The essential guide to London Craft Week 2025
Our pick of the must-see exhibitions and events across the capital during the 11th edition of London Craft Week
Now in its 11th year, London Craft Week (LCW) is one of the highlights of the capital’s art calendar. Renowned for spotlighting exceptional craftsmanship from around the world, this year’s event – held from 12-18 May 2025 – simultaneously reflects on the evolution of the craft sector over the past decade, while also looking at the trends and developments that will define the future of craftsmanship. Spanning sectors including art, design, luxury, fashion and accessories, there’s something for everyone as LCW delves into the stories behind the world’s finest objects and explores inspirations through a programme of immersive experiences, exhibitions and workshops.
But, with literally hundreds of events taking places across London, where to start? Highlights include the Secret Ceramics initiative, now in its second season and hosted at Christie’s, which features more than 100 objects created by leading artists to support charity initiatives enabling young people to experience the power of working with clay. Elsewhere, there’s showcases from some of the finest names in fashion, including Temperley London, Louis Vuitton, and Jessica McCormack.
Overwhelmed? We thought so – which is why we’ve curated a guide to London Craft Week 2025. From pop-ups championing the beauty of the handmade, to an exclusive look at Rolls-Royce’s bespoke artwork created especially for the event, read on for the must-see events of London Craft Week 2025.
Rolls-Royce Bespoke exhibition, Mayfair
To celebrate London Craft Week, Rolls-Royce will debut a unique exhibition at its flagship residence in Mayfair as a testament to the marque’s fluency in bespoke crafts. Inspired by the rich and remarkable flora and fauna of the British Isles, the triptych artwork depicts an enchanting woodland scene – a collaboration between makers from the Rolls-Royce Interior Surface Centre, the Exterior Surface Centre and the Interior Trim Centre. A kingfisher has been cleverly depicted in each scene, using different craft techniques to capture the character of the bird during the transition from day to night.
Named Swan Lake, Enchanted Woodland and Stealth After Dark, thoughtful details have been incorporated throughout the triptych. Highlights include wild aluminium reeds that were cut and painted in bespoke orange colours using multiple techniques including airbrushing, wet basecoat manipulation and dappling, as well as delicate flowers resembling daisies painted onto Scivaro Grey leather and hardier flora species created using a pioneering three-dimensional embroidery technique. In the third portion of the artwork, a fox is depicted padding stealthily through the use of intricate marquetry: the art of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns. In a Rolls-Royce first, artisans trialled painted veneers, exquisitely representing the reddish hue of the fox’s fur and its white-tipped tail. This is a must-see exhibition.
From 12-18 May 2025 at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, 38 Berkeley Street, W1J 8HD. Visit rolls-roycemotorcars.com.
Celebrating Design Milestones exhibition at Heal’s, Tottenham Court Road
Sabina Miller, Heal's buying director, with Paul Newman, founder of Case
Sheridan Coakley, founder, SCP
This year’s London Craft Week celebrations will see design-led furniture company Heal’s honour the legacy of five heritage brands with an exclusive exhibition highlighting the industry’s craftsmanship. Each celebrating their own design milestones, Tom Dixon, Case, SCP, Artek and Fritz Hansen will showcase some of their most famous designs from 12-18 May at Heal’s flagship Tottenham Court Road store. Elsewhere on 15 May, representatives from each of the brands will join renowned journalist, Fiona McCarthy, and Heal’s buying director, Sabina Miller, to reflect on their career highs and lows, and discuss the issues affecting the design industry today.
From 12-18 May 2025 at 196 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7LQ, visit heals.com
Swaine x Beaverbrook workshop, Chelsea
On 13 May, British heritage brand Swaine will partner with Beaverbrook Town House in Chelsea to host a Leather Craft workshop in line with London Craft Week. From 6-8pm, Swaine artisans will guide customers in traditional hand-stitching techniques to create a personalised leather piece to take home. Set against the backdrop of Cadogan Gardens, don’t miss your chance to learn from one of Britain’s oldest leather houses.
13 May 2025 at 115-116 Sloane Street, SW1X 9PJ, visit swaine.london
Vispring demonstration and panel talk, Regent Street
Also on 13 May, luxury British bed manufacturer Vispring will host two unique events showcasing its heritage and craftsmanship. Having introduced the pocket sprung mattress in London in 1901, Vispring is the benchmark for bespoke, handcrafted beds, made using fine, natural materials, including British wool, real Shetland wool, cashmere, horsehair and silk. From 10am-5pm drop into the Side-Stitching Demonstration at the brand’s flagship Regent Street showroom to discover how, to this day, the team stitches its mattresses.
Later on Tuesday, from 6pm, Vispring’s showroom will host a panel talk with broadcaster Kate Humble to explore the evolving landscape of traditional craft skills in the design industry today, notably focusing on the use of natural materials, including British wool. The panel will discuss this, along with the importance of provenance of materials, local sourcing and sustainability for producers, manufacturers and consumers.
13 May 2025 at 22 Regent Street, SW1Y 4PH, visit vispring.com
Future Icons Selects, Shoreditch
Sanni Falkenberg, Moonflower Brazilia Agate. Image: Clio Thomas
The Marchmont Workshop. Image: Sam Cooper
Set to be one of the largest gatherings of makers at London Craft Week, with more than 50 artists confirmed, Future Icons Selects is a unique exhibition for both local and international craft makers to showcase their work. Now in its third year, new for 2025 is a strong focus on endangered crafts. For example, the Marchmont Workshop – one of the last strongholds of rush-seated chair making – will unveil a new lounge chair, reinforcing its commitment to preserving this traditional skill. Supported by the Heritage Crafts Association and working alongside the King’s Foundation, the atelier serves as a custodian of rush-seating, ensuring its survival for generations to come.
Meanwhile, Sanni Falkenberg, a master of lapidary – the intricate craft of cutting, shaping, and polishing gemstones – will showcase three striking sculptures. As one of only two artisans in the UK creating large-scale lapidary works, Falkenberg’s pieces exemplify the precision and dedication required to sustain this rare and fading art form. Spot these and many more artworks throughout the week.
From 15-18 May 2025 at 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY, visit futureicons.co.uk
Paper to Petal workshop at Montcalm Mayfair
Having just reopened its doors this spring, Montcalm Mayfair is throwing itself back into London’s culture scene with an exclusive experience on 14 May. Named Moments in Bloom, the hotel will host an exclusive botanical-inspired workshop celebrating the art of handmade craft and design in partnership with Campbell Workshop.
Using hand-cut petals, participants will craft delicate paper flowers inspired by the hotel’s ethereal ceiling mural. Through guided techniques in colour blending, texture play, and mark-making, each guest will create a unique floral piece – complete with sculpted leaves for a finished flourish – while enjoying two botanical-inspired cocktails. Chin, chin.
14 May 2025 at 2 Wallenberg Place, W1H 7TN, visit eventbrite.co.uk
Craft in Evolution at Oxo Tower, South Bank
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Oxo Tower Brooch by Vicki Ambery Smith
Contemporary Applied Arts will take over Gallery@Oxo in South Bank’s iconic Oxo Tower Wharf for Craft in Evolution from 13-18 May. Showcasing the work of 25 talented makers, this exhibition celebrates craftsmanship as a living, breathing practice via a diverse range of disciplines, from luminous glass to hand thrown ceramics and contemporary jewellery. Inside, visitors will be able to experience a conversation between past and future, as works range from intricate, hand-crafted objects that pay homage to historical forms, to bold, experimental pieces that embrace new materials, technologies, and processes. Don’t miss works by Vicki Ambery-Smith, Kate Bajic, Delfina Emmanuel and Ferri Farahmandi, plus many more.
From 13-18 May 2025 at Gallery@Oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, SE1 9PH, visit londoncraftweek.com
L’Objet personalised workshop, Chelsea
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, L’Objet will host bespoke in-store activation at its new Sloane Street boutique, presented as part of London Craft Week for the first time. From 15-17 May, L’Objet’s artist-in-residence and master artisan from its renowned Portuguese porcelain atelier, Carlos Pinto, will be available in the boutique to personally customise a selection of porcelain pieces. Sound up your street? Just book a private appointment, select your chosen piece – including the bois vert, nez and coral candles, and neptune bowl – and watch it be transformed with a hand-painted decoration.
From 15-17 May 2025 at 162A Sloane Street, SW1X 9BS, visit londoncraftweek.com
Chasing Rainbows at Battersea Power Station, Battersea
From 23 April until 1 June, Battersea Power Station’s historic Turbine Halls will be home to Chasing Rainbows: two captivating, free-to-view, public art installations created by Charlotte Colbert as part of its summer fashion and beauty campaign, Radiant Reflections, and London Craft Week. Specifically 9-18 May, the artwork in Turbine Hall A will also be complemented by a colourful and immersive Charlotte Colbert pop-up store, offering visitors the chance to purchase a range of items designed by the artist, including fashion, accessories, homeware and more, as well as a customisation station across two weekends (9-11 and 17-18 May) where shoppers can adorn new season fashion and homeware purchases from the Power Station’s retailers with colourful Colbert-designed patches for free.
From 9-18 May at Battersea Power Station, SW11 8DD, visit batterseapowerstation.co.uk
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