26 February 2009 - 10 May 2009

Raising the Bar - Influential Voices in Metal

The IC:Innovative Craft exhibition that was so successful in Edinburgh last Festival is travelling to Middlesbrough, where it will be open until May. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit! On show will be around 50 newly created works, from major pieces by distinguished Japanese professor Yasuki Hiramatsu to new designs from Australia’s Robert Foster (who has designed for Alessi and others). The exhibition will also include innovative Danish silverwork from Kim Buck and major works from Scotland’s renowned engraver, Malcolm Appleby.

Contributors are:

Malcolm Appleby
Rudolf Bott
Julie Blyfield
Kim Buck
Robert Foster
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
Koji Hatekeyama
Yasuki Hiramatsu
David Huycke
Simone Ten Hompel
Michael Rowe
Tore Svensson

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