Resources tagged with craft



Mixture Matters: The challenges and opportunities in the business models of Craft Development Organisations

The Catalyst Craft Consortium – comprising of Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool; Craftspace, Birmingham; Devon Guild, Bovey Tracey, Devon; Manchester Craft & Design Centre; and Smiths Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – has been working to develop skills and evidence to attract philanthropy and investment, and explore new areas of fundraising. The consortium commissioned this report to investigate the … Read more

Understanding the contemporary craft market in a changing economy

A study that provides market intelligence and essential information for contemporary craft makers and suppliers of craft. The aims of the study are to understand market size, motivations and other contributors to craft purchases, and the growth potential of the contemporary craft market size in England, and how the market might evolve in response to … Read more

Researching the market for contemporary craft

A two-year study that quantifies and appraises the buying market for contemporary craft, which followed on from Making it in the 21st century (profile and economic contribution of designer-makers), and Taste Buds (developing the art market). This allowed the distinctions between the art and craft markets to be explored. The findings were then interrogated to … Read more

Studying the potential of the craft market

With a potential to increase the size of the market for original craft by 63 per cent this report provides an insight into the findings of a 2 year research programme looking at how work undertaken through the Crafts Council might be complemented, how the sales of contemporary fine craft can be increased and how … Read more