
Crafting Happiness: why creative pursuits are good for your health
According to new studies, arts and crafts can measurably improve your health and even provide more fulfilment than our jobs.
According to new studies, arts and crafts can measurably improve your health and even provide more fulfilment than our jobs.
Students from the new course, Foundation Diploma in Ceramics, recently displayed their work at West Dean.
How a 1 day silversmith course at West Dean led to a masters at the Royal College of Art.
In this instalment of Meet the Maker, we introduce Jenney Kelly, a new tutor running a short course in traditional Indian block printing. Here she shares where it all began, her inspirations and why we should have a go at block printing.
A blog post by Foundation Degree in Clocks student, Yu Hsuan Chang, recently finished their final project which involved learning how a clock works and how to fabricate each component.
This annual competition aims to acknowledge, support, and promote emerging bookbinders within West Dean's Books and Binding programme. It takes its inspiration from Edward James (1907-1984) who established West Dean College as an educational community for artists and makers.
In this latest instalment of Meet the Maker, Ceramic Artist and new short course tutor Sarah Villeneau shares where it all began, the joys of working with clay and why it's so important to experiment and play in the creative process.
Student life at our London Campus, exploring the best student spots in Bloomsbury!
We caught up with Amy Tsao and Manisha Agarwal, three years on from completing the Diploma HE in Applied Interior Design. Here they tell us about founding their interior design business, Studio AM, in West London.
A blog post by Metals Conservation student, Katherine Hernon-Johnson, recently took part in a project which invloved making a 16th/17th century padlock, artificially corroding the lock and finally practicing conservation by bringing the lock back to it's original state.