Commission a Craftsman Showcases the Best of British Craft
Added: (Mon Sep 01 2003)
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August 2003: New, and rapidly growing agency and website, Commission a Craftsman represents talented British craftsmen and highly accomplished designer makers, working in all styles and materials. www.commissionacraftsman.com provides a one-stop virtual tour through a range of disciplines from ceramics and furniture, to glass, jewellery, silver and timepieces. Using www.commissionacraftsman.com, and the agency, commissioners can make well-informed choices before committing to one particular craftsman, style or piece.
Commission a Craftsman is searching for talented makers in the following disciplines:
automata and toy making, basket weaving, book binding, leatherwork, calligraphy, musical instruments, paper, plastics, textiles, metalwork, ceramics, timepieces, furniture, silver, glass, jewellery, woodwork and restorers.
"With five makers joining every week, this is a growing showcase of British crafts. The range of talent represented by the agency is truly exceptional," said Greg Page-Turner, managing partner of Commission a Craftsman. "We have designed the ultimate means to access and view some of the most exciting crafts being created in Britain today. Commission a Craftsman aims to supply the craft inspiration and solutions, whether the client is a private individual, a corporation or institution, an interior designer or architect," he added.
Commission a Craftsman is a sister agency to the highly successful agency, Commission a Portrait, which represents more than 150 talented portrait artists. Now in its third year of trading, Commission a Portrait has attracted worldwide portrait commissions, turning over £500,000 in two years, with an average commission of £4,000.
Perfect Presents: Create Something Rare to Treasure
Commission a Craftsman has inspirational ideas for presents: for Christmas, weddings, anniversaries, christenings and birthdays. By commissioning a craftsman, a commissioner will be involved in the invention of an extraordinary piece, reflecting both the maker’s skill and expertise in relation to a commissioner’s ideas.
Interior Design and Perfect Presents
Modern interior design often features one or two key pieces, to provide focal points, within the design concept - Commission a Craftsman can help in the search for the ultimate special feature. Commission a Craftsman has inspirational ideas for presents: for Christmas, anniversaries, weddings, christenings and birthdays.
Craftsmen on the Web:
Commission a Craftsman represents talented makers such as ceramicist Peter Beard, who combines art with science to create singularly beautiful ceramic objects. Furniture maker John Makepeace has also joined the agency. A founding member of the Crafts Council, Makepeace’s work is best described as an adventure in wood. Also featured is silversmith, Grant Braithwaite, who combines silver with a range of other materials, chosen for their texture and colour, complimenting the qualities of the silver to create tactile and appealing objects?
Agency and Website Features:
Commissioners can search this easy to use site by craft discipline, keyword, price and region. Each maker has a portfolio on the site, containing a biography, prices, and images from four views of each piece of work featured. Currently the crafts represented include ceramics, furniture, glass, jewellery, metalwork, silver and time pieces.
The easy-to-use website has a special ‘ideas basket’ facility that allows commissioners to select, collate and save images and examples of work. This enables corporate commissioners, architects, interior designers and individuals to choose a range of pieces that might be appropriate for a specific project. This initial selection can just be used as inspiration and ideas, commissioners can purchase and commission pieces or create a wedding list. Knowledgeable staff are available to help at any stage of the process and will ensure that commissioning a craftsman will be a pleasurable experience for all parties.
Yours sincerely,
Helen Matthews (0208 7432499)
WWW.COMMISSIONACRAFTSMAN.COM (0207 9219708)
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Commission a Craftsman is a sister company to the highly successful agency and website Commission a Portrait, which represents more than 150 portrait artists www.commissionaportrait.com. The traditional portrait dealership, Artware Fine Art, which specializes in decorative and historical portraits from 1600 to the present day, is also part of the group. The website www.artwarefineart.com has over 180 examples of portraits and in addition, Artware Fine Art will identify and locate specific portraits for individual clients. This personal approach to service has been extended to the craftsman and portrait-commissioning agency.
Photography: Images can be obtained directly from the website. Alternatively, images of your choice can be collated onto disk and sent to you. Transparencies are also available on request.
For further information, or to join, please contact: www.commissionacraftsman.com
Greg Page-Turner: Tel: 0207 921 9704 Email: info@commissionacraftsman.com
Marie Sellars: Tel: 0207 921 9708 Email: marie@commissionacraftsman.com
Helen Matthews: 0208 743 2499 Email: helenl.matthews@virgin.net