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60 I 40 residency at Siobhan Davies Dance

We are delighted to announce that this summer Manifold will be in residency at contemporary arts organisation Siobhan Davies Dance, at their Studio premises in Elephant & Castle, London.

BCB Award 2013

Ian and Zachary have both been shortlisted for the British Ceramics Biennial Award 2013.

Martha Todd

Martha Todd is an artist working with clay and other materials to create objects that reflect her thoughts and findings. Martha finds beauty in obscurities …

500 Prints on Clay

Work by Sun Ae, Amy and Matt is featured in Lark Crafts new book: 500 Prints on Clay. “The pieces you see here constitute a …

Creekside Open 2013 selected by Ceri Hand

Bethan’s work Calendar has been selected by Ceri Hand for the Creekside Open exhibition at A.P.T. Gallery, London, 6 – 30 June.

Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize nomination

Hanne Enemark has been nominated for the prestigious Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize 2013.

Cinderella’s Carriage

Find Amy’s new Plates & Platters now at Mint. “Cinderella’s Carriage” & “A Wash With Couleur” Series, thumb pressed porcelain paper clay in red & …

Manifolders getting all ‘Fired Up’

Amy, Hanne M, and Matt are working as lead artists for the Crafts Council’s Firing Up programme – a nationwide incentive to highlight the importance of clay …

Ceramics at London Zoo

Matt is leading a ceramics course at London Zoo this summer. Participants will explore their memories of going to the Zoo, touching on themes such …

Institute of Making – The Grand Opening

Ellie has been hard at work preparing the new MakeSpace with the team at the Institute of Making, opening to the public on Saturday 16 …

Talk at Ceramic Art London

We will be speaking at Ceramic Art London this year. Manifold have been asked to talk about setting up our studio space, and making the …

Bethan Lloyd Worthington - Recolonisation, 2012

The Reveal – Art in response to archaeology

Bethan Lloyd Worthington and Sarah Riseborough An exhibition of work resulting from residencies at Street House Archaeological Excavations, Loftus, North Yorkshire

Figure/Ground

Zachary recently gave an insightful interview to Canadian website Figure/Ground Communication about growing up, art education, becoming an artist and the studio.

Paper Thin – Bearspace Gallery

1 February – 3 March 2013 Private View in association with SLAM Fridays, 22 February, 18:30 – 20:30 BEARSPACE presents Paper Thin, a group exhibition bringing together a …

Forming Words Exhibition

Bethan, Matthew and Hanne Mannheimer, are exhibiting in Forming Words, an exhibition at Flow Gallery, Notting Hill.

Making and Drawing

Zachary features in a new book exploring the relationship between making and drawing by Kyra Cane:

Ceramic & Print Seminar

Matt gave a talk entitled Work you would not make at home at the Ceramics & Print Seminar, Guldagergaard in October.

Word Art Collective

Matt is showing two extruded pieces at the Word Art Collective at Hoxton Arches. The exhibition explores European Identity and runs until December 8th.

In Memory of Objects

In this film Zachary explains his work In Memory of Objects made as part of Manifold’s exhibition This is How to Live at the National …

Vulpes Vulpes Open Exhibition 2012 – Appropriate Response

Bethan’s work Calendar has been selected by Vulpes Vulpes for their open exhibition Appropriate Response.

Teaching at the V&A

Amy will be looking at surface decoration techniques inspired by the vast collections the V&A Ceramics Galleries have to offer.

Surviving in the city

Conjunction 12 is the third edition of Stoke-on-Trent’s contemporary arts biennial; this year themed The Art of Survival. In this a-n interview Surviving in …

“It makes us braver”

European culture and creativity webmagazine LABKULTUR.TV interview us about the power of the team: working as a multi-disciplinary collective.

Manifold & National Trust

Manifold were invited by the National Trust to explore the homes of two giants of architecture, art and design. William Morris and Ernő Goldfinger made …

British Design Awards nomination

Ian’s Series One Pottery for Another Country has been nominated for the Elle Decoration British Design Awards 2012.

Artists in Residence at Greenbelt Festival

Manifold have been invited as Artists in Residence at Greenbelt 2012, 24 – 27 August. Matthew Raw and Ellie Doney will be representing the studio with an ongoing …

Town Hall Artworks – finished commissions

Bethan has now completed her two commissions for Town Hall Artworks.

From Table to Wall

Hanne is exhibiting work from her Funnet (Found) collection in From Table To Wall at Flow Gallery, 2 May – 7 Sep 2012.

The Space Between All Things

Late last year Zachary was asked by art consultants Perspective – Art in Architecture to create a stunning centre piece for the reception of the …

Sun-Ae’s Summer at Spode

This summer, Sun Ae is artist-in-residence at the original Spode Factory in Stoke-On-Trent, and Burslem School of Art.

Nothing Ever Happens – OSR Projects

Work from Ellie Doney’s Applied Dreaming series is shown at OSR Projects, Somerset this June, alongside work by Michael Day, and Dafydd Fortt.

This Is How to Live – Opens Today

2 Willow Road / Red House 19 Sept – 14 Oct 2012 Manifold explore the homes of two giants of architecture, art and design.

Malene Hartmann Rasmussen

Malene works with mixed media sculpture, making and arranging multiple components into complex narrative tableaux of visual excess.

Amy joins Hothouse

Amy has been asked to take part in Hothouse 2012 as a “buddy” to Nottingham based ceramicist Anna Hunt.

Zachary’s new website

Zachary has launched a new and updated website, which can be seen at www.zacharyeastwood-bloom.co.uk

Alida Rosie Sayer

Alida Rosie Sayer is a visual designer and artist working across the fields of typography, graphic design, 3D-design, animation and illustration using a combination of …

New Designer Award 2012

Hanne is delighted to be awarded the Elle Decoration New Designer Award 2012. She is also very pleased to be one of the Homes & …

Burslem School of Art

After a successful residency at the Original Spode Factory during the British Ceramics Biennial 2011, Sun Ae will spend two weeks at Burslem School of …

Exploratory Laboratory, work in progress

In his new blog post for KLAT Magazine Zachary reveals some of the thought processes behind his Ex-Lab commission at Durlston Country Park; part of …

London Calling

Sun Ae Kim kicked off this year exhibiting in London Calling at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, California.

Bearspace Gallery

Bethan has been taken on by Bearspace in Deptford. Selected works will be available through the gallery throughout 2012 and news of an exhibition will …

Residency at Street House Archaeological Dig

In late summer 2012, Bethan will undertake a residency at Street House Excavations in Loftus, North East Yorkshire, alongside archaeologist Stephen Sherlock and his team.

Ian’s new collection, out now

Following its successful launch in 2011, Ian’s pottery collection for ‘Another Country’ is now available online, and in shops including at The London Design Museum, …

Disruptive Technology

For her forthcoming book ‘Disruptive Technology’ Ann Marie Shillito has asked Zachary to write a short piece about his work and some of the processes …

Manifold feature in Crafts Magazine

Nine Lives, a lovely feature on our studio, by Teleri Lloyd-Jones in the January 2012 issue of Crafts magazine.

On the cover of Wallpaper*

A piece from Ian’s pottery collection for Another Country is featured on the cover of this month’s Wallpaper Magazine, and in the ‘Artist’s Palate’ …

The Constance Fairness Foundation Award

“Citizen artists and designers take a good hard look at our socio-economic reality” This month Amy was shortlisted for the Constance Fairness Foundation Award 2011 …

Wolf & Badger Big Egg Hunt – vote Amy!

Amy has also been selected to go through to the public vote for the Wolf & Badger Big Egg Hunt Design Competition which will take …

Katy Jennings

Working with interior decorative ornament and surface pattern on ceramics, Katy’s work sets out to challenge our relationship with the decorative, and it’s relevance to …

HESA inprint, Botany issue

Both Bethan and the talented Friend of Manifold Makiko Nakamura have been included in the latest edition of HESA inprint (the Finnish/English art publication).

Feature by Jerwood’s Writer in residence

Writer in residence at Jerwood Visual Arts, Chris Fite-Wassilak has written a lovely piece on Bethan’s work for the JVA blog. Read it here.

Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson is a freelance sculptor and model maker for cinema, fine art, theatre, and product design. His experience in special effects for film has …

The Annual Scholars Exhibition

Hanne was delighted to be invited to exhibit at gallery@oxo with The Royal Over Seas League, for the Annual Scholars Exhibition, 6th – 30th October 2011. …

The House of Mangaldas, Ahmedabad

In May, Ian was Invited to work with a community of potters in Ahmedabad, India. He was asked to design and establish the production of …

Hand and I

The 19th of November sees the launch of ‘Hand and I’, featuring the contemporary ceramic work of RCA graduates, and Friends of Manifold, Stuart Carey …

Stuart Carey

Stuart makes thrown tableware, made in batch production to order. The pieces have a subtle movement, an impression from the maker and material process, which …

The Materials Library

Ellie is writing and researching for the the Institute of Making‘s new App, part of the exciting new developments at their Materials Library. Learn more …

Musee Fabre Montpellier 2012

Amy is very excited to have been invited to exhibit at Musee Fabre in Montpellier next year in an exhibiton running alongside the International Festival of …

Town Hall Artworks: Artists Commissions 2012

Bethan has been selecteded for Town Hall Artworks 2012. Working with Artsadmin, five star Town Hall Hotel & Apartments in Bethnal Green has commissioned a …

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Mat Chivers

Check out Zachary’s post Syzygy on his Age of Information blog for Klat Magazine. In this post Zachary examines the work of sculptor Mat Chivers …

Labcraft

Zachary Eastwood-Bloom’s piece ‘Information Ate my Table’ continues to travel the country as part of the Crafts Council’s Labcraft exhibition. Currently at the Leamington Spa …

Residency at Guldagergaard

Matthew completed his Guest Artist post at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Resarch Centre, installing his cooperative Log Pile, at Elværket Music Hall, Holbæk. More details here.

Artists Access to Art College

Ellie is developing work in collaboration with artist and transtechnology researcher Dr. Hannah Drayson, and has been accepted on the Artists Access to Art Colleges …

Ex-Lab commissions

Zachary has been selected from a number of entrants to win one of the Ex-Lab commissions in Dorset. The commission is part series of new …

Phototaxis: new work at Vessel Gallery

Hanne has spend the last couple of months creating Phototaxis, a new lighting project for the exhibition Living with Glass at Vessel Gallery running from 6th of …

New Tableware for Wolf & Badger Online

Amy’s new tableware range “A Wash with Couleur” is now available online with Notting Hill fashion and lifestyle boutique Wolf and Badger; Handpainted dinner and …

The Institute of Making

A multidisciplinary research club for those interested in the made world: from makers of molecules to makers of buildings, synthetic skin to spacecraft, soup to …

Rednile

Rednile initiate collaborative arts projects with artists, specialists, business and communities often in temporary, non art settings and through their Factory Nights. Rednile create and …

Stick Up

*Stick-Up- the process of joining together two parts, in ceramic process. As part of the British Ceramics Biennial, Manifold are collaborating with Stoke-on-Trent’s AirSpace Gallery …

Residency at Cranbrook, Detroit

Matthew is in Detroit for November as Artist in Residence at Cranbrook University’s ceramic dept. More details here

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011

14 September – 30 October 2011 Two of Bethan’s drawings have been selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011 exhibition. The Jerwood Drawing Prize is …

British Ceramics Biennial

BCB showcases excellence and the best of contemporary practice by makers and artists across the UK, building significant partnerships with other major festivals and centres …

Airspace Gallery

Plates Please!

“Plates please!”, my new tableware range and porcelain platters, recently blogged by Easy Living as “modern classics”, can now also be found at the Designers …

Makiko Nakamura

Makiko has worked with ceramics in both an art and design context, making one-off, narrative art pieces that have fantasy stories behind them. At the …

Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center

Guldagergaard is an international ceramic research center for development of ceramic art, craft and design, in Denmark. International artists and designers visit for studio residencies, …

Postcards From Europe

1 October – 15 November 2011 Wem Town Hall, Shropshire Bethan was recently invited to make a postcard sized work for this exhibition, which coincides …

Extra Ordinary Design, Zagreb

In March, Ian was Invited by the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Inclusive Design to work as a project leader at the Uriho workshops in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Through fresh interpretation, Amy Hughes works to elevate and celebrate the clay body and its material qualities. Working with a dynamic and lively expression, pieces …

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Zachary Eastwood-Bloom’s work examines the blurring boundaries between the material world and the digital world. He explores this sublime territory through sculpture and drawing, mirroring …

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Matthew looks for new ways in which language can coexist with form, fusing a relationship between the narrative and the structure. www.matthewraw.co.uk

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S’Imbriquer Atour De La Brique, France

S’Imbriquer Atour De La Brique 24 June – 18 September 2011 Beauvais, France Matthew is showing his ‘Supply & Demand (Containers)’ piece alongside Andrew Burton, …

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Bethan works across drawing, installation and objects. A sense of place is important to her, as is a rickety framework of literary and historical detail. …

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Sun Ae creates narratives using contemporary satirical stories, referring to European figurines from the 18th and 19th centuries. These figurines were purposely used for striking …

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With infinite fascination for her chosen medium glass, Hanne’s work explores its versatile nature; its optics, transparency and fragility. By working both with the glass …

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Ellie Doney’s work explores the nature of materiality and transformation, and the undercurrents of the subconscious which run through our experience of matter itself.

Elemental(ism)

8 June – 30 June 2011 Ellie shows new work at silver cloud gallery, set on the second floor of a vacated bank in London’s …

Creative Learning in Artists Studios

Creative Learning in Artists’ Studios (CLAS) is an innovative new programme which aims to develop the professional skills of artists and teachers and the attainment …

Making Lines – Guldagergaard

Hanne took part in Project Network, a six week symposium for recent graduates held every year at Guldagergaard International Research Centre in Denmark. The aim …

Hackney Time Bank

Hackney Timber Wharf Time Bank – Trade your time and skills at 1 hour for 1 hour. Here’s how it works….

The King and the Minotaur

London’s premier pop-up Labyrinth! From the 8th April, Ellie Doney’s glass installation will be hidden in The King and the Minotour; a unique collection of …