Wonderland
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WHERE: Various locations on the main Dartington Hall estate
Expect fire, expect fun, expect desire. Make your own gifts with your favourite makers. Don’t miss Dark Poetry, Romany band, Nordic and Baltic choir, Santa Frau, Kids Create Workshops and the tiniest Gin Palace in the World.
Plus:
Studio 45 pottery | Dartington Printmakers ‘Off the Peg’ show | Bookbinding | Sculptworks | Shippon Open Studios | Dartington Food Hall
Getting here
We expect this event to be busy, so where possible please take public transport or arrive on foot (full details can be found here).
Parking will be available on the main estate, with overflow available at The Shops at Dartington. Bob the Bus will be providing a regular shuttle service between the the Shops and the Wonderland venue.
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Meet the makers
Bristol based Jeweller who makes statement jewellery and small boxes from recycled plastics, eco resins and cement that incorporates waste plastics.
www.bronwengwillim.co.uk
With their studio based just near to the Dartington Estate ‘Pippi and Me’ make beautifully simple tactile handmade ceramics. Functional and affordable ceramics in soft muted colours each piece is finished by hand with careful attention.
www.pippiandmeceramics.com
Handmade knives from Somerset. Pole and Hunt is a collaboration between Alex Pole Ironwork and Holdsworth Hunt Knives. Using materials which are sourced from within the UK and made entirely in house. Pole and Hunt create a wide range of utility and chef’s knives that will take you from the field to your kitchen.
www.poleandhunt.co.uk
Handmade in Devon, the design principle behind byAliceWood is that form follows function, and there is beauty in simplicity; natural organic shapes lend themselves to the soft tactility of the leather. Bags, purses, jewellery and accessories, byAliceWood uses locally sourced high quality leathers. You can also join Alice on a ‘Leather Purse Workshop’ in our WONDERLAND Makers Workshops.
www.byalicewood.com
Katie Victoria works at her studio in Swansea, South West Wales where she creates her collections. Working on a hand powered domestic knitting machine she creates a variety of fabrics and products from cushions, handbags, socks, clothing and scarves to upholstered furniture, combining high quality merino lambswool, bamboo and cotton yarns.
ww.katievictoria-textiles.com
Independent maker of natural skincare all handcrafted in small batches in Devon. MOKSA believes that kindness is absolute key to happiness and wellbeing. Organic Skincare Products are meant for just that, being kind to yourself. MOKSA have designed their products to be natural, gentle and suitable for all skin types.
www.moksa.co.uk
Renowned Artist & Print-maker from Cornwall, Lou Tonkin takes her inspiration almost exclusively from her local environment. Sketched pencil drawings turn into exquisite linocuts which then become prints, textiles, sketchbooks and home accessories. You can also join Lou on a ‘Linocut Christmas Card’ Workshop in our WONDERLAND Makers Workshops.
www.loutonkin.com
Hannah Batstone is a contemporary jeweller based at Old Bank Studios in Penryn, Cornwall. Her jewellery collections draw inspiration from shapes and colours observed from the landscapes that surround her. Incorporating elements of texture, and carefully chosen semi precious gemstones into her designs each piece is handcrafted using traditional silversmithing + gem setting techniques.
www.hannahbatstone.com
West Dorset potter Ali Herbert produces ceramic collections for daily use and limited editions of different shapes and forms that provide Ali with the opportunity to experiment and work with a new Modernist genre of vessels. All of the ceramics work offered from Ali is handmade and trimmed on the potters wheel and is labour intensive. These are quiet forms that emphasise calm, simplicity, refinement and order.
www.aliherbert.co.uk
Full list of makers
A unique selection of the very best south west craftsmen and women, showcasing and selling across 40 stands
LOU TONKIN
RUBY CUBES
ISLA HANDMADE
MOORSWOOD
KATHRYN CRADDOCK
KATIE VICTORIA
RAPHY SECK
JANE MC EWEN
ZUSUZI MORRISON
PIPPI AND ME
LAURA LANE
ALI CERAMICS
TIM COPSEY
NATURE MAKE
BUFF NATURAL SKINCARE
MOKSA
HOG & TALLOW
HELEN ROUND
PARMESAN + PUMPKIN
ROBERTA HOPKINS
ANDREW SPILSBURY
TAKAHASHI MCGIL
REBECCA FURZE
HANNAH BATSTONE
HARVEST WORKSHOP
INKY + GRACE
POLE + HUNT
ALICE WOOD
TERESA GREEN
JO CROOK + ALLISON S
LUCKY BIRD
BRONWEN GWILLIM
SOLID WOOL
ONEHUT FULL
ME AND EAST
ROZ BRADY
RUSTY PIG
BAR BLAH BLAH COCKTAILS
DARTINGTON FOOD
BARNABYS
SOUTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE
THE KITCHEN TABLE
NELLY KONRADI
BUTTER BIKE
ALMOND THIEF
FELIX KARY
MARTIN WALKER
ALISON CONWAY
Showroom makers
Opulence, style and objects of desire: a building usually used for meetings and offices will be transformed into an interior design ‘set’ of dream home pieces, all of which will also be for sale.
INKY & GRACE
LOLITA PARSLOW
AMBROSE VEVERS
ELOISE SENTITO
HILARY BURNS
NIC CHANNON
ISLA MIDDLETON
STUART LAMBLE
MOLESWORTH AND BIRD
SARAH GILLESPIE
MICHAEL HONNOR
SOUL APOTHECARY
TOM HOOKER
JANET HOLT
HEATHER SCOTT
RODNEY LOMAS
POLE AND HUNT
RAPHAELA SECK CERAMICS
SHELAGH BROWN
SOLID WOOL
TAKAHASHI-MCGIL