HOMO FABER
Today’s masters meet tomorrow’s talents – An exhibition
BasketryCeramicsEmbroideryEngravingFurniture makingJewellery makingMetalworkingSilversmithingStone carvingTextile MakingWood Carving
EVENT DETAILS
Exhibition
14 May 2024 - 18 May 2024, 10:00 - 18:0019 May 2024, 10:00 - 16:00
VENUE INFORMATION
Cromwell Place
4 Cromwell Place
SW7 2JE
Today’s masters meet tomorrow’s talents – An exhibition
BOOKING INFORMATION
FREE
An exhibition presented by the Michelangelo Foundation. See contemporary craftsmanship in a new light through the co-creations of international craft talents and masters from across Europe. Inspired by an Art Deco theme, 20 artisan duos worked with diverse materials, techniques and design approaches to handcraft original objects. Facilitated by Homo Faber Fellowship, a programme supported by Jaeger-LeCoultre.
About
Presented by the Michelangelo Foundation, this exhibition celebrates the creative results from craft talents collaborating with master artisans across Europe during the first edition of Homo Faber Fellowship, a life-changing programme which facilitates the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
Inspired by an Art Deco theme chosen by supporting partner of the programme Jaeger-LeCoultre, 20 co-creations tell the stories of each duo’s creative journey and showcase the possibilities which arise when a young vision meets with the experience of a master. The international fellows spent six months in the workshops of their paired master artisans across Europe, following a month-long creative and entrepreneurial masterclass certified by ESSEC Business school at Joana Vasconcelos Studio.
Discover a diverse range of crafts, from bicycle building to featherworking, stone sculpture to basketweaving, and see first-hand how innovation and tradition blend to bring to life original objects. Admire a giant dome lamp handcrafted using basketry by a Portuguese duo or a wall-mounted headboard decorated with real flowers cast in natural resin created by an Irish duo. Be inspired by the stories behind the co-creations and even get the chance to meet some of the young talents and hear about their experiences in a master’s workshop.
During the exhibition, you can explore Homo Faber Guide, a digital platform which allows users to discover contemporary craftsmanship worldwide, offering a new way to visit travel destinations. A tailor-made London craft itinerary reveals the best artisan workshops and craft-related experiences across the city.
The Michelangelo Foundation aims to make craft professions socially, culturally and financially appealing and viable to the younger generations through its Homo Faber NextGen programmes. The two programmes seek to develop the employability of young artisans and equip them with effective tools for them to develop thriving workshops in the future and continue transmission from one generation to the next.
