exhibitions | features | projects
The New Craftmaker exhibit at Decorex 2024
The Natural Room - an exhibition by The New Craftmaker at Decorex, featuring a range of baskets from UK makers.
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We designed and created three rope-coil baskets for the show, combining contemporary and traditional techniques. All three pieces were created with hand-cut willow from our own osier beds, and twisted hazel grown in a family member’s garden; meaning all materials used were grown, gathered and then woven within a 2 mile radius, making them a unique collection of works.
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Find out more here
Homo Faber - The Guide
coming soon
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Emerging Maker Award 2023
Through QEST funding, Sarah has been able to develop her skills with one-to-one tuition from master basketmaker Jenny Crisp, and training from leather-worker Katy Warriner.
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The Living Rose Basket
​In collaboration with Lulu Guinness
Inspired by Lulu’s 1993 original Rose Basket design now residing in the V&A Museum, the ‘Living Rose Basket’ was launched in 2023 at the Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this iconic design. This exclusive style was made in a very limited run, woven with willow from our own osier beds. and is the third Rose Basket Bag Lulu has generously donated to the Garden Museum.
Read about the project here
The New Weave
Interview with Aimee Farrell for Abask
"Working with willow, much of which comes from a local coppice, Loughlin is also increasingly hands-on with the harvesting, deliberately incorporating the incisions from the hand-cut crop as part of the basket’s story."
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Read the full article here
In The Studio with Hopewood Baskets
Interview with Alice Vincent for Toast
" Perhaps you’d hear the tapping of steel against woven wood, as yearling willow stems are pressed into shape with a blunt, gleaming tool. Maybe you’d see them taken in by the bundle or, weeks later, brought out again: this time, as baskets.
Read the full article here
Press Features
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HTSI - FT Magazine
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Country Living
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Modern Rustic
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The World of Interiors
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Homes and Gardens
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We are Makers publication
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​Homes and Antiques
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The Times - Magazine
