Past Events

PAST EVENTS

Past Events from the Decorative Arts Society

RICHMOND ARCHITECTURE WALK

UK EVENT

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Led by local architect Paul Velluet, who has worked primarily in the field of building conservation for some 40 years, our walk in Richmond will include visits to the Church of St John the...

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PARIS: A Century of Art Deco

FOREIGN STUDY TOUR

Thu 19 Mar 2026

A short three-day visit to Paris is being planned, focussing on exhibitions celebrating the centenary of the l’Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. An impressive...

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A VISIT TO BUSHEY MUSEUM AND A FORMER ARTIST’S STUDIO

UK EVENT

Wed 11 Mar 2026

Following an extensive gift by Leighton House of pottery made at Bushey Heath Pottery in the 1920s by Fred Passenger, formerly with William De Morgan, the DAS recently funded an additional...

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PLAYING WITH FIRE: EDMUND DE WAAL AND AXEL SALTO AT THE HEPWORTH GALLERY WAKEFIELD

UK EVENT

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Curated by artist and author Edmund de Waal, the first major exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist and polymath Axel Salto, considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art,...

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BRITISH AIRWAYS HERITAGE CENTRE

UK EVENT

Wed 04 Feb 2026

The British Airways Heritage Collection has existed since the formation of British Airways, over 100 years ago. During that time, air travel has changed beyond all recognition, from the aircraft...

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INFORMAL VISIT TO HYAKK-O 100+ MAKERS FROM JAPAN

UK EVENT

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Involving more than 120 artists, craftspeople and self-taught makers from across Japan, Hyakkō is a celebration of contemporary Japanese craft aesthetics through a collection of almost 2,000...

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HORACE ELLIOTT, ARTIST IN POTTERY, 1851-1938

ZOOM LECTURE

Sun 07 Dec 2025

Zoom lecture by Jonathan Gray at 6.00 pm (London). Jonathan Gray, President of the English Ceramic Circle, will talk about the life and career of Horace Elliott (1851–1938), based on his recent...

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VISIT TO WOMEN IN PRINT: 150 YEARS OF LIBERTY TEXTILES, WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY, LONDON

UK EVENT

Thu 04 Dec 2025

Roisin Inglesby will give DAS members a tour of the show she is co-curating at the William Morris Gallery. Conceived in partnership with Liberty Fabrics on the occasion of the design house’s...

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DAS ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS, TOYNBEE HALL, LONDON

UK EVENT

Sat 15 Nov 2025

This year the AMM will be held at Toynbee Hall. Established in 1884, the building is designed in the Tudor-Gothic style. The dining room was designed by C.R. Ashbee, who came to Toynbee Hall in...

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ARTISTIC DRESS AT LIBERTY & CO

ZOOM LECTURE

Sun 09 Nov 2025

Zoom lecture by Anna Buruma at 6.00 pm (London). Anna Buruma, who managed and catalogued the textile archive at Liberty from 1996 to 2022, will speak about the early years of Liberty & Co and...

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