Have you heard the word about North East England based organisation,
Designed & Made? No? Well we have, and we wanted to spread that word about a bit.
Designed & Made operates in the realms of craft, design and applied arts, and specialises in nurturing it's North East members to be successful in their chosen discipline. Members dictate what successful means by defining goals for their creativity, their career, or their business if they have one already, or are in the process of setting one up. In improving their profile, or being exhibited on a wider scale.
Members come from a diverse range of backgrounds, including glass makers, textile design, product designers, illustrators and beyond.
Designed & Made offers two levels of membership:
Professional Membership (£35/year)
Professional members do not go through a selection panel to be included in the Designed & Made gang. Professional members can seek nurturing and support for their business and professional practice.
As part of the membership, you get a short profile on the Designed & Made website, access to the members only area of the website which allows members to share information and opportunities, and access to professional practice events.
Represented Membership (£45/year)
To become a represented member of Designed & Made, you are required to go before the selection committee, who will determine whether you are accepted. Designed & Made are looking for craft makers of the highest standard, who understand their material intrinsically and are working in new exciting ways.
Represented members get, and extended profile on the website, the chance to sell their craft through the Designed & Made shop, opportunity to take part in exhibitions, networking events, professional practices talks and the opportunity to apply for mentoring and travel bursaries.
Kathryn Hodgkinson, Creativity is Impossible to Clarify.
Designed & Made have bags of character, are truly lovely people and have lots and lots to offer their members.