Just in case you missed it, may we remind you that the Crafts Council turned 40 in late 2011. To celebrate, they produced a rather elegant website of objects chosen from 1,400 in the Crafts Council Collection.
By turns beautiful, enigmatic and occasionally baffling, these objects provide a tantalising glimpse into a public collection that forms an integral part of the council’s mission to promote and celebrate contemporary craft.
The website is the opening gambit in a series of bold, web-based explorations, the next of which is the launch of the collection catalogue and images library online.
Take a quick look at our selection then explore their meaning deeper on the 40:40 website.
All images courtesy the Crafts Council.
By turns beautiful, enigmatic and occasionally baffling, these objects provide a tantalising glimpse into a public collection that forms an integral part of the council’s mission to promote and celebrate contemporary craft.
The website is the opening gambit in a series of bold, web-based explorations, the next of which is the launch of the collection catalogue and images library online.
Take a quick look at our selection then explore their meaning deeper on the 40:40 website.
El Ultimo Grito, Miss Ramirez Chair© Crafts Council
Paul Astbury, Space Ship
Fred Baier, Star Wars Chair
Maria Militsi from Ballet to Remember series
Dorothy Hogg, Spirit Level
Drummond Masterton, Star Tesselation Dish
Grayson Perry, Mad Kids Bedroom Wall pot
Laura Potter, Cliché
Lucian Taylor, Big Beautiful Vase II
