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Building on the success of last year’s event, the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust has joined with more Royal Warrant-holding companies in the St James’s area to host a craft trail celebrating their shared passion for British craftsmanship. Look out for the QEST logo and find QEST Scholar works displayed in stores including:

Crockett & Jones – saddlery by Clare Barnett and Joanna Murphy
D. R. Harris & Co. – enamelled silver by Harry Forster-Stringer
Dege & Skinner – embroidery by Auburn Claire Lucas and Sarah Wilkinson
Farlows – stained glass by Sophie D’Souza
Floris – jewellery by Megan Falconer, historic costume by Isabel Nellie Walters, ceramics by Rebecca Harvey and guitars by Jim Fleeting
Garrard – textile and print designs by Bethan Wyn Williams
John Smedley – ceramics by Matthew Foster
Lock & Co. Hatters – bookbinding by Manuel Mazzotti
Paxton & Whitfield – baskets and greenwood carvings by Steve Tomlin
Truefitt & Hill – antiquarian watches restored by Seth Kennedy
Wartski – jewellery by Jacqueline Cullen

QEST supports excellence in British craftsmanship by funding the training and education of talented and aspiring makers working across the UK. Since its inception, the charity has awarded over £5 million to 625 individuals working in a broad range of craft disciplines, from the traditional to the contemporary, and is proud to contribute the evolving tradition of British craftsmanship. QEST was founded by the Royal Warrant Holders Association in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Association and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

For more details about the trail, including a map of all trail points and details of what’s on at each venue, visit the website.