The Power of Making - in pictures
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Your support makes all the difference.An exhibition dedicated to reinvigorating our notion of "craft" and what it is to hand make items, either for pleasure, to sell or for art's sake, opened at the V&A this week.
In a world which is increasingly expensive and where the ability to make-your-own is prized above buying the same thing ready-made, we bring a sneak peek of the exhibition in the pictures and video above.
Watch the film to find out about the working lives of four makers: crotcherdermist Shauna Richardson; shoe designer Marloes ten Bhomer; glass designer, artist and curator Matt Durran; and flute maker Stephen Wessel.
There are some weird and wonderful things on offer. Flick through this picture gallery to view a shark made from old tires, Wedgewood-style soft drinks (right), a gold ecopod and more.
Click here or on the image (right) for a picture preview
Power of Making, 6 September 2011 – 2 January 2012, A V&A and Crafts Council exhibition, www.vam.ac.uk
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