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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.
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 See contact details for other ways get in touch |
