Selling your work

Collect is the international art fair for contemporary objects, presented by the Crafts Council at the Saatchi Gallery, London. Collect will return to the Saatchi Gallery in 2018 from 22 to 25 February.

Modern Shows host the shows Midcentury Modern, Midcentury East and The Midcentury Pop Up as well as being home to The Modern Marketplace directory, an indispensable guide to favourite C20 dealers and C21 designers and retailers. With 13 years’ experience mixing the best of mid-century design with the latest in modern designers, each year Modern Shows attract people from all over the UK looking to buy collectable furniture and design for the home.

Ceramic Art London is the leading fair for contemporary ceramics, presented by The Craft Potters Association in partnership with Ceramic Review. Ceramic Art London showcases work to suit all budgets (from sculpture to tableware) and presents a programme of talks, demonstrations and films alongside the fair.

Country Living Spring is a major consumer show organised by Country Living Magazine. Running for over 20 years, the Fair attracts a high proportion of affluent visitors from across London and the Home Counties. It is the perfect opportunity to show your products to an affluent audience. The show features furnishings and accessories, all hand-picked from independent companies.

The Contemporary Craft Festival has become one of the largest and most prestigious shows to be part of in the UK. The Festival has built up a loyal following of nearly 10,000 visitors. The event is set in a marquee village in idyllic parkland on the edge of Dartmoor in South Devon with excellent transport links via road, train and air. All exhibitors are selected for quality by a panel of industry professionals.

New Designers is the UK's most important exhibition for emerging design. Running across two non-consecutive weeks, new graduates can exhibit if represented by their university. The show is not open to new graduates exhibiting on a solo basis; however the show also hosts 'One Year On', a dedicated space within New Designers that presents young, entrepreneurial designers who are in their first year of business. It runs across both weeks of the show and covers all disciplines.

Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery exhibitions are dedicated to showing the best of contemporary designer jewellery. They organise two exhibitions a year in Edinburgh and London (as well as a year-round online store); showing work in a wide range of materials from gold and silver to paper and plastics. Exhibitions are held over a longer period, and work will be sold on behalf of you so you won’t need to be there all the time.

designjunction aims to connect the very best brands with their new customers. They do this by presenting contemporary design against industrial backdrops, breaking the mould of the traditional trade show. designjunction's flagship show takes place in London as part of the London Design Festival in September. More than 200 contemporary brands present their new collections to an international audience of architects, interior designers, retailers and influential press.

100% Design is the largest and longest running contemporary design event for industry professionals in the UK. Over 27, 000 visitors head to the show across four days in September. 100% Design is the commercial cornerstone event of the London Design Festival. Exhibitors are carefully selected - reflecting the show’s focus on design quality, innovation and relevance to the architecture and design community.

The London Design Fair is a four-day industry event (with two trade-and-public days on the weekend of the Fair) that brings together 500 exhibitors from 28 countries. Part of the annual London Design Festival, the event attracts over 27,000 influential retail buyers, architects, interior designers, press, designers and design-savvy public attend to see and specify the very latest; furniture, lighting, textiles, materials and conceptual installations from around the world.

You can also find out more about the Scotland: Craft & Design pavilion, presented by Craft Scotland and Emergents at the London Design Fair.

With a rich heritage of 40 years, Decorex is internationally renowned for being the destination where interior design professionals discover the finest and most coveted luxury products from new, emerging and established talent.

Goldsmiths’ Fair is internationally recognised as the UK’s premier event for contemporary designer jewellery and silver. It’s a celebration of the best of British goldsmithing and silversmithing talent. Over two weeks, this unique, public event draws collectors, design lovers and luxury shoppers to Goldsmiths’ Hall to browse the latest collections from a handpicked selection of makers. 

The GNCCF is recognized as one of the leading selling events for contemporary craft in the UK, attracting over 6,000 visitors annually. It showcases contemporary craft to buy from over 160 selected designer-makers in: ceramics, glass, jewellery, interior and fashion textiles, wood, paper, silver, metal, product design, print-making and more. Visitors can chat to the makers and buy or commission work directly from them.

The Country Living Christmas Fair aims to bring the pages of Country Living Magazine to life. Visitors can come along to meet makers, designers and artisans. The Country Living Fairs are run on the premise that handmade and homespun are the most important ingredients for creating a magical Christmas, and the organisers run a programme of talks and demonstrations to provide a source of practical inspiration. Held in London, Glasgow and Harrogate. 

Handmade in Britain is regarded by exhibitors and visitors as one of the leading organisers of selling events in the UK Contemporary Craft calendar. With annual visitor figures exceeding 14,500, Handmade in Britain events are an essential highlight of the UK’s craft portfolio for designer/makers, collectors, industry professionals and design enthusiasts. 

Nottingham Lakeside Arts hosts Lustre – a high-profile fair that celebrates the very best of contemporary craft and is regarded as one of the leading selling event in the East Midlands. During this weekend at Nottingham Lakeside Arts over 65 of the country’s finest contemporary craft makers exhibit, selling everything from fine jewellery, bags and hats to ceramics, glass and tableware. Each maker is specially selected by an independent panel for the quality and uniqueness of their craft.