London Craft Week returns for another busy year of exhibitions and events to celebrate the art of crafting from around the world
'Crafted' is curated by Sotheby’s specialists designed to shine a light on crafts of all kinds
London Craft Week is back and is even bigger than before. After the raging success of the 2025 festival, London’s celebration of craft and all things making has returned and has grown significantly since its birth in 2015. Celebrating British and worldwide creativity, the festival features a range of participants – from the well-known to the up-and-coming.
The festival’s mission has always been to celebrate the art of making across different industries and countries. Focusing a spotlight on those who make, the event connects creators to an audience that may otherwise not have come across their talents. The festival takes place all over the city, spanning 14 boroughs and over 150 venues – from Westminster Abbey to The Design Museum. This year, the festival also gets the blessing of fashion legend Jonathan Anderson, whose eponymous JW Anderson label is sponsoring and hosting the festival’s first activation at the brand’s new Pimlico Road store.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars introduces new bespoke crafts inspired by five centuries of decorative arts
Brummell’s highlights of London Craft Week 2026 include Crafted, a celebration at Sotheby’s which will host various ceramic collections, including works by renowned ceramicist Felicity Aylieff and, in true Sotheby’s style, an auction and charity sale. The New Bond Street location will also be hosting a range of talks, workshops and demonstrations.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will be exhibiting its dedication to creativity with a presentation of new, bespoke techniques inspired by the traditional decorative arts. A company that continues to innovate new ways to enhance its vehicles through bespoke craftsmanship, this year’s exhibit displays traditional techniques from beadwork to leather sculpting, and how that can be brought forward for the modern Rolls-Royce customer. The exhibition is available to view at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Mayfair showroom all week.
A celebration of timeless design at the JW Anderson Pimlico location
Wherever you find yourself in the city this week, you’re guaranteed to be near a London Craft Week event, from a display by Designer Bookbinders at The Art Academy in Bankside to an exploration of Thai miniature craftsmanship at the Royal Thai Embassy in South Kensington.
London Craft Week is an opportunity for us to embrace our curiosity for how and why things are made. As Jonathan Anderson puts it – ‘No matter where you’re from in the world, there is something about the idea of human beings making things that we will always find a curiosity in.’
London Craft Week will run from 11-17 May 2026; londoncraftweek.com
