Dear Buyer

Welcome to our BCTF and Design Edge Newsletter.

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BCTF

As you can see from our extensive exhibitor listing, the Fair is proving as popular with makers as ever. With more than 500 makers expected to exhibit in 2012, there will be an amazing variety of products, many at surprisingly affordable prices. Whether you have a small gift shop or a top-end gallery, you'll find products that will delight your customers.

See below this month's four featured makers.

Kind regards,

Margeret

Potteryman - David Melville

From a childhood spent playing with muddy streams and garden bonfires it's not a huge leap to being a potter using clay and kilns. Play and life should intermix until the edges blur.

Now grown up! David Melville has been a potter since 1980 producing handmade pots for use in the garden and home, all fired to 1300 degrees in a flame-fired kiln. His glazes are unique to his pots, some using local materials.

David's stand at BCTF has a vast range of work on display suitable for craft shops and galleries, from a humble mug to a majestic King and Queen planter. David says" I focus on BCTF to launch my new ideas for the year alongside work that consistently sells".

To see more of David's work, see him on stand 330 at BCTF 2012.

Abby Mosseri

Abby has been working as a jeweller and teacher in Brighton since graduating from Central St. Martins in 1999.

Using silver , gold and lovingly selected quality gemstones, Abby's collections are luxurious and desirable.

The combination of her traditional training in Hatton Garden with a Jewellery Design BA, makes her work beautifully crafted and super stylish.

To see more of Abby's work, visit her on stand 427 at BCTF 2012.

Ceem Studio

The wood used by Ciaran McKay in his work consists of salvaged off-cuts obtained from a large local timber supplier, who would otherwise either leave them to rot, burn them or make them into chip board.

Ciaran believes that he gives the wood a new lease of life, exposing the natural beauty of the formations in the wood.

Ciaran also works freelance, as a Creative Producer, Puppeteer and Creative Worskshop Facilitator with young people.

To see more of Ciaran's work, visit the Design Edge Online Catalogue, or see him on stand N51 at BCTF 2012.

Karen Fox

Karen's influences stem from architecture and the beauty of city landscapes for their structure, geometry and repetition.

The Elizabethan era of flamboyant dress, with its fine detailing and dramatic scale also inspires her, making another link with the language of architecture.

Karen combines stainless steel mesh cloth- an engineered techno fabric used in the aerospace industry- hand-made paper and precious metals, with textile techniques - folding, pleating, smocking - creating a richly layered textural surface. These extravagant layers create an opulent feel, recalling a past time of exaggeration and decoration.

To see more of Karen's work, visit the Design Edge Online Catalogue, or see her on stand N3 at BCTF 2012