Lana's Cards and Crafts is supporting Craft and Design Month May 2012 - a brand new initiative designed
to raise awareness of the enormous amount of creative talent we have in this
country.
Craft
and Design Month is a ‘not for profit’ initiative launched by craft&design magazine.
The magazine’s editor, Angie Boyer, explains: “There are
many thousands of craftsmen and women who manufacture and sell their products
in the UK and
to the overseas markets who are completely overlooked by newspapers reporting
on the demise of domestic manufacturing.
“In
fact, the Crafts Council has reported that there are around 35,000 contemporary
craftsmen and women with a collective turnover of around £1billion. Crafts is incredibly important to the economy
but also to our wellbeing and way of life.
If we don’t use the talents of people on our doorstep, they will
disappear forever. We hope that by
shining the spotlight on the skills of craftsmen and women throughout the
country, the general public will think twice about who to go to when they need
something for the home. If we succeed
in that, Craft and Design Month will have served its purpose.”
For
further information on Craft and Design Month May 2012, including details of
other events in your area, please visit:
www.craftanddesignmonth.net.
We’re
supporting Craft and Design Month. Are
you?
