London Craft Week 2024
London Craft Week 2024
London Wide
13–19 May 2024
London Craft Week is a city-wide festival celebrating exceptional craftsmanship, across multiple sectors and disciplines, from around the world. Through our curated programme of events, we shine a light on the creative talent behind some of the world’s most beautiful objects, telling stories of their inspiration, process and materials.
2024 will be the tenth anniversary edition of London Craft Week. Since its inception in 2015, the festival has grown significantly in scale and prominence with nearly quarter of a million visitors enjoying the work of more than 700 makers at events put on by over 200 partners from 40 countries in 2023.
The festival encourages those who attend to discover hidden workshops, independent makers, heritage craftsmen and jewel-like shops alongside great luxury houses, famous artists and designers, leading department stores, national museums and contemporary galleries. Visitors can embrace the sheer reach, diversity and serendipity that London offers as the world’s great creative capital.
Bringing together the work of established and emerging artists, makers and designers, London Craft Week showcases outstanding craftsmanship and creativity from around the world, encompassing craft, art, design, luxury, fashion and accessories. The festival delves into the narratives behind the world's most exquisite objects, exploring inspirations, materials and processes, through a curated programme of immersive experiences, original exhibitions, masterclasses, workshops and demonstrations.
Highlights for this milestone edition include: Chihuly at Chelsea Barracks, a new public art series of large-scale works by renowned American artist Dale Chihuly; a significant charitable initiative, Secret Ceramics, developed by LCW and hosted by SoShiro, featuring more than 100 single-stem vessels created by leading artist-makers and emerging talent; Cromwell Place hosts the Homo Faber Fellowship, featuring 20 co-created works by master artisans and their fellows, plus leading international craft galleries; the V&A South Kensington hosts demonstrations across the museum plus an international craft symposium. Leading galleries presenting exhibitions as part of this year's festival include Joanna Bird, Make Hauser & Wirth, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Soluna Art Group, Vessel Gallery, Charles Burnand Gallery and we are delighted to welcome International Pavilions from South Korea, China and Austria. LCW curates an edit of makers using creativity and craftsmanship to repurpose, reuse and repair unwanted items and waste materials for RESELFRIDGES on the ground floor of Selfridges. The Pimlico Road Design District showcases the best of high-end crafted interiors through interactive events with world-class craftspeople, designers and curators, while in Soho, Merchant & Found brings its curated collection of vintage lighting and furniture to life with a 6000 sqft Vintage Supermarket at the Vinyl Factory. Oxo Tower Wharf's industrial Bargehouse plays host to Future Icons Selects with a curated presentation of 50 international makers while Jay Blades MBE presents the inaugural edition of Craftworks at Shoreditch Town Hall. Innovation Partner, The Mills Fabrica spotlights artisans and brands with forward-thinking solutions that address the global sustainability agenda. Park Royal Design District presents a three-day programme of events where visitors are invited to meet pioneering makers via studio tours and open workshops.
View the most recent programme here.
