Collect Open’s This Week: QEST x SDC presents ‘Fresh Focus’

^{Laura Quinn – Glass}

Collect — the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design — opens this week! We are amongst 40 exhibitors representing 400 artists from across the globe.

‘Fresh Focus’ is a collaboration between QEST and SDC, especially curated for Collect 2025. From tapestry and glass to metalwork and passementerie, Fresh Focus showcases age-old techniques reimagined in contemporary ways — pushing boundaries and preserving traditional skills while exploring exciting new interpretations.

^{Epona Smith – Metal}

This special edition features nine incredibly talented craftspeople from both organisations:
Christine Meyer-Eaglestone – Wood – SDC Member
Claire Ireland – Ceramics – SDC Member
Elizabeth Ashdown – Passementerie – QEST Adam Architecture Scholar
Epona Smith – Silversmith – QEST Pewterers’ Company Scholar
Fabrizia Bazzo – Glass – SDC Member
Kendall Clarke – Paper & Textiles – QEST Sanderson Design Co. Scholar and SDC Member
Laura Quinn – Glass – QEST Garfield Weston Foundation Scholar
Margaret Jones – Tapestry – QEST Garfield Weston Foundation Scholar and SDC Member
Samantha English – Metal – SDC Member

Booth Talks

Hear from two of the talented makers featured in Fresh Focus!

Rethinking Tapestry with Margaret Jones
Friday 28 February, 17.30

Rethinking Passementerie with Elizabeth Ashdown
Saturday 01 March, 12.30

Click here to view the QEST x SDC Fresh Focus Catalogue for item descriptions, prices and maker biographies.

Find us at: Booth E10, East Wing, Somerset House, London
28 February — 02 March 2025 (previews 26 & 27 February)
Tickets are available via the Crafts Council website.