The Suffolk Craft Society - Friends & Makers of Craft, Suffolk UK

Looking Back on a Wonderful Year

As the year draws to a close, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our members, supporters and friends for your enthusiasm and encouragement throughout 2025. Your continued support has made this a truly exceptional year for the Suffolk Craft Society.

Over the past twelve months, we have presented four outstanding exhibitions across East Anglia and in London, sharing the remarkable craftsmanship of our members with an ever-wider audience. We have welcomed new members, supported makers through our Small Grants scheme, and continued to raise the profile of contemporary craft. A special thank you goes to our Chair, Juliet Bowmaker, and Patron, Trevor Pickett, whose dedication and vision helped bring Suffolk in the City to life, our first collaboration with London Craft Week and a wonderful showcase of the skill and creativity of our makers.

As we look ahead to 2026, we do so with excitement for new opportunities and connections. We hope you will join us for another year of celebrating craftsmanship, creativity and community, and we wish you all a Happy New Year.

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New year resolution?
Discover a New Creative Skill This Year
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Members busy over the winter months

Interested in joining us?

Inspired by the opportunities offered by the Suffolk Craft Society? Our next membership application round opened on 1st January, with applications accepted from 1st–31st January, and a further application window later in the year.

We welcome applications from professional makers working across a wide range of disciplines who share our commitment to excellence in contemporary craft, skilled making, and thoughtful design. Membership offers the opportunity to exhibit in prestigious venues, connect with a supportive and knowledgeable network of fellow makers, and contribute to a vibrant community that values both excellence and tradition >>

Crossing Crafts

A new project of collaboration from the Society of Designer Craftsmen along with the Suffolk Craft Society, inspired by the Pairings projects led by Alice Kettle Hon FSDC.

This initiative will bring makers from the two societies together in pairs, each from different disciplines, to share aspects of their practice, exchange ideas, and explore new perspectives. The aim is to encourage creative dialogue, spark experimentation, and inspire fresh approaches within each maker’s work.

Each pair will choose how they work together, in person or online, and may be influenced by objects from the SDC’s historic collections at the V&A. Outcomes will be exhibited at SCS and SDC exhibitions in 2026. We look forward to seeing where these creative conversations lead, please check back for further updates.