Today I received a wonderful letter from Susan North, V&A Curator of Fashion before 1800, confirming my coif has been assigned the accession number T.93-2024.
I’m beyond happy to know that the coif is now formally part of a Permanent Collection the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Not only was William Morris a founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement, but he was also President of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society (now known as the Society of Designer Craftsmen) from 1891-1893.
“All of our makers are designers and craftsmen and are selected for their strong and innovative design sense with the skills, craftsmanship and sensitivity to materials to make the objects they design. As the oldest multi-disciplinary Society in the UK we are proud to have as members some of the finest, most exciting and respected designer makers of today and since our founding in 1887.”
SDC – Profile
“Being a member of the Society gives our members professional recognition at all stages of their careers and provides a valuable network amongst its 350 members and through its many links with other creative organisations. We have three levels of membership that recognise the different stages our members have reached in their design practice, these are Licentiate (LSDC), Member (MSDC), Fellow (FSDC).” ~ SDC.
This is the next step in my creative journey and I’m looking forward to working within this well established society of designers and makers.
I’m also a member of the prestigious group Prism Textiles.
The exhibition, featuring seventy plus works from forty artists, will be in show at Village Art, 24 Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DA from the 3rd February – 1st March 2025.
Update February 2025:
Thank you to Mike Roberts of Village Arts for curating such a brilliant exhibition.
