Added Value? - Harley Gallery

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Added Value?
2 April - 1 June 2014
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Bond Street comes to Bassetlaw in exhibition at The Harley Gallery
Shoes made by hand using over 200 processes, a briefcase decorated with intricate cutouts and 3D
handmade wallpaper are among the objects on show at The Harley Gallery, Welbeck from 2 April to 1
June.
Added Value? exhibits objects by six leading craftspeople whose work has become the latest trend in luxury goods. These beautiful objects are shown alongside images and film of the makers at work, exploring
some of the different aspects of craft that make handmade products luxurious, from the materials and skill
used in the making process to the experience of using the finished product.
Craft has started to appear on fashion runways, in designer shops and glossy magazines. It is becoming a
new language for luxury, but what is it that makes us feel this way about craft?
Because of these qualities, international brands have started to work with craftspeople, such as Simon
Hasan who has created bespoke mannequins for designer label Fendi.
Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LW
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These qualities are not just for the designer labels, but are found in all crafts. Whether selling their products on Bond Street or in Bassetlaw; craftspeople all add skill and creativity to what they make, creating a
special product which has been thought about and cared about.
These qualities are also not only found in contemporary craft work. Through the centuries craftspeople
have created products that are beautiful, luxurious and high end. Visit the Edward Harley: The Great Collector exhibition showing alongside Added Value? to see examples of fine decorative craft collected by the
2nd Earl of Oxford in the 17th century.
Visit The Harley Gallery, Welbeck from 2 April to 1 June 2014 to see luxury craft objects and discover how
the handmade creates Added Value? The Harley Gallery is on the A60 between Mansfield and Worksop,
10 minutes from the A1 and M1. Free entry and free parking. Visit www.harleygallery.co.uk for further information.
A Crafts Council Touring Exhibition.
Notes to Editors
For more information please contact Rebecca Wombell, Marketing Manager on 01909 501 700 / [email protected]
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL’S goal is to make the UK the best place to make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craft:
We believe that craft plays a dynamic and vigorous role in the UK’s social, economic and cultural life.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to make, see, collect and learn about craft.
We believe that the strength of craft lies in its use of traditional and contemporary techniques, ideas and
materials to make extraordinary new work.
We believe that the future of craft lies in nurturing talent; children and young people must be able to learn
about craft at school and have access to excellent teaching throughout their education.
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
EXHIBITING ARTISTS CARRÉDUCKER | Bespoke shoemakers |www.carreducker.com OLIVER RUUGER | Luxury
Accessories | www.oliverruuger.com BOMPAS AND PARR| Flavour based experiences | www.jellymongers.co.uk
ZOE ARNOLD | Artist jeweller | www.zoearnold.com SIMON HASAN | Products and furniture |
www.simonhasan.com TRACY KENDALL | Wallpaper designer | www.tracykendall.com www.addedvalue.org.uk
THE HARLEY GALLERY has a national reputation for excellence and innovation, aiming to widen participation
and develop understanding of the work of practicing artists and makers. Situated on the ducal estate of Welbeck
in North Nottinghamshire, the Gallery is easily accessible from both the A1 and M1. The three gallery spaces at
The Harley show exhibitions of top quality contemporary visual art and craft which change 5 times a year. The
Gallery is also home to a Treasury Museum which is the only exhibition space dedicated to showing objects from
The Portland Collection of fine and decorative arts, built up by the Dukes of Portland and their families at
Welbeck over 400 years. It also has a contemporary Craft Shop, recognized by the Crafts Council as a quality retail
outlet. Set up to showcase and support artists and makers by providing a retail outlet for their work, the Harley
Craft shop sells work from leading British applied artists and emerging makers.
Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LW
[email protected] / www.harleygallery.co.uk
+44 (0) 1909 501 700
Harley Gallery Trading Limited Company No. 08083700
The Harley Foundation Registered Charity No. 276611
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2 April - 1 June 2014
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Image Credits
Cover Image: Simon Hasan, 2012. Photo: John Hooper/Crafts Council
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Night at the house of Epicurus, 2012, Studio Oliver Ruuger. Photo: Nick Moss/Crafts Council
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Dorchester Derby, carréducker, 2012. Photo: Nick Moss/Crafts Council
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St. Pauls Cathedral Jelly Mould, Bompas & Parr, 2009. Photo: Nick Moss/Crafts Council
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Zoe Arnold, 2012. Photo: John Hooper/Crafts Council
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Tracy Kendall, 2012. Photo: John Hooper/Crafts Council
Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LW
[email protected] / www.harleygallery.co.uk
+44 (0) 1909 501 700
Harley Gallery Trading Limited Company No. 08083700
The Harley Foundation Registered Charity No. 276611