Director of Harewood House Trust, Jane Marriott, provides insight into its second Harewood Biennial devoted to craft and craftsmanship. Titled Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters and curated by Hugo Macdonald, the exhibition considers why craft is

Maria Speake + Adam Hills – Retrouvius Architectural Salvage & Design Studio

Nov 1st, 2021 30m 59s

The construction industry is one of the greater culprits in modern society for carbon emissions and waste. But the subject of reuse in construction and architecture is gaining ground. Encouragingly, we are beginning to see material solutions an

Fernando Laposse - Mexican Agricultural Designer

Nov 1st, 2021 30m 19s

Mass commercial farming is a modern ill with extreme environmental and social consequences. Traditional, rural farming communities are decimated by conglomerates, and once fertile fields are rendered wasteland. How might craft help?Fernando La

Michael Marriott - Product, Furniture and Interior Designer

Nov 1st, 2021 31m 2s

The impacts of our throwaway culture are extreme – socially, environmentally and globally. In the UK alone, we produce around 200 million tonnes of waste a year. Michael Marriott is a London-based product, furniture and interior designer with

Celia Pym – Textile Artist

Nov 1st, 2021 42m 2s

Not so long ago, we wouldn’t have thought twice about getting out the sewing box and mending holes in our clothes. Today, thanks to the rise of fast fashion and the decline of our patience and skills at darning, we tend to consider worn out gar

Behind A Storm at Harewood with Heritage Corner

Oct 29th, 2021 33m 28s

Join Joe Williams and Vanessa Mudd, the creatives behind Leeds-based Heritage Corner, as they discuss the making of A Storm at Harewood, launched in Spring 2021 as part of Harewood House Trust's Open History programme. Heritage Corner took H

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