Collect, Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London SW3, 2^nd-6^th February 2017

David Reekie,
‘Something to Cherish’,
London Glassblowing

The Crafts Council’s 5 day event is now in its 13th edition and this year has a new, fresh look and feel to it.  A definite must visit place for all interested in modern design and craftsmanship.  There are some thirty galleries, drawn from round the world, showing various disciplines such as ceramics, glass, art jewellery, silversmithing and metal, textiles, bookbinding, wood and furniture.

Chloe Peytermann
‘Papouasie HD 1’
Collection Ateliers D’Art De France

The Collect Open section of the Fair is best summed up by Rosy Greenlees, Executive Director, Crafts Council, who said “Collect Open has been an important part of Collect since 2011. It is an opportunity for artists to be brave and challenge themselves to create new experimental work. We have seen some extraordinary installations over the years resulting in career-changing moments for the exhibitors. For visitors it presents an opportunity to gain real insight into the concept and process and talk directly to the artists who are with their work for the duration of the fair.”

Valeria Nascimento
Porcelain wall installation
120 x 300 cm approximately
jaggedart

Giuseppe Ducrot,
‘Anfora’,
glazed earthenware,
MADEINBRITALY

Hervé Wahlen,
‘Coelome’ ,
copperware ,
Galerie Michel Giraud

Hugh Miller- An Absense of Noise Collection 2016
Collect Open

Zoë Hillyard
Celadon Vase
H: 63cm D: 43cm
Contemporary Applied Arts
(Image credit: Zoë Hillyard)

Soonjin Kang – Falling 2016
Collect Open

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