Two pieces by couture milliner Deirdre Hawken, known for the playfulness and craftsmanship of her creations, have recently been acquired for the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New … Read more
We were thrilled to catch up with so many of our saddlery scholars and apprentices earlier this month at the National Saddlery Competition, and huge congratulations to all those who … Read more
QEST Scholar James Harrison and his brother Ed, founders of creative entity Under The Skin, will hold their first solo exhibition in Brighton, shining a light on some of the … Read more
Printmaker Jemma Gunning specialises in exploring the degeneration of urban landscapes and her latest work, commissioned by the Jewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage project, focuses on a historic area of Birmingham. … Read more
I found Jason working away in a timber frame workshop nestled at the bottom of his garden on the outskirts of Lewes, East Sussex. Previously a tattoo artist, Jason is … Read more
Jerwood Makers Open opened last week at Manchester Art Gallery, featuring the work of two QEST Scholars – Max Bainbridge of Forest + Found and Bethan Lloyd Worthington. Jerwood Makers … Read more
Heather Fisher is in the second year of her apprenticeship with Struthers Watchmakers. Here she tells us more about her working life… Tell us about your apprenticeship and your masters … Read more
Last summer, I visited the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. Standing in near horizontal rain, I was struck by the dignity of these ancient rocks, about four … Read more
Tell us about your scholarship My QEST funding was used to spend time working with Tim Cranmore, one of the only other recorder makers working to the highest level in … Read more
Anna Robson is in the first year of her apprenticeship with the Northumberland Honey Company. Here she tells us more about her working life… Why did you choose this apprenticeship? … Read more