Every object tells a story. Whether it’s a centuries-old manuscript, a historic building, a treasured photograph or a work of art, these objects connect us to our shared history. Yet … Read more
QEST was delighted to showcase the work of four QEST Alumni and Conservation Scholars at this year’s Plowden Medal Annual Conservation Event, held on 14 October at St Bartholomew’s Hospital … Read more
QEST is delighted to celebrate ten QEST Alumni exhibiting at the British Glass Biennale 2026, the centrepiece of the 2026 International Festival of Glass. Taking place at The World of … Read more
QEST Scholar and multidisciplinary artist Leora Honeyman has collaborated with British fragrance house Penhaligon’s to create ten unique sculptural diffusers inspired by its Highgrove Bouquet fragrance. Combining ceramics, sculpture and … Read more
QEST and Sanderson are delighted to announce glass artist and QEST Scholar Lulu Harrison as the winner of the 2026 QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award. Selected from six outstanding … Read more
The inaugural symposium, The Future is Human Made: Hands, Work, Power, brought together leading thinkers, makers and designers to consider the value of human skill in an increasingly automated world. … Read more
Decorex – Europe’s leading interior design event – returns to Olympia, London this October, bringing together leading names in luxury interiors and design. QEST is delighted to once again be … Read more
QEST is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Sun Culture Foundation, opening up exciting new opportunities for QEST Scholars and strengthening connections between craft communities in the UK … Read more
This September, nine talented makers from the QEST Alumni community will join hundreds of exceptional craft artists from around the world at Homo Faber 2026 in Venice.
Craft Festival Wales | Cardigan Castle | 11–13 September 2026