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if you're jetting off to sunnier climes you could offset a fraction of your carbon footprint with a recycled bag from Luisa Cevese. Riedzioni is a collection of products made from an innovative material which combines waste textile scraps with plastic. And although their eco credentials are a bonus it's the beauty of these bags that really make them stand out. www.selvedge.org |
Collecting
a Kaleidoscope is an exhibition of 19 objects from the Crafts
Council Collection selected by Ralph Turner, renowned curator, writer
and former Head of Exhibitions at the Crafts Council from 1979-1989.
The exhibition at the artsdepot in North Finchley. includes work
by Shin Azumi, Shelley Goldsmith, Chun Liao and Audrey Walker. www.artsdepot.co.uk |
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Linda
Florence is one of seven artists selected to take part in the Jerwood
Contemporary Makers and share a £30,000 prize. The Jerwood
show opens on 10 June but for now you can see Linda's latest installation
at the Millenium Galleries in Sheffield. Meta Table Setting is set
of enormous cutlery floor prints. www.lindaflorence.co.uk
www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
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| What could be nicer than a beginner's millinery masterclass in a beautiful French chateau? If you are lucky enough to nab one of the last few places you will be learning your new skill in the stylish surrounds of the 18th century Chateau Dumas under the direction of Royal Milliner Dillon Wallwork. 11-18 July 2009, www.chateaudumas.net |  |
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Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery has commissioned Susie MacMurray and Lucy Stevens to create art in the grounds of the Castle. Susie has staged Tempus Mutatum (Time/change) a haunting installation of hundreds of musical instrument strings (and bow hairs) suspended from tiny hooks in the ceiling. Until June 7, www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk |
| DATES FOR YOUR DIARY... | ||
| From 14 May | Significant Colour | The Aram Gallery, 110 Drury Lane, Covent Garden www.thearamgallery.org |
| Until 19 May | Fashion Craft/Fashion Technology | University of Technology, Sydney, Australia www.uts.edu.au |
| Until 21 May | Stroud International Textile Festival 2009 | Various venues throughout Stroud www.stroudinternationaltextiles.org.uk |
| From 30 May | Ten: twenty designer makers | Bilston Craft Gallery, Bilston, West Midlands www.textiles-mtl.com |
| Until 31 May | Rozanne Hawksley | Ruthin Craft Centre, Park Road, Ruthin LL15 1BB www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk |
| Until 31 May | Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones | The V&A, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL www.vam.ac.uk |
| Until 2 July | The Papered Parlour | The V&A, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL www.thepaperedparlour.co.uk |
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