A London researcher and glass artist at the forefront of sustainable glass making using waste materials has won the QEST Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award.
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
Applications for the 2025 QEST and Heritage Crafts Environmental Sustainability Award close on Tuesday 1 July. This award, now in its third year, recognises craftspeople across the UK who have taken significant steps to reduce their environmental impact and improve the sustainability of their craft practices.
Join QEST’s first Zoom masterclass for 2025 where we will explore how you can practically enhance sustainability in your craft practice. Hosted by QEST and Heritage Crafts, we will be joined … Read more
A London researcher and glass artist at the forefront of sustainable glass making using waste materials has won the QEST Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award.
Embroiderer Hanny Newton has been named the winner of the QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award, following a ceremony held at Voysey House. Hanny, a pioneer in the use of straw as a natural and sustainable alternative to gold thread, was awarded the prestigious prize in recognition of her innovative approach to reviving this endangered 18th-century craft.
The QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award is back again in 2024, with applications now open. QEST is pleased to be partnering with Heritage Crafts to highlight craftspeople in the … Read more
A London researcher and glass artist at the forefront of sustainable glass making using waste materials has won the QEST Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award.
QEST Bendicks Scholar Louisa Boyd has created an innovative trophy for the first QEST Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award winner. A printmaker based in Cheshire, Louisa made the abstract feature piece … Read more
Hand embroiderer Hanny Newton is on a mission. Through her recently awarded QEST Scholarship funded by the Broderers’ Company, Hanny is determined to discover what plant-based materials can be used … Read more