Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces. We visited Colin Campbell at McRostie Scotland’s leather workshop in Howwood to chat about saddlery, making at school and diversifying into fashion and tourism. How did you get started working …

Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces. We visited Marc Sweeney at his workshop in a boat yard on Loch Lomond to chat about the value of design, the importance of failure and Scotland’s craft history. How …

Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces. We visited Juli Bolaños-Durman at her studio in Edinburgh and chatted about her practice as a glass artist and designer, her experience of learning craft at school, and the challenges …

Through a new series of interviews, ‘Makers at Work’ celebrates Scotland as a place of making, capturing a diversity of disciplines, practices and making spaces. First up is Cara Guthrie and her studio outside Dunkeld in Perthshire. We chatted to Cara about her practice as a studio potter, her experience of learning craft at school, …

  Martin Clark is an award-winning filmmaker working across drama, documentary, theatre and artist’s film. His short films have screened at major festivals including Sundance, Berlinale, Flickerfest, Dinard and Edinburgh. Exchange & Mart (2014) won Best British Short at Leeds and the Audience Award at Glasgow, and Jealous Alan (2019) won Best Cinematography at Exit …

Knit Shop is an independent knit factory in Dundee owned by award-winning Scottish textile and product designer Donna Wilson. Committed to the revival of the Scottish textile industry, its mission is to share and nurture skills, create opportunities for employment, and encourage creativity and innovation within the sector, bridging the gap between design, industry and …

    There is growing evidence and appreciation that craft and making contribute to priorities within Scotland’s national education policy, providing a unique bridge between Expressive Arts and Technologies curriculums – unlocking learning and promoting creativity and attainment within science and numeracy disciplines. MAKE with the Knit Shop is a unique two-year teacher development project …

  MAKE with the Knit Shop is a two-year teacher development project designed to embed craft approaches in schools. Working with six primary schools in Dundee and three textile makers: Kate Scarlet Harvey, Jolene Guthrie and Kim Norrie, the project introduces teachers and pupils in p5 and p6 to new craft-based approaches that support numeracy …