Leading innovation in making across a multitude of disciplines around the UK, the Crafts Council is the country's foremost authority on contemporary craft in all its forms. Founded in 1971, its role as guardian and champion of national craft practice has evolved to include exploring and enabling new possibilities, making methods and technologies. Having played a pivotal role in the development of some of the UK’s most accomplished and respected makers, the Crafts Council is devoted to finding and empowering new talent across the craft sector, creating platforms for emerging makers to show their work, forging connections between people and industries, and providing practical and inspirational resources to support the careers of our next generation of makers. Through its extensive programme of exhibitions, publications, collaborations and professional-development resources – as well as landmark initiatives such as Crafts magazine and Collect: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects – the Crafts Council aims to make the UK the global capital of craft knowledge, industry and creativity.
We’re thrilled to be helping the Crafts Council share its vision among an increasingly diverse audience of makers, collectors, educators and policy-shapers, and privileged to be working with such an important influence on the UK’s creative future. For Zetteler, the opportunity to work with the Crafts Council on the publicity strategy for some of its most exciting initiatives, including Collect 2018, is quite genuinely a dream come true.
We speak to Juliana Cavaliero and Debra Finn about their salon-style space, supporting new grads and choosing pieces that you’ll love forever.