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Join Sotheby’s ‘Festival of Craft’ on Saturday 16 May for a day of talks, workshops and demonstrations to celebrate Crafted, a programme of exhibitions, auctions and events that shine a light on the extraordinary breadth of craft today.

TALKS
Crafted brings together four conversations on craft across culture, fashion, heritage and art. From endangered skills to fashion, historic houses and Henry Moore, the programme explores why making still matters, how knowledge is passed on, and how innovation and technology might help carry craft into the future.

10:30 AM–11:30 AM The Future of Craft: How do we keep vital skills alive?
Panellists:
– Daniel Carpenter, Executive Director of Heritage Crafts and advocate for endangered skills
– Lucy Brown, Chief Executive Officer at The Hugo Burge Foundation
– Louis Elton, Founder of Nation of Artisans and the British Cræft Prize.
– James Haldane, Executive Editor at Sotheby’s

12:00 PM–13:00 PM | Craft in Fashion: Why Making Matters
Panellists include:
– Brendan Cormier, Chief Curator of V&A East Museum
– Ruby Slevin, Founder of Banshee of Savile Row

14:00 PM–15:00 PM | The Crafted House: Keeping the Great House Alive
Panellists:
– Dan Jackson, Head of Historic Buildings for Historic Royal Palaces
– Julie Montagu, Countess of Sandwich; Custodian of Mapperton House
– Malcolm Wynyard, Interior Designer who worked on Mapperton House
– Pratyush Sarup, House & Garden Magazine

15:30 PM–16:15 PM | Henry Moore and the Art of Making
– Hannah Higham, Head of Collections at the Royal Academy of Arts
– Tamsin Golding-Yee, Sotheby’s Specialist, Modern British Art
– Max Bainbridge, Wood sculptor and co-founder of Forest + Found

WORKSHOPS
10:30 AM–1:00 PM | Hand Embroidery Class with the Royal School of Needlework
2:00 PM–2:45 PM & 3:30–4:15 PM | Handling Textiles with the Royal School of Needlework
2:00 PM–4:00 PM | Design Your Own Cardholder or Passport Cover with luxury fashion accessories designer, Elvis & Kresse

DEOMSTRATIONS
11:30 AM–12:00 PM | A Framing Masterclass by Derek Tanous and his team of Tanous Fine Art Frames
1:00 PM–2:00 PM | Thatching Futures Demonstration with Master Thatcher Joe Thornton
3:00 PM–3:30 PM | Sculpting Leather: From Material to Form with Silverlining