QEST Alumni Feature at Future Icons 2025
Future Icons Selects is back for London Craft Week 2025, this time in a new Shoreditch venue — 83 Rivington Street. The exhibition takes over three striking industrial arches and … Read more
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London Craft Week 2025: A City-Wide Celebration of Making
QEST Scholar Jazmine Miles-Long (photography Mark Cocksedge) Celebrating outstanding British and international creativity, London Craft Week brings together over 1000 established and emerging makers, designers, brands and galleries from around … Read more
Craft Masterclass: Advancing Sustainability in your Practice with QEST & Heritage Crafts
QEST’s first masterclass for 2025 explored how makers can practically enhance sustainability in their craft practice. We heard from the fantastic winners of the 2024 QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability … Read more
Charlie Calder-Potts Collaborates with Zoffany on New ‘Lost Lands’ Collection
2021 QEST Scholar Charlie Calder-Potts has partnered with Zoffany, a Sanderson Design Group brand, to launch an exclusive wallcovering collection titled ‘Lost Lands’. The collection is inspired by a blend … Read more
Zena Holloway and Virna Pasquinelli Collaboration
We’re excited to share an inspiring collaboration between Zena Holloway, founder of Rootfull®, and 2021 QEST Scholar Virna Pasquinelli, as they merge craft and biology to create stunning wearable art. … Read more
Dash & Miller and The Bristol Weaving Mill Partner with Sudbury Silk Mills
Strengthening UK Textiles Through Collaboration Dash & Miller and The Bristol Weaving Mill, both founded by QEST Scholars Franki Brewer and Juliet Bailey, have announced an exciting strategic partnership with … Read more
Sustainability Awards 2025: Applications Open
A London researcher and glass artist at the forefront of sustainable glass making using waste materials has won the QEST Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award.
Celebrating Women in Craft this International Women’s Day!
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we spoke to six remarkable QEST Alumni to gain insight into their craft journeys. We asked them about what inspires their craft and how it has shaped their practice, the pivotal women who have influenced their careers, and any advice they have for young women and girls considering a career in craft.
Frances Priest joins the QEST Board of Trustees
We are thrilled to welcome Frances Priest, Edinburgh-based ceramicist and 2022 QEST Johnnie Walker Scholar, to our Board of Trustees! Frances is a pattern obsessive and lover of colour, exploring … Read more
Collect | 28 February — 2 March 2025
We had an inspiring time exhibiting at Collect 2025! Our special exhibition, ‘Fresh Focus,’ was a collaborative project between QEST and the Society of Designer Craftsmen, curated specifically for Collect … Read more