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I’ve
just visited the Cockpit Arts summer studios in Deptford. What a treat! Cockpit
Arts is an enterprise that promotes talented designer-makers in all fields
including Jewellery, fashion, interiors, ceramics and glass. Over 160 studios
house inspiring craftspeople who produce original and beautiful hand-made
pieces. They showcased their work and talked enthusiastically
about the creative process and concepts behind their designs. It was refreshing to see raw talent displayed in a kind of none-commercial environment, rather than in a big exhibition centre sponsored by a random celebrity!
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| Sian Zheng I was tempted to buy the scissor cushion and special wallpaper with cast of magnetic charaters and wipe clean speech bubbles! Apparently Hilary Swank has bought several rolls of paper! |
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| Eleanor Lakelin; designs and makes sculptural vessels and objects in wood. |
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Amanda Ross
A favourite & I treated myself! A printing block (First photo) is made using flower and plant cuttings, which are then hand printed on to fabric to produce beautiful, ethereal images.
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| Debbi Little: Recycled silk parachute skirts! |
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| Alex Bishop Specialises in the construction of finest quality hand-crafted and custom-built gypsy jazz guitars. |
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| Katharine Morling "Three dimensional sketch" ceramics - but they look deceptively like paper. Just exquisite! |
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| Anja Lubach: "Skull & Roses" cermaics |
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| Aleska (Emma Hamshare) I loved the process involved in creating Emmas beautiful garments by creating intricate laser cut lace and digital textiles. I treated myself to one of these lace bottle covers stiffened by a resin. |
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| Louisa Taylor (Currently doing a residency at the V&A) Delicate ceramics - I especially liked the tiny spoons! Maria Livings & Marie Rodgers; Home wares featuring unusual illustrative prints. |
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| Matt Nicholls - "The storytellers chair". I loved this! Made from driftwood found in the Thames, every piece told a tale! |
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| Charlotte Sale: "Spritz glass". These were beautiful - looked like splashes of water! Cassandra Sabo: Light combining fibre-optic |
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| Mary Kilvert: Talented illustrator with a homeware range. Lorna Syson: Three-dimentional and printed textile designer |
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Lizzie Allen; Hand screen printed wallpaper in
vivid colours with a 1950’s feel. |
“The Cockpit Art Studios Open Days; a wonderful way to
source beautiful and original pieces and support local designers.”