EVENT DETAILS
Tuesday 17th September 2024
9-10am at 22 Connaught Street
London W2 2AF
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Lyon & Turnbull’s Design department and the Crafts Study Centre request the pleasure of your company at a breakfast panel discussion celebrating our new exhibition, Living in a Material World,
on view at the Lyon & Turnbull London Gallery.
In collaboration with the Crafts Study Centre, part of the University for the Creative Arts, Living in a Material World highlights contemporary craft, exploring the evolution of craft in Britain over the past 50 years.
We are especially pleased to feature Cynthia Valianti Corbett, our Director and Founder of the Cynthia Corbett Gallery, as a key panellist for this discussion.
Cynthia will join:
- Philip Smith, Head of Contemporary Craft at Lyon & Turnbull
- Dr. Stephen Knott, Curator at the Crafts Study Centre
Together, they will explore:
- Contemporary Crafts
- The growing market and key players in the field
- The future of this dynamic and evolving discipline
We look forward to having you join us for this exciting conversation, with a special focus on Cynthia’s insight and expertise in the world of contemporary craft.
Auction house Lyon & Turnbull are holding a London exhibition showcasing the rich history of British studio craft. The Living in a Material World show, that runs at the firm’s Connaught Street gallery, near Hyde Park, from September 16-27, is being held in collaboration with The Crafts Study Centre. The exhibition spotlights an extraordinary 50 years in the British crafts movement that has burgeoned in the face of increased mechanisation and the throwaway society. The pieces selected for display have been picked for their maker’s complete understanding of materials and mastery of their chosen discipline. Some are by both leading international names and influential figures that are less familiar outside craft circles.
Alongside pieces by potter Hans Coper and the weaver Peter Collingwood – makers whose works are now well established on the secondary market – are striking creations by the textile artists Mary Farmer and Margo Selby; fine silver by Fred Rich; and innovative forms by contemporary glass artist Nina Casson McGarva. The range of hand-made works crosses an array of different media from glass and ceramics to jewellery and silver. “As shown by important events such as London Craft Week and the Loewe Craft Prize, there is now a greater understanding of the importance of the hand-made and a growing audience for the best in contemporary craft” says Philip Smith, Head of Contemporary Craft at L&T. “However, it is also a difficult time with funding cuts threatening craft provision in universities and schools alike, so this is an important moment to encourage and support the institutions in this area”.
Part of the University for the Creative Arts, The Crafts Study Centre is both a public museum as well as a research centre and home to internationally renowned collections of modern British craft. Dr Stephen Knott, Director of The Crafts Study Centre, added that he was “thrilled to be collaborating with Lyon & Turnbull on this exhibition which showcases the rich histories of British studio craft, as well as introducing audiences to makers who have learned from this heritage."
Lyon & Turnbull - that conducts the popular Modern Made auction devoted to post-war arts and crafts at the Mall Galleries, London on November 1 - is an official partner of the London Design Festival 2024. No appointment is necessary.