Crafted at Sotheby’s
Crafted at Sotheby’s
Curated by Sotheby’s specialists, Crafted is designed to shine a light and deepen insight into the realm of craft of all kinds. A major public programme will include exhibitions, auctions, demonstrations by master framers, needleworkers and conservators, alongside a series of thought-provoking talks.
JW ANDERSON
JW Anderson
Curating is an utterly personal passion, which Jonathan Anderson now channels into a re-articulated JW ANDERSON. This refined world is centred on objects of elevated craftsmanship. Extending from this commitment to craft, JW ANDERSON will host an event during London Craft Week on 13 May. Event details will be announced soon.
Making Matters: London Craft Week 2026 Symposium
Making Matters: London Craft Week 2026 Symposium
London Craft Week’s 2026 Symposium explores the transformative power of craft: from visionary social initiatives to the role of making in global architecture and our relationships to the things we make. Join leading experts including Dr James Fox, Kate Malone MBE, and Dr Gus Casely-Hayford as they examine the vital role of craft today. Booking required via events links below.
The Pimlico Road Series
The Pimlico Road Series
A fraternity of world-class craftspeople, artisans, curators and makers, the Pimlico Road Design District is a hub of inspiring design and best-in-class interiors. From sculptors to woodworkers, embroidery to antiques, textiles to crystals, it’s a melting pot and meeting place for creativity.
LOEWE FOUNDATION
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Alumni
The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition takes place in Singapore, with the winner announced on 12 May. Explore selected events featuring Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Alumni during London Craft week: Secret Ceramics, including a number of works by alumni, with names revealed upon purchase, and Fernando Casasempere and Kate Malone in Curated Ceramics; Dahye Jeong, Choi Keeryong, Kyouhong Lee and Woosun Cheon at Soluna Fine Craft’s South Korea Pavilion; Wycliffe Stuchbury at Sarah Myerscough Gallery; Richard McVetis at The Cockpit Effect; and Eleanor Lakelin at Darbyshire + Friends. Learn about London based 2026 Craft Prize finalists below and follow the prize announcement on Instagram at @loewefoundation.
London Craft Week x FiredUp4
Secret Ceramics
London Craft Week and FiredUp4 present Secret Ceramics, 100 ceramic works by established and emerging artists presented anonymously at a fixed price (£650 each).
London Craft Week x FiredUp4
Curated Ceramics
London Craft Week and FiredUp4 present Curated Ceramics at Sotheby's London in aid of FiredUp4 Clay Clubs: an auction of 12 works by some of the UK’s leading ceramic names.
International Pavilion
International Pavilion Singapore
Discover how heritage and design intersect in this debut showcase of craft works from Singapore. Organised by the National Heritage Board, the showcase spotlights living craft traditions that have been reimagined for today. The showcase will be accompanied by interactive live craft demonstrations, workshops, and practitioner talks.
International Pavilion
International Pavilion Italy
The Embassy of Italy in the UK and ICE Agenzia, with CONFARTIGIANATO, present “Benfatto. Excellence in Craftsmanship between Art, Material and Time.” Showcasing 18 brands and 45 works, the exhibition celebrates contemporary Italian master artisans, where tradition meets innovation, sustainability, and material culture in a sensory journey of outstanding Made in Italy excellence.
International Pavilion
International Pavilion South Korea
Soluna Fine Craft, the craft label of Soluna Art Group, presents a curated selection of works exploring the aesthetic sensibilities and material experimentation shaping contemporary Korean craft. Alongside the exhibition, a curatorial talk with Korean and London-based artists will consider how personal identity and lived experience become embedded in work, in a cross-disciplinary dialogue spanning craft, fashion, and design.
International Pavilion
International Pavilion Thailand
Woven Shade unfolds through the quiet poetry of weaving. Inspired by the heritage of Lamphun, a province in Northern Thailand, Namfon Laistrooglai and her team transform traditional weaving, basketry, and woodworking into contemporary forms. Interlaced fibres carry memories of labour and protection, creating shifting light and shadow where Thai and British craft traditions gently meet.
