Winners announced at Origin

'Dipped Pin' (9x6x1.5cm) by Lina Peterson; Photo: L. Peterson, 2007

Winners announced at Origin: The London Craft Fair last night

This year a series of awards were given at Origin: The London Craft Fair in order to recognise excellence, creativity and skill of contemporary craft makers. Over 140 makers in each week presented their work to the public and the following makers were recognised for creativity, excellence and innovation;

• Crafts Council Patrons Best Newcomer Award went to Tithi Kutchamuch, the three runners-up were Alpa Mistry, Lina Peterson and Merete Rasmussen.
• The Gestetner Award for metalwork went to Cathy Miles.
• The Thomas Lyte Modern Heritage Award went to James Maclachlan.
• Wesley-Barrell Craft Award went to Gareth Neal in the furniture category
and Laura Thomas in the textiles for interiors category.
• UK Trade and Investment Award for Export; Gold went to Wendy-Sarah
Pacey and joint silver went to Preeti Gilani and Maggie Williams.
• Crafts magazine Best Contribution to the Show went to Jacob van der Beugel and Rebecca Gouldson.
• Evening Standard Homes & Property Best Domestic Product Awards went to Nick Barberton, Louise Loder, Margo Selby and J-P Vilkman
• Selvedge magazine Excellence in Textiles Awards went to Samantha Bryan
and Ptolemy Mann.
• The ACJ award for jewellery went to Amy Duggan and Catherine Martin.

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For more information contact Jill Read, Press Officer, Crafts Council, Tel: +44 (0)20 7806 2549 and email j_read@craftscouncil.org.uk

Notes to Editors

• Origin: The London Craft Fair at Somerset House, 7-12 and 14-19 October
(closed on 13 October for exhibitor change over), presents a new selection
of over 140 contemporary craft makers each week. Disciplines include
ceramics, wood, metalwork, glass, textiles and jewellery.
• The Crafts Council is the national agency for contemporary crafts. The Crafts
Council aims to position the UK as the best place in the world for making,
seeing and collecting contemporary craft.

• The Crafts Council is supported by Arts Council England. Arts Council
England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and
investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. As the national
development agency for the arts, we support a range of artistic activities
from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and
carnival to crafts. Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us
about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.
Between 2008 and 2011, we will invest £1.3 billion of public money from
government and a further £0.3 billion from the National Lottery to create
these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.