A showcase of Birmingham Made designs and products including print, ceramics, leather goods, jewellery and textiles to celebrate the skills and talent of Birmingham designer makers, artisans and small manufacturers.
Quartermasters are leather worker Deborette Clarke, tapestry maker Tina Francis and acrylic jewellery designer maker Kirsty Hillyer collectively they run Quartermasters curating artisan and designer maker workshops and events in and around Birmingham.
Back again at BDF but in a new venue Quartermasters will bring you the best of Birmingham Made products alongside a series of talks and workshops looking at the truth behind materials, process and building maker communities.
Exhibiting:
Brumhaus – Art influenced by architecture and design
B18 Leather – Handcrafted leather goods with an artistic edge
Frilly Industries – Mixed Media illustrative laser cut jewellery
Wendy Tournay – white, functional ceramic forms
The Dual Works – homeware design studio
Sparrow and Wolf – home furnishing and stationary studio
Atypical Thing – minimal recycled silver jewellery using what is precious now
Pavlov Ceramics – truth to the material ceramics
Karoline Rerrie – screen prints with bold outlines, colour and pattern
Abbie Gaiger – Laser cut acrylic jewellery
Cath Pottsss – drip glazed ceramics
The Emma Press – poetry publishing house