D'arc Design I refer to my work as "creating the Modern Gothic", influenced by the original Gothic period, the Victorian Gothic revival and the Gothic music and fashion culture that manifested itself in the early 1980's. I started making Gothic influenced furniture...

Viktoriia's sculptural work questions the human condition, and is concerned with the subject of sexuality and the representation of the human body. The grotesque, provocative nature of the work is based on the concept of the boundless complexity of the body. In her...

Pipeline Projection Lamps Designing, creating, making, drive me on a daily basis. When creating a piece of work, I love the challenge of the search for the perfect resource, preferably recycled. I believe when a material has been subjected to use it has a character...

Perspective in Cobalt Lauren O'Garra uses Traditional Chinese Blue and White Porcelain to inform her illustrations on ceramics which employ contemporary cylinder designs as vessels to carry her decorative brushwork. The main materials she uses are earthenware, cobalt,...

Solar Rhian Morris' current work is based around the idea of space, the galaxy and the solar system. 'Solar' is a range of jewellery inspired by 'Space'. When molten pewter is poured onto cool acrylic a reaction takes place, and a unique surface is created on each...

In Pursuit of Form Bryn Richard's work explores structural systems using a formalist approach to sculpture with a focus on surface, line and volume. The forms produced are governed by a set of rules such as those that must be followed to compose an equilateral...

Relativity to the Familiar Gabrielle Shallish's forms are created intuitively through pinch building. They are conversations between maker and the material, and through process the forms coincide with the dimensions of her body. The possibility that mark making can...

I Lay my Heart in The East and my Feet in The West 'I Lay my Heart in The East and my Feet in The West' explores visually the duality of English and Indian cultures and how this vibrant vocabulary echoes the artist's heritage. The work delivers a joyful visualisation...

Elements of Architecture My interest in architecture was sparked by spending a few months in Cork, Ireland last year. I began looking at the shapes and block colours on buildings, transferring these interests into glass and textiles and then back into my love of wood....

Memento Mater My work engages with the duality of presence and absence that is expressed by photographs and mementos in the context of bereavement. The installations I make speak of captured moments and memories, pinning down and making concrete instants in time that...

Reused, Reduced, Recycled Nicole's collection explores the idea of making new objects by using old materials such as glass and cement. Working under the values of 'reuse, reduce and recycle', she crafts unique and handmade lights and home ware. Nicole looks to...

Communication Ciaran has an avid passion for travel and exploring the world. He uses his love for travel to influence his practise. His motif throughout this body of work is portraying data communication through line and thread. He creates two dimensional drawings and...

From Sketch to Stitch Beth Harris works primarily with textiles to create a unique range of surface pattern designs. Her work is heavily influenced by surfaces and textures within nature, paying particular attention to linear forms. She abstracts and reinterprets...

Foldable Shades Foldable lampshades based on the acanthus leaf is aimed at and designed for more unfortunate people who move around a lot due to their uncertainty in life. These lampshades are easy to build and simple to pack, they are light weight and easy to install...

Conversations & Memories Andrea Carney uses free machine embroidery, on water soluble fabric, interlinking the stitches together to produce a fabric, which is then manipulated and constructed by hand to produce three dimensional objects. Primarily, one-off art pieces...

1.618 Roz Adams works with both digital and traditional craft techniques in her practice. She casts different materials together to highlight the relationships between form, process and materiality. She works predominantly in metals, pursuing the intensive processes...

Olla! Olla! Homeware - created by one-man army Jade Sims, is a range of fun and quirky items designed for collection throughout the home. Taking inspiration from vintage palettes, Olla! pieces are created with a contemporary twist, making them timeless with the ever...