ClothShop by Christopher Farr Cloth presents Illuminating Worlds: Light as Storytelling for London Craft Week. A collaborative exhibition showcasing a series of one-off hand-crafted lampshades that reimagine its surface as a site for storytelling, where light reveals colour and narrative. Created in collaboration with leading contemporary artists and makers, each piece brings a distinct visual language, forming a body of work that sits between art and design. Paired with handcrafted bases by master makers, all lampshades are available to purchase online with proceeds supporting Bridges for Communities, a charity that connects people of different cultures and faiths, enabling them to build friendships, grow in their understanding of one another and live well with difference.

Pathways by Alice Kettle

A reflection on the journeys that shape and connect us, both physical and metaphorical. Pathways speaks to movement, connection and shared experience, with light acting as a quiet guide through the piece. As Alice Kettle describes, “we travel together.”

An internationally renowned artist working in textile and stitch, Alice Kettle is recognised as a leading figure in contemporary textile art. Her practice centres on figurative stitched works that range from intimate pieces to monumental installations. Using machine stitch as a drawing tool, she creates layered compositions where thread forms both line and structure, exploring narrative through personal experience, folklore and contemporary events.

Her work is held in major public collections including the Crafts Council, the Whitworth in Manchester, the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, the Museum of Decorative Art and Design in Riga and the Belger Collection in Kansas City.

Size: 14" fabric laminated lampshade
Fitting: UK/EU Gimbal Fitting