Wednesday 18 June 2025
This book is a welcome addition to the growing list of Marc Heiremans’ publications on Murano glass factories. However, this one examines a decorating business rather than a glass...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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