Last month I headed to London for Made London. As they proclaim on their website the aim of the event is ‘to showcase the very best and most original makers in this country and beyond, exhibiting the highest quality contemporary craft and design’. The quality certainly blew me away! It wasn’t only the exhibitors that blew me away. The venue for this event was Sir John Soane Church. This amazing venue provided such an interesting variety of spaces for the exhibitors. In the crypt they made use of the arches and on the first floor the stands were set next to the stunning alter and stained glass window. I can certainly say I have never been to a craft show in such a dramatic setting.

I want to share with you my two favourite exhibitors from the day. I absolutely fell in love with the wonderful hand stitched leather creatures and creations of Hetty and Dave. I first came across Hetty and Dave in issue 16 of Mollie Makes. I was so excited to be able to see the products and the detail in real life. The slug doorstops made me smile, but my favourite by far was the foxy brooch and gloves.

I also want to mention the work of Helaina Sharpley. I was totally taken aback when I came across her stand as I had never seen anything quite like it. Helaina is a wirework artist and her 3d artwork is spectacular. Read about Helaina’s approach to wirework here.

I will certainly be looking out for Made London 2014.