The gallery focuses on high-level aesthetically audacious contemporary designers and artists; each one encompassing the value of craftsmanship, traditional techniques and innovative technologies. Objects are usually hand made by the designer, in a small workshop, or in small batch production by specialist crafts practitioners. Many use traditional techniques such as carving, glassblowing, cabinetr
y, lacquering, meticulous hand assemblage. Others would also disassemble, burn or apply digital technologies in their making. There is an emphasis on the satisfyingly tactile as well as the purely visual. Great significance is placed on the emotional as well as the practical value of craft. The directors have built enduring creative relationships with institutions, interior designers and collectors alike, and have gained a reputation for applying a very personal and original touch in their selection and curation. They run an ambitious programme of exhibitions alongside a presence at international design fairs.
