For the 3rd year running, Park Royal Design District is taking part in London Craft Week from 17-18 May 2025, with a 2-day festival of Making and Craft in all its forms.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Location —
PARK ROYAL,
Standard Road
NW10 6HF
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Learn new skills
OVER 30
WORKSHOPS
Learn new skills and get hands-on at our workshops, held by the expert makers and artists of Park Royal
Ticketed Workshops
Saturday - 17 MAY
Cord Necklace Weaving
with MariaMaya
Weave a beautiful necklace from coloured cords
Sat 17 May - 11am
Market Stall
Gilding on Glass
with Cas Pollen
A chance to learn the specialist and unique medium of "Verre Eglomise”
Sat 17 May - 11am
POW at EX2
SOLD OUT - Join waitlist
Ceramics
with Grace McCarthy
Learn hand-building techniques to create your very own vessel
Sat 17 May - 11am and 2:30pm
Minerva Works
Try Tattooing Workshop
with Inksane
Try your hand at Tattooing, on a fake skin sheet!
Sat 17 May - Sessions all day
Market Stall
Bookbinding
with Kate Grimes
Learn the basics of bookbinding and make your own simple books to take home
Sat 17 May - 2:30pm
POW at EX2
Toile Embroidery
with Coco WA
Learn to use beading and a variety of stitches for beautiful results
Sat 17 May - 3pm
Market Stall
Drop-In Workshops (FREE)
No booking required - Just come by and start making
SUNDAY - 18 MAY
Candle Painting
with Aziza Illustrates
Decorate your own beautiful candle. Suitable for adults and kids 6+
Sun 18 May - 1pm
Workshop Tent
Make your own Breadboard
with POW
Design and build your own breadboard with POW’s master woodworker Fernando Bignotto.
Sun 18 May - 1pm
POW at EX2
“The Art of Drag” Life Drawing
with Matt David
Explore life drawing with a focus on queer expression through the art of drag
Sun 18 May - 3pm
Workshop Tent
Leatherwork
with The Loussine
Learn to make a leather coin purse (Age 13+)
Sun 18 May - 3:30pm
EX2
Try Tattooing Workshop
with Inksane
Try your hand at Tattooing, on a fake skin sheet!
Sun 18 May - Sessions all day
Market Stall
DROP IN
Introduction to Paper Making
with Absolute Beginners
Learn to handmake paper sustainably using 100% reclaimed paper waste
Sun 18 only, 11am - 6pm
Minerva Works
DROP IN
Custom Fabric Printing
with Fashtag
Design and Print your own tote bag or t-shirt using sustainable and upcycled materials.
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 3pm
Market Stall
Introduction to Movement
with Russell Maliphant
Move with more freedom and flow - all levels and experience welcome
Sat 17 May - 11am
A Beginners Guide to Crochet
with PLANET SOPH
Lean the basics of this versatile skill
Sat 17 May - 11am
Workshop Tent
Paint your own Ceramic
with 4AM Product Design
Join us for a hands-on, heartwarming ceramic painting experience
Sat 17 May - 1pm
Workshop Tent
Funky Face Clay Sculpting
with Rescued Clay
Let your imagination run wild with local clay
Sat 17 May - 1pm
Minerva Works
Expressive Mark Making
with Luca Levai
Mark-making and play to open up your creativity and reduce stress.
Sat 17 May - 2pm
Minerva Works
Tile Painting
with Blanc Ceramics
Practice surface decoration skills and add a personal touch to a ceramic tile
Sat 17 May - 1pm
EX2
Welding for Women
with Anna Zimmerman
An opportunity for women to learn the basics of TIG welding and make a simple metal object
Sat 17 May - 2pm
POW
SOLD OUT - Join Waitlist
Balloon-Dog Crochet for Kids
with Interlock Studio
All ages are welcome to join this fun woolly workshop
Sat 17 May - 2pm
Interlock Studio
The Art of Hair Weaving & Sculpting
with Jaz Hope Lanyero
Discover the history of braiding as an artistic tradition
Sat 17 May - 3pm
Workshop Tent
Introduction to Screenprinting
with Regan Boyce
Create your own bold, unique print
Sat 17 May - 3pm
Minerva Works
SOLD OUT - Join Waitlist
Paint a Pet Portrait
with La Plante Carnivore
Bring a photo of your pet to paint in watercolour!
Sun 18 May - 11am
Workshop Tent
Mark‑Making for Shared Healing
with Zakee Shariff
Explore the power of art as a tool for healing and connection
Sun 18 May - 11am
Minerva Works
Unlocking Memories & Creativity Through Scent
with Wholistik Rituals
A gentle, sensory journey into self-expression and imagination
Sun 18 May - 12:30pm
EX2
Ceramics
with Grace McCarthy
Learn hand-building techniques to create your very own vessel
Sun 18 May - 11am and 2:30pm
Minerva Works
Creative Stories through Collage Art
with Maria Gomes
Blend collage, creative writing and storytelling to unleash your creativity
Sun 18 May - 2:30pm
Minerva Works
Balloon-Dog Crochet for Kids
with Interlock Studio
All ages are welcome to join this fun woolly workshop
Sun 18 May - 2pm
Interlock Studio
DROP IN
POWer Tool Olympics
With POW
Put your DIY skills to the test in a series of fun power tool challenges! (Age 18+)
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 6pm
POW at EX2
DROP IN
Earth & Waste: Tile Making with Rescued Clay
with Rescued Clay
Explore how to find and prepare local clay, try different mixing methods, and shape your own tile.
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 3pm
Minerva Works
DROP IN
CNC Taster Session
With POW
Learn the basics of CNC machining and watch as digital designs are precisely cut to order.(Kids + all ages)
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 6pm
POW at EX2
DROP IN
Metalwork Taster Session
With POW
Try your hand at metalworking techniques, make a decorative item to take home. (Age 18+)
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 1pm
POW at EX2
DROP IN
Spray & Play
With POW
Experience the most fun way to paint in POW's dedicated spray booth! (Kids + all ages)
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 6pm
POW at EX2
DROP IN
Laser Tag
With POW
Personalise your own name tag with POW's super fast laser cutter! (Kids + all ages)
Sat 17 + Sun 18, 11am - 4:30pm
POW at EX2
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SHOPPING
BIG CRAFT
MARKET
Browse and shop beautiful handmade goods from selected local makers and artists — ceramics, decor, fashion, design, furniture, prints & more
In collaboration with Standard Market
Over 35
CRAFT Stalls
4AM Product Design
22 Studio London
Aby Floyd
Blanc Ceramic
CkFadez
Cobie designs
Coco WA
Dan Mauz
David Samuel
E.C. Woodard Studio Ltd
Georgia Grinter (Canoodle)
Grandison
Heritage Project
Ilke Usluca Design
Isabela Cutill
Jemima Cotter
Jess Russel
Jietong Xu
Kate Grimes Books
La Plante Carnivore
Maria Maya
Mel & Pea
Misha Wai Art
Natalis Noel
Octoberfourteenth
Poppy Lennox
POW
Rafael el Baz
Radical Kiosk Zine Store
Rescued Clay
SOLS Offgrid
Studio Flafello
UAL Chelsea College of Arts – BA Fine Arts students – COLLECTIVE
Vallimex
Vanessa Bell
Victoria Noakes
Wholistik Rituals
+ MANY FOOD Stalls
Maison Miles / Modos / Auntie Bonnies Jerk / Britain Loves Baking / Nirvana Coffee / Stanley Dosa / Peppercorn / Terra
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EXPERIENCE
EXHIBITIONS
& DISPLAYS
Explore how Park Royal’s makers have embraced a more sustainable approach to their craft, developing new ways to reuse and reclaim materials.
PALLETOPIA
In Park Royal, about 10,000 wooden pallets per year end up in landfill or are left on the streets.
Palletopia explores new and creative ways of reclaiming this under-appreciated material.
Parkroyalgallery at EX2
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
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Circular Craft
Visit Minerva Works, the brand new home for Park Royal’s circular economy and explore exhibits by 6 sustainable makers Absolute Beginners, Anzen, Grace McCarthy Ceramics, Park Royal Printworks, Re-Collective and Rescued Clay.
Drop in for exhibitions, demos, workshops and tonnes of inspiration.
Minerva Works
1-2 Minerva Road, London, NW10 6HJ
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EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITIES
& TOURS
Explore many fun activities throughout the festival, from POW’s Maker Playground to Drawing Walks and Festival Tours.
POW 2.0 - Maker Playground
Visit the newly extended POW 2.0 and explore many fun maker activities…
POWer Tool Olympics
Put your DIY skills to the test in a series of fun power tool challenges! (Age 18+)
10am - 6pm
Metalwork Taster Session
Try your hand at metalworking techniques, make a decorative item to take home. (Age 18+)
10am - 1pm
CNC Taster Session
Learn the basics of CNC machining and watch as digital designs are precisely cut. (Kids + all ages)
10am - 6pm
Laser Tag
Personalise your own name tag with POW's super fast laser cutter! (Kids + all ages)
10am - 4:30pm
Spray & Play
Experience the most fun way to paint in POW's dedicated spray booth! (Kids + all ages)
10am - 6pm
POW - Park Royal Open Workshop (at EX2)
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
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Park Royal Drawing Walk
with Joe Richardson
Sat 17 May - 2PM
This hands-on drawing walk invites participants to explore the concept of liminal spaces—the in-between places we navigate daily—through drawing and collage.
Meeting Point:
Outside of EX2 - Map location 1
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
Get Me There ➔
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FREE - but booking required
Walking Tour - Talking & Exploring with Joanna Dudzinska
Sat 17 May - 11am
On this walk you will get introduced to the vibrant community of artists, designers and craftspeople operating in the fast changing environment of the Park Royal Design District
Meeting Point:
Outside of EX2 - Map location 1
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
Get Me There ➔
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FREE - but booking required
Festival Tour - with PRDD team
Sun - 12pm
Join the PRDD Team for a guided tour of the festival, visiting the key studio buildings and locations.
Meeting Point:
Outside of EX2 - Map location 1
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
Get Me There ➔
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FREE - but booking required
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Celebrate
Parties &
DRINKS
Come celebrate the festival with us, at several parties and events throughout the festival weekend.
Festival Launch Party + Opening of POW 2.0
Sat 17 - 6pm till late
Celebrate the opening of the festival and the launch of the newly extended POW 2.0, with drinks, food and music. More details announced soon.
EX2
41-43 Standard Road, NW10 6HF
Get Me There ➔
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Free - but PLEASE RSVP
RSVP HERE
Festival Fade Out Drinks
Sun 18 May — 6pm
Wind down with some cocktails and drinks
Location to be announced
