This year marks the 62nd annual Summer exhibition of selected pieces by Devon Guild Members.
The show features a diverse range of contemporary craft from across the South West. You can also gain an insight into what makers do all day with diary snapshots of Members' everyday lives displayed alongside the exhibits.
There is a DIY 'Perfect Day' Craft activity in the gallery for kids and don’t forget to vote for your favourite maker in The People’s Choice Award.
'Off the Surface' exhibition captures a passion for embroidery
Saturday 20 May – Sunday 9 July At Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9A 'Off the Surface' is a collaboration between the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), London. This new textile exhibition showcases contemporary, hand embroidered work inspired by treasures from the past. It draws upon a world-renowned collection of 2,500 unique and priceless embroidery pieces, held at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court. The Collection also includes 60,000 designs,...
'MAKE 2017 is an annual Christmas selling exhibition, held at the Devon Guild's comtemporary craft gallery in Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor.
Always popular, this Christmas exhibition will showcase and sell contemporary design work by makers across the UK, in its spacious gallery space. The show is a great oportunity for creatives from the South West to promote their work; make the most of the Christmas shopping period and sell their handmade products. MAKE runs Saturday 18 November, 2017 - Monday 7 January 2018.
The show celebrates the diversity of contemporary craft...
A biennial exhibition showing work by 15 new or emerging designer-makers from the South West. The exhibition reveals a diversity of approach to materials and the design process, whilst also providing a debut platform for new makers’ craftwork
Devon-based commercial printer, Ashley House Printing Company, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year.
Established in Exeter, Devon, in 1986, the firm continues to be a success story led by managing director Rob Otton. With a team of 22 staff, Ashley House serves customers in a range of sectors, including design and advertising agencies, manufacturers, schools, hotels, and visitor attractions. The firm's consistent attention to detail has ensured continued print production excellence for many award-winning clients.
During the last 30 years, the technology in the design...
Tom Bonfield, of Hillside Product Design of Teignmouth, has been shortlisted as a finalist for The National Plastics Industry Awards 2016 Young Designer of the Year award.
“I am very happy to be chosen as a finalist; it feels like being a winner to me”, said Tom who concluded by saying “the design team are constantly sharing their knowledge and this puts into perspective just how far I have come in a short time”
This year’s new category will see a £1,000 prize awarded to the winner. The awards have been set-up to recognise and reward excellence in the plastics industry. The...
Build a blow-up spatial structure! Tom Randall-Page will introduce you to the exciting world of inflatable spaces. Your group will design and build a large, futuristic blow-up structure - the type commonly used for festivals, camping, temporary nightclubs and zorb-tastic fun. The workshop would suit ANYONE over 14 yrs but might be of particular interest to young people and students interested in art, 3D design and architecture.
Doodlebug Creative Ltd based in Ebford, near Exeter are excited to announce news of their new Director Beci Boxall. The addition marks yet another milestone in the company’s rapid growth during the last 12 months.
Managing Director Zoe Gill said ‘We’d been working with Beci for some time before she joined the team in January this year, with her wealth of skills and experience it felt like a natural step that she should join Ben and myself as Directors’.
Doodlebug Creative and Boxall Graphic Design had been working in offices that were side by side for the best part of a...
shiftWorks by seam Collective 4 March – 28 April Join us to celebrate 50 years of the shift dress.
The Seam Collective - nine textile artists/designers are showcasing contemporary textile design by exploring their craft and creating nine individual shift dresses Take part by sending in a photograph of your favourite shift dress and make your mark by hand embroidering graffiti on our blank shift dress during the exhibition.
Open daily, 10am-5.30pm. Free entry. Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF 01626 832223
People are being invited to have their say on plans for a new bus station in Exeter at an open forum next month.
Exeter City Council will be holding the event at the Corn Exchange in Market Street, Exeter on Thursday (3 March) between 8am and 5.30pm.
The Council want to hear from members of the public and interested groups to inform the concept design of the new bus station. The Council want to hear people's views on:
