25/09/2026
NEW MAKERS 2026 | The Making Of at London Design Festival
Saturday 12 -Sunday 20 September
Visit Brompton Design District’s hub during London Design Week to view our New Makers 2026 collection. This year’s theme, Perfectly Imperfect, curated by Alex Tieghi-Walker, will exhibit a mix of design-led brands and cultural institutions.
Our exhibition brings together Jacob Marks, Yuichi Romita, Egle Silko, Hannah Watts and Linnan Ye, whose practices span wood-fired and wheel-thrown ceramics, pine-resin vessels and textural sterling-silver jewellery. Rather than focusing solely on the finished pieces, the presentation reveals the hands, materials and processes behind them, celebrating the individuality and imperfections inherent in handmade work.
Created to support and celebrate independent craft practices, the TOAST New Makers programme provides each selected maker with a platform to share and sell their work to a wider audience. The makers receive the full proceeds from the sale of their pieces.
Join us for two panel talks throughout the event. On Saturday 19 September, a conversation exploring the changing meaning of craft, is chaired by Hugo Macdonald, design critic and co-founder of Bard, with New Maker Jacob Marks and Johanna Agerman Ross, Chief Curator of the Design Museum.
New Makers Hannah Watts and Jacob Marks will be working in the space on Thursday 17 September.
Brompton Design Festival, Hazel Studio, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE