Last week I went along to Urbis in Manchester. Urbis runs a number of craft related events including ‘Handmade Socials’ and ‘Introduction to’ courses. I spoke to their Learning Project Manager, Amy Owen. Click on the link below to listen to the interview.
Urbis Podcast: Interview with Amy Owen
Related Links:
Urbis - www.urbis.org.uk
Amy’s new site - www.jollynice.co.uk
[Above pic: Urbis Handmade Social event.]
Last Sunday we went along to the Manchester Craft Mafia Christmas Market at Urbis. I spoke to a number of the stallholders about their work, the processes and materials they used and buying handmade products. Click on the link below to listen to the interviews.
Indie Quarter Christmas Podcast (The screen will initially go blank and it will take a few moments for the podcast to download.)
Pictures from the Manchester Craft Mafia Christmas Market
To find out more about the Manchester Craft Mafia and their events go to www.manchestercraftmafia.com
To find out more about Urbis and their calendar of events go to www.urbis.org.uk.
A big thank you to all the stallholders who took part.
This is the second part of our podcast on the British Craft Trade Fair. In this podcast we talk to a number of the exhibiting designers.
BCTF Podcast - Part Two
(lasts 15 mins)
Podcast Notes
Poppy Treffry
www.poppytreffry.co.uk
David Salsbury, Salsbury Ceramics
www.salsburyceramics.co.uk
Jilly Collins, The Artful Hat Company
www.theartfulhatcompany.co.uk
April Young, April Young Fine Art
www.aprilyoung.co.uk
Barbara Bradshaw, Planet Purple Kids
www.planetpurplekids.com
Amanda Healy, Horses of Clay
www.amandahealy.co.uk
Lesa Gray, Natural Leigh
www.naturaleigh.co.uk
Helen Chatterton, Perfection of Production
www.perfectionofproduction.co.uk
Helaina Sharpley
helainasharpley@hotmail.co.uk
British Craft Trade Fair
www.bctf.co.uk
Well, as promised here is the first part of our British Craft Trade Fair Podcast. In Part One we talk to organiser Margeret Bunn, who gives us an interesting insight into the event and its background. The second part, which will be uploaded on Monday, contains interviews with a number of the designers who exhibited at the fair.
Click to download the BCTF Podcast - Part One
Podcast Notes
BCTF website: www.bctf.co.uk
If you’re interested in exhibiting at either BCTF or Design Edge, take a look at the website above or telephone +44 (0) 1444 246446.
Don’t forget to tune in on Monday for Part Two.
Hello and welcome to our first Indie Quarter podcast. To listen, please click on the link below.
Our First Indie Quarter Podcast
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