National Maker Directory

Mosaic making is fascinating and addictive. I’ve been creating mosaics for interiors and gardens for many years. Inspired by the countryside surrounding my home, ceramic and glass tesserae, smalti, vintage china, pebbles, marble and mirror all find their way into my intricate work. I sell my work at exhibitions and by commission, please contact me to explore any commission ideas.

I am an experienced tutor and have run workshops for The National Trust, Denman College, Hawkwood College, The Gloucester Arts and Crafts Group, and numerous art clubs, as well as running my own popular workshops from my Gloucestershire studio.

Fable-London create exquisite, hand-crafted jewellery that brings together modern technology and traditional techniques. Each piece is carved out of a block of Corian using CNC machining, then it is passed to our artists for finishing by hand, with silver detailing and colour added. This process makes every item that we make unique. We love the simplicity of form and crisp clean lines. We hope you do too.

I am self taught and create multiple plate Linocuts using a traditional letterpress at the Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative where I am a member.

I draw my inspiration for my work mainly from British flora and fauna. The style of work is strong and graphic and often references the Arts and Crafts movement which has rubbed off on me after living in the Cotswolds for a decade where the movement is in evidence all around.

Faye is an award winning designer who creates striking art jewellery exploring the possibilities of surface and material contrasts. Originally trained in textiles, and with over thirteen years’ experience designing highly tactile fabrics for fashion and interiors, she now applies her perpetual curiosity for surface and materials to create bold pieces of jewellery that investigates […]

Felting For England are a beautiful collection of needle felt collectibles, handmade in Jo’s studio in Berkshire. Why not collect the flock or commission me to make something just for you?

To buy online, stockists, exhibitions and workshops please visit my website or email me.

Fern Robinson was awarded a First Class Degree in BA (Hons) Contemporary Craft from Plymouth College of Art in 2016. Fern’s jewellery was first inspired by the simplicity of a child’s interaction with objects, which began her fascination with the urge we have to touch and play. The pieces are childishly sophisticated with vibrant shards of […]

My range of colourful, light-weight jewellery is made using my own technique for fusing polypropylene plastic. Exploration and experimentation are key to my development as a maker: naturally inquisitive and fascinated by materials and their properties, I am always wondering “what else can I do with this?”. I use recycled materials whenever possible, creating almost no waste, every scrap of plastic can work its way into a new piece. I like to work intuitively, with pieces evolving at the bench. I am inspired by geology and microscopic life, with light, transparency and reflection becoming increasingly important since moving to the west coast of Scotland.

My work is inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture that is modernist and geometric in style. Fusing 3d computer technology with traditional gold-smithing skills enables me to produce geometric shapes that are hand-finished to create a range of contemporary geometric jewellery. Each piece encapsulates the simplicity of the line. Prior to my jewellery career I previously worked for 15 years in Human Resources for a major publishing company. Wanting to make use of my creative skills, I decided to embark on a career change and studied for 3 years at Buckinghamshire New University for my BA (Hons) Jewellery Degree and I graduated in 2010. Since graduating in 2010 I have established my workshop in Oxfordshire and will be showcasing my work in the Newcomer’s Gallery at this year’s British Craft Trade Festival in Harrogate.

Doug Fitch and Hannah McAndrew… Partners in life and in pottery we use a limited palette of raw materials, earthenware clay and coloured slips, and aim to extract as much variety from them as possible. Even with these links the pots we make convey our own identities and characteristics. 

A purveyor of curious commodities. Florence Hoy is the designer/maker behind Florence Makes and is currently based in Leeds. Florence was originally trained in ceramics but found more joy in creating the paper test pieces prior to crafting the vessel. As a result, she now works primarily with found papers including vintage Ordnance Survey maps, rail tickets & British stamps.

Florence is currently exploring the theme of repetition in the curious commodities collection. The potential that repetition can bestow on an item is fascinating; the most rudimentary of objects can evolve into something grandiose, something which far exceeds its previous status. It transforms the insignificant and overlooked. Whilst each piece created is unique, an intermittent sense of familiarity is apparent throughout the collection.
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Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at Florence Makes and we just love the thought that something which has become a little obsolete, such as a vintage Ordnance Survey map can be transformed into something beautiful for your home and have a new, repurposed, lease of life.
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Now more than ever, it’s important for us to embrace our connection to other people. The maps used in our pieces are just another way we can feel connected to someone else’s life, we can share in the journeys that person made before the map ended up in our hands.

I work from my studio in Glasgow and specialise in kiln-formed glass. I use traditional techniques such as screen-printing with fired enamels, combined with the modern innovation of water-jet cutting. My unique range of precision cut silhouette glass creatures are adorned with various whimsical designs in bright permanent colours.

I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA(Hons) in Architectural Glass and have exhibited my sculpture globally in group exhibitions. My work is available to buy online, with most pieces custom made to order and I can also be commissioned for bespoke glass work.

For Your Beads Only is bold and beautiful jewellery made by Sulamith Kilian-Carter. Every piece is individually handcrafted with much thought and care. Sulamith uses a wide range of materials to create her jewellery, from colourful handmade Indian lampwork glass beads, semi-precious gemstones, natural shell and wooden beads to vintage and recycled beads and fabric to ensure a unique look and finish.
The impressions and experiences collected during her travels in South America, and her studies into different material cultures, have motivated her to become a jewellery designer and have a strong influence on her work today. Every piece has its own personality and is given a name which best reflects the inspiration drawn on and material used to make it.

“Ostranenie: encouraging people to see common things as strange, wild or unfamiliar; de-familiarizing what is known in order to know it more differently or more deeply” As a magpie of treasures that others would deem mundane and invaluable, Fran is fascinated by ‘ostranenie’. Finding beauty in surfaces and objects that are blemished and imperfect, resonates […]

My work is made in silver, a material that I love to use. It can be formed, polished or patterned in so many ways and complements the colours and textures next to it.

I make silver jewellery in its polished state or oxidised to create a deeply luscious dark finish and often combined with pearls. In addition to jewellery I also make silver Christmas decorations and tableware.

I am an award winning Somerset based hand weaver, dyer and milliner specialising in unique, luxury British wool accessories for men and women. My work is carefully created using traditional skills and techniques and is inspired by the South West countryside.
I hand dye (often painting) all of the wool myself, hand weave it on one of two Counter March looms and hand finish the cloth before making it into the finished products.
I trained in Textiles for Fashion & Interiors, specialising in Woven textiles, learning the millinery element of my work alongside my degree while working as a Milliners’ Assistant. I am hugely passionate about keeping traditional crafts alive within the country and work hard to educate society about the skills and standards needed to create traditional hand crafted pieces.
My often bespoke, unique pieces for women and men range from scarves and wraps, ties, cufflinks, flat caps and other casual style hats, to occasion wear such as hats and fascinators. I also welcome commissions.

At FurnitureEdited we create furniture that is refined to its core use. We believe this makes for practical and ultimately elegant furniture.

We believe in minimalism, in as far as we only create furniture that we truly like and intend to treasure for a lifetime.

We make our furniture by hand in our UK workshop. We are happy to make furniture to your exact specification.

Working from a studio in Gloucestershire, Gaby creates all of her designs and woven fabric. Each collection starts with a storyboard and, using high quality yarns, these ideas are turned into cloth.​

Gaby works on a table loom to sample and a floor loom to create small batches of products.

Gaby’s main focus is on lampshades, but she is also currently developing a range of complementary pieces.