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ARCHIVES 1999: RECLAIMED: RECYCLING IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH CRAFT AND DESIGN

Developed by Craftspace, a British Council exhibition toured by Newcastle Region Art Gallery
APRIL 8th - JUNE 4th

Evy Saunders: hand hooked handbag for export to Japan. Constructed from plastic carrier bags.

Justin Smith: Wizard 91 X 118cm reconstituted comic books

An exhibition on the theme of recycling in contemporary British craft and design by 23 artists including Lois Walpole, Margie Hollingsworth, Joanne Tinker and Ed Teasdale.  A growing number of established and emerging British designer/craftmakers are becoming known for their fresh contributions to design through reusing and recycling materials with simplicity and ingenuity.
This British Council touring exhibition examines the transformation of post-consumer and post-industrial waste and the use of found forms and objects.


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