Furniture designer/maker and woodworker

Aidan’s practice is focused on weaving in the personal details of client’s briefs with unexpected and exciting visual influences. He makes furniture that celebrates handwork, traditional solid timber construction, and functional, contemporary design. Aidan specialises in bespoke commissions and small-scale production pieces, each designed to tell a unique story.

Children’s illustrator

Hannah is a freelance illustrator currently based in Stockport, Manchester. She has previously studied at Leeds College of Art and Falmouth University, gaining her degree in Illustration in 2013. She has since worked with a variety of publishers worldwide.

Jeweller

Bonnie creates wearable objects using traditional casting methods and hand forming techniques. Founded in Glasgow in 2018, but recently relocated to Manchester. Her collections inhabit the space between craft processes and simple designs for modern wear

Ceramicist and educator

Katie is a ceramic artist whose work explores three-dimensional design through sculptural forms. Drawn to the beauty of everyday objects, she creates pieces that aim to bring a sense of joy to daily life. Katie takes an experimental approach to making, exploring color and form in ways that bring a unique vibrancy to her work.

Ceramicist

Liam is a ceramicist who specialises in hand-building, drawing inspiration from the ceramics of antiquity and forms found in the natural world. Using natural materials and incorporating local geology.