminster British homes are becoming paeans to fine craftsmanship, as more of us turn avid collectors of ceramics, glassware, woodwork and myriad styles of artwork - all made by our home-grown designer-makers. The abundance of craft fairs around the UK is testament to the thriving craft market and a visit to any of them shows just how talented our makers are. Some have trained at art school, others are self-taught, but the results are the same: huge diversity, inspiring quality and professionalism. Ceramics is very much in the limelight, thanks to shows such as Ceramic Art London/York and ceramics are always a big part of the Handmade in Britain fairs. Spring Fling in Dumfries & Galloway is a great place to see Scottish craft, while the West Country is well served by the Cornwall Design Fair and the Contemporary Crafts Festival in Bovey Tracey, Devon. Not to mention the Craft show at London’s Olympia. So many craftspeople deserve a mention, such as ceramicists Adam Frew, Sophie Cook, Ali Tomlin, Yuta Segawa and Nicola Tassie; textile and mixed media artist Corinne Phillipps, glass artist Juli Bolaños-Durman, and wirework artist Helaina Sharpley. Top: embroidered mixed media artwork by Cornwall-based Corinne Phillips Left: ceramics by Nicola Tassie Below: glassware by Juli Bolanos-Durman Bottom right: Yuta Segawa’s miniature ceramic pots Below, centre: Lampost by wirework artist Helaina Sharpley Deco mag 10
Deco Promotion Lüks Linen: ethical, natural affordable luxury Thick fluffy towels are delicious but there are disadvantages to them, the obvious ones being their weight and the time they take to dry. Which is part of the reason why Rachel Ward, founder of Lüks Linen, fell in love with Turkish peshtemal towels. She loved their long history and their practicality: they were woven for use in the hammams and so don’t weigh much and dry very quickly. For frequent travellers, they take up very little space in a suitcase and they can have many identities - they can be towels, throws, blankets, scarves, baby wraps and picnic blankets, while Ward is also offering cushion covers made from peshtemals. Peshtemals have been woven on hand-looms in communities throughout Turkey for generations, explains Ward, using locally-grown cotton. While this cotton hasn’t been certified organic, it is mountain-grown in parts of the country. Lüks Linen works with small family weavers to high ethical and fair trade standards. Prices for peshtemal products are very reasonable, Above: Lüks Linen cotton peshtemals come in a wide range of colours, sizes and weaves, though the most recognizable is the diamond pattern starting at £22 for a towel. Look out for the distinctive traditional diamond weave and you can choose from a wide variety of colours that range from subtle neutrals to stunning jewel brights. www.lukslinen.com Deco mag 11
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