Conference

Marble, bronze, and terracotta are all celebrated materials for sculpture in the round. However, plaster, another noteworthy material in antiquity, is understudied and often absent from the archaeological record. This British Academy conference will explore plaster as a sculptural material in its own right, as well as addressing the use of plaster models for the ... Read more

Hosted by QEST Trustee & Scholar Deborah Carré's company, Carreducker, the event features film screenings and live chat from the world of shoemaking with speakers from the UK, USA, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden and Singapore. These include QEST Cordwainer's Company Apprentice Oluwamuyiwa Fadairo and QEST Ernest Cook Trust Scholar Jojo Wood.

The unprecedented circumstances of 2020 have given rise to a powerful period of re-evaluation and refocus, not only upon the ways we work and collaborate within the interior design industry but on the impact we individually and collectively have in the wider world. In this probing conversation, a panel including QEST Ambassadors Kerryn Harper-Cuss and ... Read more