The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017
Interviews and features to celebrate the craft of listeners and craft practitioners
Craft Prize winner Phoebe Cummings and her disappearing clay
The clay artist on her winning piece and why she designed it to disintegrate.
Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalists on their work
We get up close and personal with the Woman's Hour Craft Prize's finalists.
Phoebe Cummings, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
The ceramist joins Jane in the studio to discuss her self-eroding creations.
Lin Cheung, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
The artist and jeweller joins Jenni in the studio.
Caren Hartley, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
From jeweller to making custom bikes, our producer joins the finalist in her workshop.
Celia Pym, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Celia is a textile artist who specialises in darning
Laura Youngson Coll, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Laura Youngson Coll makes intricate sculptures inspired by nature.
Andrea Walsh, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Jac Philamore met Andrea Walsh in her studio in Edinburgh
Peter Marigold, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Peter Marigold is a designer, maker, entrepreneur and inventor of Formcard
Neil Brownsword, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Neil Brownsword and Rita Floyd talk to Caz Graham about their ceramic work.
Alison Britton, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Alison Britton, celebrated ceramicist talks to Jenni Murray
Romilly Saumarez Smith, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Jeweller Romilly Saumarez Smith and assistant Lucie Gledhill discusses her work.
Emma Woffenden, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Emma Woffenden is one of our 12 finalists in the Woman's Hour Craft Prize
Laura Ellen Bacon, Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalist
Laura Ellen Bacon is one of our 12 Woman's Hour Craft Prize finalists
International craft in south-east Asia
A new exhibition explores craft through the practices of women in south-east Asia.
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Woman's Hour Craft Prize: The finalists
The 12 finalists who will show at the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition is announced.
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Passion for Craft
Emma Barnett explores our passion for craft, meeting some makers and business people.
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Spotlight on... other
We look at 'other', one of the seven disciplines applications were submitted under.
Spotlight on... wood furniture
We look at wood & furniture, one of seven disciplines of the applications submitted under
Disappearing crafts
New research has found many traditional craft skills in the UK are close to extinction.
Spotlight on... metal
We look at metal, one of the seven disciplines the applications come under.
Spotlight on... textiles
We look at textiles, one of the seven disciplines applications come under.
Crafts for children
How to make making things fun for the kids and how you can avoid a headache-inducing mess
Spotlight on... jewellery
We take a look at jewellery, one of seven disciplines the applications come under.























