Rising Stars 2021

13 March to 22 April 2021

Rising Stars 2021

Rising Stars is a curated, national platform to foster and champion new talent, early career makers, students and graduates from BA and MA crafts, design and applied arts programmes across the UK. Rising Stars offers new makers a first step into the market place, through a curated, selling exhibition. It is also an exciting collector opportunity for those wishing to support and collect work by future stars.

The programme will consist of the Rising Stars exhibition that enables new makers to access the market place and collectors; professional development including knowledge transfer on topics such as pricing guidance, advice on marketing and how to gain and manage new connections, and a catalogue to act as a promotional tool for the selected makers. The 2021 focus will be on supporting new makers in the post COVID-19 market place.

Following an open call, 20 makers of exceptional talent were selected from nearly 100 applicants. They are Deborah Beck, Alice Burnhope, Alessandra Centorbi, Hari Gordon, Jo Harrison-Hall, Katie Iacovou, Qiang Li, Janet Lines, Chloe McCarrick, Jayden Newman, Mark Newman, Marged Owain, Porter + Trundle, Laura Quinn, Irene Roca Moracia, Bronte Simpson-Little, Sydney Alts, Paul Wheeler, Jean White and Jessie White.

The makers were selected by a panel of judges; Dan Goode (Making Goode), Dr Outi Remes (New Ashgate Gallery), Sharon Ting (University for the Creative Arts, Textiles) and Debra Allman (UCA, Jewellery, Ceramics & Glass).

One of the makers will be presented a professional development award of £500 and a solo exhibition at New Ashgate in 2022.

Rising Stars 2021 is organised by New Ashgate Gallery in partnership with the University for the Creative Arts and Dan Goode of Making Goode. It is supported by Billmeir Charitable Trust.

Buy the catalogue at: catalogue

Niamh Duddy, Winner of Rising Stars Award 2020: Niamh Duddy
Mitch Pilkington, Winner of Rising Stars Award 2019: Mitch Pilkington

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Jayden Newman

Chime Wall Planter £881 (Available to commission)

Steel

Ref: 108407

44 x 23 x 12 cms

Not For Sale

Jayden Newman

With life moving increasingly indoors we are beginning to feel deprived of nature, reminding us of our innate attraction towards it. With an awareness of the mental and physical health benefits that nature brings, Jayden Newman offers new ways of inviting nature indoors. Using eco materials and a range of metal fabrication methods his designs explore the relationship between nature and manufactured materials, through sculptural forms inspired by the way nature behaves in the built environment.

Chime is Jayden's first example of the statement above. A debut range of three planters, from his new brand Perula, all sharing the same design but offering different purposes with the aim to meet the needs of a variety of interior spaces. This design is made entirely from steel, with areas finished with an antique brown patina and others upholstered with a pebble grey eco fabric, made from pineapple leaf fibres, called Pinatex.

Jayden is based in Bedfordshire.