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Autumn 2026: Enamelling

This Workshop ran 19 September 2026 – 17 October 2026

During this workshop, students were taught techniques including shaping, bending, hammering, sawing, soldering, texturing and enamelling, using materials such as silver, copper and brass.

Summer 2026: Hat Making

This Workshop ran 17 August 2026 – 21 August 2026

During this workshop, students learned some of the skills and processes of making and repairing a hat. They spent time with a Master Hatter from Lock & Co., the oldest hat shop in the world and the oldest shop in London, learning how to steam, brush, polish and repair hats.

Summer 2026: Plaster Carving

This Workshop ran 10 August 2026 – 14 August 2026

In this unique opportunity, students were able to experience plaster carving with a practicing sculptor in his studio. The patterns used for the intro exercises focused on the geometric and biomorphic patterns and techniques of the Islamic lands, but final projects drew on a multitude of traditional designs.

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