DISCOVER: LONDON
CRAFT WEEK
Now in its fifth year, this annual
craft extravaganza celebrates the
finest British and international
craftsmanship and artisan design.
A broad programme of events
features demonstrations by master
craftsmen, hidden workshops, and
displays by galleries, studios and
well-loved luxury brands such
as Petersham Nurseries (top).
New partners include Japan House
and ISHKAR, a group that sells
the handicrafts of countries in
conflict. Contemporary makers
exhibiting include Lora Avedian,
furniture designer Yinka Ilori
and the ceramics of Korean
artist Sun Kim (above),
londoncraftweek.com.DO: AESME FLOWER
WORKSHOPS
Shepherd’s Bush-based
horticulture studio Aesme
specialises in creating naturalistic,
seasonally-inspired floral displays
for events and weddings. Picture
the prettiest English country
garden, and you’ll be close to its
delicate, feminine aesthetic. As well
as the design practice, it also hosts
a flower school from April to
October using unusual flowers,
herbs and foliage grown at its
cutting garden in Hampshire.
Workshops include the popular
Day of Flower Arranging class, as
well as floral design for weddings
and even a two-day masterclass in
Como, Italy. See the website for
further details, aesme.co.uk.&
OU T A BOU T
Patrick Hamilton Courtney reveals what’s
on his cultural radar this monthVISIT: CHARLESTON
This quintessentially British
farmhouse in East Sussex was once
home to the artists Vanessa Bell
and Duncan Grant. Two of the
foremost members of the influential
Bloomsbury Group, the couple and
their friends dominated London’s
cultural scene in the early 20th
century. While on the outside the
house appears a typical country
bolthole, inside is a treasure trove
of art and design, including the
former studios and masterworks
from the family’s private collection.
Until 26 August the house is
exhibitingIn Colour – Sickert to
Rileyin the new Wolfson Gallery,
a display of Bell and Grant’s
paintings set against the works of
other colourists, charleston.org.uk.COMING SOON: Illustrator Quentin Blake’s exhibition of
new work,The Only Way to Travel, opens at the Hastings-
PHOTOGRAPHS based Jerwood Gallery on 14 June, jerwoodgallery.org.
(PAUL NASH PAINTING) © TATE, LONDON 2019; (CHARLESTON/TOP IMAGE) TONY TREE
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