Material World Exhibition 2025
Craft School: Material World invited learners to explore the natural and human-made materials around them and how they relate to their own heritage, community or the place where they live.
Award Showcase
Schools
Selection Process
We received 170 submissions for Craft School: Material World 2024-25. All submissions were first reviewed by our Learning and Participation team. Submissions were grouped by key stage and assessed against the following criteria: Craft-Based, Risk Taking and Development as Makers.
Next, a longlist from each Key Stage was created and this was assessed by several Crafts Council project teams, including learning and participation, Collect art fair, Collections team and our Crafts editorial team.
Finally, the shortlisted entries were judged by an external panel:
- Sam Kendall, Eden Project
- Michele Gregson, NSEAD
- Bill Lucas, University of Winchester Centre for Real World Learning
- Paula Briggs, Access Art
- Rose Sinclair MBE , Goldsmiths, University of London
- Melanie Eddy, CC Board of Trustees
- Melody Ramsay, Burberry, Craft Council's Young Advisory Panel
The panel agreed on four winning submissions, one from each Key stage.
The Eden Project Award
All 170 submissions were also assessed for the Eden Project Award and a longlist of 11 was created. The submissions in this longlist were then discussed by Sam Kendall and her team at Eden Project who chose the winners.
About Eden Project
The Eden Project, a Global Garden and eco attraction, is home to the world’s largest rainforest in captivity. Their garden was created in a disused Cornish quarry, demonstrating that positive change is possible, and has a collection of plants, artwork and people telling the story of our connection to nature. The Eden Project demonstrate and inspire positive action for the planet.'
