Welcome / Croeso
Welcome to the Model House web site.
We opened as a craft and design centre in 1989 and now receive about 35,000 visitors a year.
Along with an exhibition section in the Gallery which shows a varied and changing programme of contemporary craft . Model House also has studios where you can purchase work directly from the artists.
FRIENDS OF MODEL HOUSE
Join the Friends and help support Model House. For a fee of £10 per year (single membership) you get 10% discount on all stock in the shop and gallery plus automatic invitations to private views, artists’ talks etc. For more information contact Jenny Rolfe, Secretary and Treasurer on 01443 237758 or email: director@modelhousecraft.co.uk.
News
Hen Parties
Aug 21, 2008
Model House is offering something a little bit different for hen parties - the bride and her family and friends can arrange a specially tailored art and craft workshop to create something special for the big day.
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Venetian Glass Bead Workshop
Aug 11, 2008
Join Ray Skene to make Venetian Glass Beads on Saturday 6th September.
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New Events Leaflet Now Available
Jul 29, 2008
We have just received our new craft exhibition and events leaflet for September 08 to April 09 which has all the information you will need about our upcoming events at Model House.
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Model House Helps Recycling Effort
Jul 09, 2008
Early July saw five glass recycling technicians from Green Glass Mountain attending a workshop at Model House Craft & Design Centre to train at the Celtic Glass Lamp-Work Studio under the instruction of Ray Skene.....
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Teacher Training Days for KS 1 & 2
Jun 25, 2008
We are now taking bookings for our art training days for teachers of Key Stages 1 & 2
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New Felt Maker at Model House
Jun 20, 2008
Felt Maker, Rachel Williams has recently become our newest tenant, moving into studio 7 on level two.
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Teacher Training Days for Key Stages 3, 4 & post 16
May 20, 2008
We are now taking bookings for our art training workshops for teachers of KS 3, 4 & post 16
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Exhibitions
Pottering in the Kitchen
September 5 to October 19 2008
Various Ceramicists
In this day and age of the microwave and ready-made meal this exhibition called Pottering in the Kitchen will celebrate functional domestic kitchenware. Objects that are a pleasure to look at, handle and use when cooking and preparing food as well as vessles for sering the finished feast.
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Wish List 08
1 November 2008 to 6 January 2009
various
Wish List is our annual Christmas selling exhibition, which offers a hand picked selection of some of the UK's best designer makers of jewellery, textiles and gifts.[More]
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Turned Around
20 January - 22 February 2009
Sarah Thirlwell
An exhibition by Sarah Thirlwell who creates a range of modern interior items using traditional wood-turning techniques and combining them with contemporary plastics.[More]
Workshops
Weekly Beaded Jewellery Course
September 4 to October 2 2008
Kira Withers Jones
Following the feedback from our first weekly beaded jewellery course we are now arranging a second course which will begin on 4th September 2008.
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Felt Slippers
Saturday 13 September 2008
Rachel Williams
Using the traditional craft of feltmaking learn how to design and make your own pair of unique slippers in this wonderful one day workshop.
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Terracotta African Masks
Saturday 27 September 2008
Christine Gittins
Use teracotta clay and coloured slips to design and make your own African inspired mask.[More]
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