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TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DAS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday 30 April 2025

The DAS is delighted to announce a symposium on May 31, 2025 that will be open to members and non-members. It is a day of celebration with talks by leading historians, curators and dealers...

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MINGEI: ART WITHOUT HEROES

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the William Morris Gallery in autumn 2024, this is a standalone book, not a catalogue of the exhibition. The introduction traces the Mingei movement...

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FORMIDABLE PARTNERS: THE FOUNDING OF THE NEW CRAFTSMAN IN ST IVES

Tuesday 01 April 2025

This beautifully produced concise volume tells the story of the influential shop in St Ives set up by Janet Leach. The New Craftsman’s roots were in The Craftsmen’s Shop opened by David Leach and...

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HANS COPER CERAMICS EXHIBITION IN WINCHESTER

Tuesday 25 February 2025

A show at The Arc, Winchester puts Hans Coper's three ceramic murals —the Swinton School Mural, the Powell Duffryn Mural and the RAPC Mural on public display for the first time and, probably, the...

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SPECIAL OFFER ON DAS JOURNAL BACK ISSUES

Tuesday 11 February 2025

In conjunction with Richard Dennis Publications, the Decorative Arts Society is delighted to announce a sale of the back issues of our journals. All the available journals (except 46, 47 and 48)...

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WILLIAM MORRIS & ART FROM THE ISLAMIC WORLD, William Morris Gallery

Friday 03 January 2025

An exhibition at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow examines the influence of art from the Islamic world on one of Britain’s most important 19th century designers and thinkers. William...

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BRANGWYN’S BIG PRINTS BOOK

Tuesday 10 December 2024

Dr Libby Horner has made a tremendous contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of the work of Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956), and this is perhaps her most ambitious project to date. It...

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SPOTLIGHT ON OBJECTS DONATED BY A PASSIONATE MORRIS COLLECTOR

Monday 28 October 2024

An exhibition at The William Morris Society’s Museum in Hammersmith, London, highlights a collection of beautiful objects donated by Helena Stephenson. She was an enthusiastic admirer of William...

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WILLIAM MOORCROFT, POTTER: INDIVIDUALITY BY DESIGN

Wednesday 16 October 2024

This book is a fitting tribute to William Moorcroft (1872–1945), one of the most successful artist potters of his time. Best known for making vases decorated in his distinctive tube-lining...

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VICTORIAN RADICALS EXHIBITION IN BIRMINGHAM

Monday 30 September 2024

A show in the Gas Hall at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery features visual and decorative arts from the city’s outstanding collection. Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the...

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