London Craft Week 2025

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London Craft Week is delighted to present the full programme for its 11th annual edition, featuring over 400 exhibitions, site-specific installations, masterclasses and performances for all ages. Partnering with more than 1000 international makers, the citywide festival will showcase an astonishing breadth of creativity and craftsmanship, embracing the richness and serendipity that London offers as a global creative capital.

Entering its second decade, LCW will champion creativity and ingenuity across a wide range of disciplines. The festival will celebrate endangered skills recognised on the 2025 Heritage Red List and showcase innovative techniques and sustainable materials.

Highlights
● ‘Secret Ceramics’ hosted for the first time at Christie’s London, an exhibition of anonymously presented works by established ceramicists and rising stars, including Hitomi Hosono, Christabel MacGreevy, Sophie Wilson, Claudia Rankin and Jacques Monneraud, among others.
● Exhibitions at No. 9 Cork Street, exemplifying the best of heritage craft skills, recontextualised through contemporary art and design, spanning techniques such as glassblowing, textiles, marbling, metalworking, woodworking and straw marquetry.
● A celebration of ‘The Art of Craftsmanship’ in partnership with Sloane Street, honouring the area's rich artistic heritage with artisan demonstrations from Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Ferragamo, among others.
● Large-scale sculptural works by designer and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert, curated by New Public, in the historic turbine halls of Battersea Power Station.
● Workshops and demonstrations at London’s leading cultural institutions, including the second annual Craft Symposium at the V&A and events at the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Courtauld Gallery and more.
● A series of open studios, workshops and demonstrations with emerging makers and innovators, in partnership with the Park Royal Design District, based in the Mayor of London’s Acton and Park Royal Creative Enterprise Zone.
● The debut of the 2025 Red List of Endangered Crafts on 13 May 2025, presented by Heritage Crafts.

INTERNATIONAL PAVILIONS AND GLOBAL SHOWCASES
The Royal Thai Embassy -‘Chud Thai Through the Ages: Weaving History, Craft and Identity’
The Saudi Arabian Pavilion - ‘Woven Whispers’.
The China National Pavilion’s - 'Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works of Nature'
A series of exhibitions at The Lavery (formerly Cromwell Place) will uncover the stories and processes behind crafted pieces from South Korea, Myanmar, China and Japan.
At the Columbia, Lancaster Gate, Business France will present a multidisciplinary, trade-focused exhibition with the French Craft Collective.

GALLERIES & AUCTION HOUSES
LCW will partner with a number of leading galleries across Mayfair, Fitzrovia and St James’s. Rebecca Hossack Gallery will present ‘Floating Dreams: Aboriginal Batiks from Utopia’ by Aboriginal artists from the Australian community of Utopia
‘Creatures’ - An exhibition of ceramics, prints and textiles will take over 8 Holland Street’s flagship space
‘Remembered Futures’ at Charles Burnand Gallery will celebrate the rich tradition and innovative spirit of contemporary Korean art and design
These exhibitions and more will run concurrently with an online auction of Picasso ceramics at Christie’s London, featuring a broad selection of pieces that encapsulate the artist’s vibrant creativity.

TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND PARTICIPATORY EVENTS
The V&A will celebrate LCW with a day of museum-wide programming and live-making demonstrations centred around the second annual V&A Craft Symposium.
In collaboration with London’s treasured museums and institutions, LCW will present a diverse programme of workshops and participatory events.