The Cockpit Edit: An Exhibition of Leading and Next Generation Makers

Monday 12 May, 5-8 pm – *Private View*
Tuesday 13 May, 12-6 pm – Exhibition, sale & maker demos
Wednesday 14 May, 12-6 pm – Exhibition, sale & maker demos
Thursday 15 May, 12-8 pm  – Exhibition, sale & maker demos *Late Opening*
Friday 15 May, 12-6 pm – Exhibition & sale

Discover The Cockpit Edit – an exclusive selling exhibition celebrating and supporting Cockpit’s vibrant maker community.

Step into an extraordinary world of making at Cockpit Bloomsbury and experience an ambitious exhibition of incredible objects by leading craftspeople and next generation makers working across twenty craft disciplines – available to purchase exclusively during London Craft Week.

More than 100 unique pieces – from luxury jewellery to handcrafted ceramic, glass, and wood vessels to contemporary sculpture and wearable art objects – will be on display and available for collectors to take home as part of Cockpit’s first-ever selling exhibition.

All proceeds from the exhibition will support Cockpit and its community of over 175 talented makers, many of whom are ensuring the survival of heritage craft techniques through their practices.

Throughout the week, visitors can also enjoy demonstrations from makers in their studios – a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see makers at work, learn about their creative journeys and gain insight into their processes and inspirations in the workshops where they create their masterpieces.

Tickets

• Exhibition: Free (registration required)
• Demos: £12.50 each (includes same-day entry to exhibition)
  • Please note: each demo requires a separate ticket. Tickets will become available in April 2025 - join our mailing list for a reminder
    

All ticket sales support Cockpit’s work as a registered charity.

Demonstration Schedule

Tuesday 13 May

• 12:30-1: pm: Paper Marbling with Lucy McGrath
• 1:15-1:45 pm: Mosaic Making with Giulia Manzoni
• 2-2:30 pm: Weaving with Majeda Clarke
• 2:45-3:15 pm: Knitting with Gold, Silver & Diamonds with Teri Howes
• 3:30-4 pm: Enamelling with Emily Bedford
• 4:15-4:45 pm & 5-5:30 pm: Classical Guitar Making with Michael Edgeworth

Wednesday 14 May

• 12:30-1 pm: Porcelain Casting with Helen Johannessen
• 1:15-1:45 pm: Woven Sculpture with Esna Su
• 2-2:30 pm: Ceramics Carving with Ama Adansi-Pipim
• 2:45-3:15 pm: Silver Soldering with Alison Flanders
• 3:30-4 pm: Japanese Kami-Ito with Kendall Clarke
• 4:15- 4:45 pm: Needle Felting with Sofia Barbe
• 5-5:30 pm: Natural Dyeing with Caitlin Maxwell Hughan

Thursday 15 May

• 12:30-1 pm: Slab Moulding with Ho Lai
• 1:15- 1:45 pm: Rush Basketry with Ella Merriman
• 2:00- 2:30 pm: Hand Weaving with Eva Dennis
• 2:45-3:15 pm: Straw Embroidery with Claire De Waard
• 3:30- 4 pm: Glass Painting with Helen Brough
• 4:15-4:45 pm: Ceramic Sculpture with Kerry Hastings
• 5-5:30 pm: Filato Micro Mosaics with Eniko Leanyvari

Book for demonstrations here.

All ticket sales support Cockpit’s work as a registered charity.

Please note that the studios will not be open during this event. If you are interested in visiting makers in their studios, please visit us during Summer Open Studios on 5-8 June in Bloomsbury and 13-15 June in Deptford.