Designer Crafts at the Mall - Private View
11-Feb-2009
BA (Hons) graduate Clare Pardoe was invited to exhibit her work at the prestigious Designer Crafts exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
Here is Clare’s report of the private view
On the illustrious Mall, straight through those grand, majestic and epic Admirality Arches sits the entrance to the prestigious Mall galleries… Through these doors lies a treasure trove of bespoke jewellery, silversmithing, hand-crafted sculptures, woven textiles and sweeping ceramics. And on January 9th 2009, through those arches and those doors you would've found a hive of busy people networking and bubbling about the beautiful finds inside. The work varies vastly from tiny trinkets and ladles to huge garden sculptures, yet they all have three things in common; beautiful, inspired and irresistable!
As you enter the gallery you are presented with the glittering section of jewellery and silversmithing, which on the night was so crowded that people had to come back and take another look later once it had cleared! Then further in you are drawn to the coloured textiles and textured ceramics, not to mention the huge contemporary furniture adorning areas. And further in still are stunning examples of contemporary mixed media. There were a number of awards given out, not to mention a large number of sales on the first night.
Certainly a very successfull event, the exhibition has continued on for the duration of the week and will be closing on Sun 18th January. With such a central and famous location it is sure to draw in the crowds being located just off Trafalgar Square. Even if you can't make it this year, I would certainly recommend it as a future stop on your tour of exhibitions and it is a great one to start the year with.
This exhibition was presented by the Society of Designer Craftsmen for further information please visit Designer Crafts and Society of Designer Craftsmen