Christine Meyer-Eaglestone Marquetry

Exhibitions in 2024
15th May to
17th May
  Craftworks 24 with Design-Nation at The Large Coimmittee Room, Shoreditch Town Hall,
380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
https://www.craftworks.show
https://www.designnation.co.uk
     
20th November to
1st December
  Designer Craft at Bankside
Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JB. Open 11am - 6pm
https://www.societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk
     
Born:
   
   
Grassau / Nr. Munich, Germany
     
Studied:
1985-86
MA Fine Art (Sculpture), Manchester Polytechnic
1971-74
BA Hons Fine Art, Leeds Polytechnic
1970-71
Art Foundation Course, Ealing Technical College, London
1995-96
City &Guilds Cabinetmaking (Practical) and BTEC Interior Decoration, Leeds College of Art & Design
1966-69
Industrial Commercial Training - German Board of Trade Qualification
Teaching:
1974-77
Lecturer in Art & Design, Wakefield Top Security Prison
1976-87
Lecturer in Art & Design, Bradford College
Exhibitions (Marquetry):
2023  

'Wonder' Society of Designer Craftsmen, Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester

2022  

'Transformations' Society of Designer Craftsmen, Bankside Gallery, Thameside, London
Collect 2022 with Design-Nation at Somerset House, London

2021  

art&York ONLINE 2021
'Excellence' Society of Designer Craftsmen, Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester
Collect 2021 ONLINE with Design-Nation

2020  

art&York - Cancelled due to Covid restrictions

2019  

Future Icons Buyers Showcase at 67 York Street, London
London Craft Week 2019 – 'THE FUTURE OF CRAFT', Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London
'CUT & PASTE' Sunnybank Mills Gallery, Leeds
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANHIP & DESIGN, Cheltenham

2018  

'Head, Hand and Heart' Design Nation Showcase during LONDON CRAFT WEEK
Design Nation at EUNIQUE, Karlsruhe, Germany
'The Hand of the Maker' SDC DESIGNER CRAFTS 2018, London
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANHIP & DESIGN, Cheltenham

2017  

LAUNCH OF CRAFT CENTRAL at the Forge, London
ART & Show 2017, York, North Yorkshire
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP & DESIGN, Cheltenham
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP & DESIGN, SELECTION, London
MARKS & TOOLS, Design Nation Showcase, Oxo Tower Gallery, London

2016  

MADE LONDON, One Marylebone, London
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP & DESIGN (CCD), Cheltenham
DESIGNER CRAFTS AT THE MALL 2016, SDC, Mall Galleries, London
MADE IN CLERKENWELL SPRING, CRAFT CENTRAL, London
CCD SELECTION, CRAFT CENTRAL, London

2015   DESIGNER CRAFTS Xmas Market, SDC, Mall Galleries, London
MADE LONDON, One Marylebone, London
21st CENTURY FURNITURE V, The Millinery Works Gallery, London
CELEBRATON OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN, CHELTENHAM
May Design Series, CCD Stand, Excel, London
25th DESIGNER CRAFTS at the Mall 2015, SDC, Mall Galleries, London
2014   CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN, CHELTENHAM
    'Northern Wood', The White Room Gallery, Priestleys, York
    TENT LONDON, Old Truman Brewery, London
    INTERIORS UK 2014, NEC Birmingham Hall 1 Stand BP23
2013   CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANHIP AND DESIGN, Cheltenham
    INSPIRED, The Hayloft Gallery, Ashton Court Estate, Bristol
    ‘WORKING WOOD’, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe
    MAKERS, Cube Gallery, Manchester
21st CENTURY FURNITURE IV, The Millinery Works, London
2012
‘Winter Lux’, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, Lancashire
2011
GREAT NORTHERN CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS FAIR, Manchester
THE DESIGN SHOW, Liverpool Design Festival, Liverpool
CELEBRATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN, Cheltenham (with Designer Makers)
2010
THE DESIGN SHOW – Liverpool Design Festival, Liverpool
‘PARALLELS’, South Square Gallery, Bradford (solo)
‘Contemporary Furniture Exhibition’,Tennants, Leyburn, N.Yorks.
2009
‘Winter Wonders’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2008
‘Home’, Gallerytop, Rowsley, Derbyshire
‘Monochrome – Excellence in Greyscale’, Lund Gallery, Easingwold
‘Select’, The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
2007
‘Christmas Present’, The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
‘Winter Wonders’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
‘Summer Exhibition’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Wood’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Painted Earth’, Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Nr. Biggar, Scotland
‘Inspired’, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
2006
‘Christmas Exhibition’, Gallerytop, Rowsley, Derbyshire
‘Christmas Exhibition ‘, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
LUSTRE, Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
‘Winter Exhibition’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Summer Exhibition ‘, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Select’, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
2005
LUSTRE, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham
HEREFORD CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS FAIR, The Courtyard, Hereford
‘Winter Exhibition’, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Winter Exhibition’, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
‘The Influence of Architecture’, Walford Mill Craft Centre, Dorset
‘Collectable’, The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
2004
‘The Object of Design’, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
CHELSEA CRAFTS FAIR, London
DECOREX INTERNATIONAL, Chelsea, London
'Against the Grain', Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey
2003
URBAN INTERIORS, Commonwealth Institute, London
CHELSEA CRAFTS FAIR, London
‘Boxing Clever’, Derek Topp Gallery, Rowsley, Derbyshire
‘Functional, Practical, Beautiful’, The Bessemer Gallery, Sheffield
‘Contemporary Woodwork’, The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
‘Just Wood’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
THE ART OF MARQUETRY , The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle,Co. Durham
‘Furniture Makers Showcase Exhibition’, Beatrice Royal, Hampshire
‘Blue’, The Bessemer Gallery, Sheffield
2002
‘Beauty in Function’, Yo No Bi, London
‘Exhibition in Wood’, Dansel Gallery, Abbotsbury, Dorset
Julia Heffer Gallery, Cambridge (solo)
2001
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
‘Outside-In’, Parkfields Gallery, Pontshill, Nr. Ross-on-Wye
The Newlyn Gallery, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds (solo)
2000
Original Arts Gallery, Harrogate (solo)
1999
NEW DESIGNERS, London
1995
Furniture Design Awards, Wembley Exhibition Centre, London
Exhibitions (Sculpture):
1987
New Art in Yorkshire, Leeds Polytechnic Gallery
‘Food for Thought’, The Manor House Gallery, Ilkley, W. Yorkshire
Leeds Polytechnic Gallery, Leeds (solo)
Direct Design Show (Future Perfect Section), London
1986
Lister Gallery, Bradford College (solo)
Bloomsbury Gallery, London (Manchester MA Show selection)
Medlock Fine Art Centre, Manchester, Sculpture MA Show
1974
New Lane Gallery, Bradford (solo)
1973
Leeds Polytechnic Group Show at the ICA Galleries, London
Awards:
2022   Gane Trust Award for excellence in quality of design and craftsmanship at
'Transformations' Bankside Gallery, Thameside, London
2015   Gane Trust Prize for excellence in quality of design and craftsmanship at 25th DESIGNER CRAFTS, Mall Galleries
2013   1st Prize winner of FUNCTIONAL BEAUTY at MAKERS, Cube Gallery, Manchester
2003
BIDA Award for Outstanding Design at URBAN INTERIORS, London
2001
Crafts Council Setting-up Grant
1995
Runner-up prize Furniture Design Awards, Wembley Exhibition Centre, London
Registers/Databases/Websites/Publications:
Crafts Council Directory of Makers: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen: www.societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk
Fellow of Design-Nation: www.designnation.co.uk
Crafts Council Buyer’s Guide to Cont .British Wood/Design Nation Catalogues
    The Encyclopedia of Woodworking Techniques, Jeremy Broun
     
Magazine/Newspaper Articles /Web:
Various pieces of her work have appeared in the following magazines: AD Architectural Digest, Telegraph Magazine, Sunday Times, House & Garden, Grand Designs, Homes & Antiques, Concept for Living as well as Practical Woodworking, Furniture & Cabinetmaking, Crafts & Design Magazine and the Yorkshire Post.