A seasonal celebration of the hand-made, showcasing over 50 of the UK’s best contemporary designer-makers working in a variety of craft media. With a range of prices to suit everyone, MAKE 2015 is an excellent opportunity to buy an individual piece of craft this Christmas. In addition to the exhibition our shop has everything you need to decorate your home and choose the perfect gift as well as seasonal cards, wrapping and decorations. Also join BBC Get Creative's 'Hey Clay' campaign, with free porcelain modelling on 5 December.
Celebrating 60 years of supporting South West makers the Devon Guild’s annual summer exhibition articulates notions of festivity and reflection that such milestones bring. This exhibition allows Members to showcase a real diversity of new craftwork. Along with storyboards, road signs and a new App, themes of heritage are combined with with new trends in making. Look out for free craft demos and drop ins at weekends through the summer.
Free. Open 7 days a week 10am to 5.30pm 01626 832 223 www.crafts.org.uk
Sixteen selected graduates and early career makers challenge and celebrate traditional notions of design with fresh new approaches to contemporary crafts
Exeter College is part of a collaborative group staging Connected Exeter - a digital design weekend - across the city on 18 and 19 October.
Working with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter, along with the Phoenix, the Met Office and the Fab Lab at Exeter Library, the college will stage a number of design-based challenges in its Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) building situated off Queen Street, across the weekend.
The event is open to the public and aimed at young people of secondary school age up to college age...
With a requirement for extra production capacity to meet increasing demand for digital print services, Maslands has installed two new Xerox Digital Presses at its site at Tiverton, Devon, to fulfill increased demand for its digital print services and meet the strong sales growth predicted for 2014.
Maslands Litho & Digital Print has over 136 years experience in the commercial printing sector, but only established its digital print department around 10 years ago, when its first Xerox press was installed. Offering the digital print service, in addition to their traditional Litho...
In this video local business expert Peter Weeks from Daneswood Solutions explains how to get the best out of your web design company.
Peter explains what you need to do before choosing your web design company and gives great tips on what you need to look for when choosing the right company “If you're looking to have a website developed, then most people will ask more than one company to provide a proposal for a site, so make sure that you write a detailed brief about your project and make sure that all companies get the same brief so that their responses can be consistent and...
Mike Krage of Exeter-based graphic design studio Krage Design has worked with Val Wilson, Arts & Events Manager, and Catherine Devenish at Exeter City Council to design the distinctive UnExpected Exeter branding. The branding and headline 'Expect the UnExpected' were developed to produce a strong, bold, modern image that would reflect the exciting new festival produced by Exeter City Council, taking performance & art into unexpected locations across the city from 15-22 Sept this year.
As well as the A3 programme which doubles as a poster, Krage Design produced...
The Self Build and Design Show is the South West's most informative and hands-on show for anyone interested in converting, extending,rennovating or self-building.Whether you're considering your first project or a seasoned self-builder, you'll find the products, know-how, exciting ideas and inspiration you need under one roof.
* Informative Seminars * Continuous Demonstrations * Interactive Workshops * Part Built Structures showcasing 4 construction methods! * Talk to real self builders & get answers to your questions * Compare prices and get...
Every woman loves her trusted ‘Little Black Dress’; perfect for any occasion as it goes with just about everything in the wardrobe. This season, however, expect to hear a new phrase – The ‘Little Black Kitchen’ (LBK) – as kitchens across the UK are given some love and change to a desirable gloss black. The UK’s largest home improvement retailer, B&Q has already seen a rise in its black kitchens as trendsetters transform their kitchens with a look that is as dramatic as it is neutral – easily working with any colour scheme in the home.
The National ‘Tea with an Architect’, (TWAA) scheme founded by Gabrielle Omar, member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and a former contestant on BBC1’s The Apprentice, comes to Exeter. TWAA seeks to give architects a ‘brand overhaul’ and the regular ‘tea sessions’ hope to integrate communities and address common misconceptions about the role of architects in a relaxed and friendly environment over a cup of tea and a slice of cake.
The RIBA and its members has backed Gabrielle Omar with the launch of this campaign and the first of a planned series of Exeter-based...
