Manmade: Crafty Fox Market, E1

The excellent Crafty Fox Market are celebrating something you don't see enough of in the designer/maker world - Men who Make - with their first Manmade market. 

This weekend Crafty Fox, the always awaited seasonal designer/maker market, are teaming up with the online resource for crafty excellence Etsy. The idea was dreamed up by Crafty Fox regular, the talented textile designer Sam Wingate, to gather the lesser spotted the top male makers from London's craft scene with super stalls, talks, a bar and a barber. It's manmade but there's nothing synthetic about this! 

Open tomorrow Saturday 13th June , from 11-8, so head on down to the Truman Brewery, tis free entry. I saw an ace talk from inspiring design duo Mini Moderns on branding but there's even more tomorrow including the fantastic king of cross-stitch: Mr X Stitch. 

Here's a couple pics I grabbed and my own attempt at screenprinting (nailed it obvs):

Sort letter press products are not just ace, but you can also letter press your own for just a pound!

Too cute wooden toys from Greenmade:

Loved I am Acrylic's clever designs (the makers were bigger in real life...):

Beautiful bespoke furniture from Biggs & Quail: 

And a whole load more people I was too busy chinwagging with to snap like: Jimbobart, Ray Stanbrook Prints, Postcode Prints and Bent Copper (extra points for the brilliant name choice!).

There's also some man led crafts to try out. I turned my hand at screenprinted with the help of Mr Wingate (and the very helpful Justine Ellis too - thank you!). I think it went pretty well actually (brushes off shoulders). 

Obviously it started with some dutch courage: 

Shape getting cut...

Printing time...

Ta daaa!

Whadda you reckon?!

Head on down to day two of Manmade tomorrow if you have a chance. Ladies more than welcome :)