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Map - Information for Makers - End of Exhibition Review - Print an application form - 2008 Participants


Saturday 16th – Monday 25th August 2008 Inclusive

10.00 am to 4.00 pm Daily

Thirlestaine Long Gallery

Cheltenham College

Bath Road,  Cheltenham

GL53 7LD

 

ORDER A CATALOGUE

Catalogue for the 2008 Exhibition.

£3.50 Mailed to your door. (Secure Purchase with PayPal)

 

Alternatively please contact Betty Norbury  - £3.00 on the door or £3.50 mailed to your home.
Please make cheque payable to B. Norbury and send it to
White Knight Gallery, 28 Painswick Road, Cheltenham, GLOS,
GL50 2HA


We are our environment

“No longer restrained by financial imperatives, the modern homeowner demands more than a furnished space to live in, no matter how fashionable or trendy.  He wants a home in which he has decided to live not only by means of the ‘virtual nature of image’ but which includes the ‘material nature of objects’.  His home and possibly his office is his personal space and ideally would be tailored to his personal requirements.  The production line cannot cater for him, his requirements are not, literally, ‘run of the mill’.  A piece of furniture from a designer/maker implies a deep involvement with the commissioning process – a two-way consultation – How long? How high? What wood? Which finish?  It carries with it a life and experience of the maker, his design ideas, his environmental considerations, his labour, his love, the nature of the materials and his treatment of them and his interaction with the client.  At the end of the day, a unique object, a product of maker and client’

‘Furniture for the 21st Century’  Betty Norbury


Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design Annual Exhibition

A Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design – the 15th annual exhibition of contemporary designer/craftsman made furniture and decorative arts. Curated by Betty Norbury, author of ‘Bespoke - Sourcebook of Furniture Designer Makers' and 'Furniture for the 21st Century'.

75 exhibitors showing an extensive selection of new & original work from some of the most important furniture designers of this century and their contemporaries.

Stunning floral displays by award winning world champion Sue Artus and her team.

The prices asked are the makers own – there is no commission at all added to the work. Most of the exhibits are for sale.  

The Venue is the magnificent neo-classical building within the campus the famous public school, Cheltenham College, surrounded by lawns and specimen trees.  

Cheltenham, the beautiful spa town at the centre of the Cotswolds, offering excellent shopping, restaurants, hotels and entertainment. For a free Cheltenham guide please contact the Tourist Office tel.01242 522878.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thirlestaine Long Gallery

Travelling to the exhibition by car is facilitated by AA sign-posting and free designated car parking within the college grounds.  Both the coach and railway stations are within a £5 taxi ride or a very pleasant 15 minute walk.

Enquiries to the organiser, Betty Norbury, White Knight Gallery, Painswick Road, Cheltenham GLOS. GL50 2HA. 

Tel./Fax. 01242 238582. 

 e-mail betty.norbury@virgin.net


To be included on the Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design Mailing List

Please send your name, address and details of your request to  

 
Betty Norbury
Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design Mailing List, 
White Knight Gallery
28 Painswick Road
 Cheltenham
 GLOS
 GL50 2HA
 
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