London Craft Week 2023

London Craft Week 2023

London Craft Week has been created out of a strong vision to celebrate outstanding British and international creativity and has grown from strength to strength over the last eight years with 2022 welcoming more than 246,000 visitors.

‘The festival brings together over 750 established and emerging makers, designers, brands and galleries from around the world. A curated selection based not on price or fame, but underlying substance. Plus, that essential dash of magic and inspiration that separates great from good.’ LCW

At Fortnum & Mason, we have always been a destination for exceptionally crafted, beautifully designed, joy-giving things and continue to celebrate and support British-based designers and craftspeople - those striving to keep traditions alive through their craft and who go against the tide to forge their own methods of creating.

This year has seen us share our Piccadilly home with some of Britain’s most accomplished creators in our Fortnum & Makers showcase that spans three floors of our flagship store. Come and join us for this open-house event to experience our makers exceptional talent in crafting wonderful things and discover the events you can experience below.

Find out more about London Craft Week here.

Jess Wheeler

Instagram: @jesswheeler.design

Website: jesswheeler.com

Jess Wheeler is a Designer and Artist based in North Wales. Working across a variety of disciplines from set to homeware design, her cross-disciplinary approach has a unified, nostalgic, nature-driven narrative. Her work aims to remind the viewer about the beauty and fragility of our natural world, which is why it’s so important to Jess that her pieces transcend seasonality and have a conscience. Using a range of materials from the lost wax process of bronze sculpting to plaster casting and brass fabrication, she creates unique, botanic-inspired lighting, candle sticks and sculptures. 

Masterclass with Jess Wheeler – Turning Brass into Floral Art

Join Jess herself as she shows you how to transform recycled sheet brass and wire into beautiful, delicate everlasting leaves and flowers. 

Jess is also making exclusive pieces for Fortnum's that will be sold on the 1st Floor.

Tuesday 9th May

6.30pm – 8pm 

Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER

Natasha Hulse

Instagram: @natashahulse_design

Website: natashahulse.com

Natasha Hulse is a bespoke Fabric Artist for Interior Design, specialising in designing three-dimensional appliqué artworks that, once constructed, are upholstered onto pieces of furniture, such as headboards and lampshades. All the fabric artworks are constructed by hand; products are designed by a small skilled team in the UK that use a variety of fabric manipulation techniques to create one-of-a-kind interior pieces. Each new design draws inspiration from the natural world. Natasha is a textile designer by training but is now venturing into other products, both hard and soft, whilst still working on bespoke projects for the likes of Kit Kemp and Wicklewood. 

Live Demonstration with Natasha Hulse - Free Event

Join Natasha in our Piccadilly store for live demonstrations throughout the day, where you’ll be able to talk to her about her work. She will also be making bespoke A5 prints with applique elements, which you’ll be able to purchase. 

Thursday 11th May  

10am - 6:30pm  

1st floor, next to the Parlour, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER

Sabina Savage

Instagram: @sabinasavage

Website: sabinasavage.com

Following three years in Paris studying the art of couture, Sabina Savage moved to London to hone her skills where she launched her eponymous brand in 2014. She now offers elaborate, heritage-inspired prints on exquisite fabrics, with each collection being produced between Italy and the UK. Time spent working in several high-end ateliers taught her the techniques required to branch out alone. Throughout her work, you’ll see fantastical stories woven through each hand-illustrated collection, meandering across continents and delving headfirst into the depths of history.  

Sabina Savage - Free Event

Join us in store and meet Sabina Savage to discover and understand how she intricately draws her designs and creates the stories for her seasonal collections. 

Thursday 11th May

12pm - 6pm

2nd Floor, Accessories Department, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER

Trove Fine Jewellers Trunk Show

Trove: Fine jewellers from the Goldsmiths’ Centre - an educational charity dedicated to improving the skills and shaping the careers of jewellers, silversmiths and those working in the precious metal industry - presents the work of eight goldsmiths, united by a passion for high-quality artisanal design, in the iconic Fortnum & Mason jewellery showroom. Their inspirations span the globe, from the natural world to pop art, family heritage to glitched technologies. All of their businesses are based at the Goldsmiths’ Centre near London’s famous jewellery quarter. These designers harness a wealth of creativity and represent what it means to be a goldsmith in 2023. 

Trove Trunk Show

For London Craft Week, join the designers of the Trove Trunk show in store.  

12pm - 4pm, 2nd Floor, Jewellery Department, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER:

9th May - Genevieve Schwartz

Instagram: @genevieveschwartzjewellery

Genevieve Schwartz grew up surrounded by art, and now she uses the medium of jewellery to explore how relationships can be expressed through physical pieces. 

10th May - Rachel Balfour

Instagram: @rachelbalfouruk

Influenced by pop culture, symbolism and art with a spiritual connection, Rachel Balfour’s jewellery designs tell stories of love, courage and faith. 

12th May - Leonid Dementiev 

Instagram: @leoniddementiev

Founded in London in 2022, Leonid Dementiev designs jewellery pieces entirely by hand with fourth generation wirework techniques that create a unique and exquisite finish. 

13th May - Ellis Mhairi Cameron

Instagram: @ellismhairicameron 

Inspired by the Scottish Highlands’ natural beauty, Ellis Mhairi Cameron brings her sculptural, hand crafted jewellery to life using 100% recycled gold and traceable diamonds. 

14th May - Clio Saskia

Instagram: @cliosaskia 

Clio Saskia creates exotic fine jewellery inspired by wild flora and fauna, and brings one-of-a-kind designs to life using traditional goldsmithing techniques and traceable sapphires from her own small mining claim.