We are looking far & wide for new short films about craft, makers, making and materials. The next edition of the Makers’ Film Festival will premiere during IOTA24 – the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial in Perth. Animations, story-led, docos – whatever it is, as long as it features the handmade, great film-making, and is less […]
Read our latest Newsletter with exciting updates: Launch of the next Makers’ Film Festival – the 2023 edition at The Backlot on Thursday 4 May, 6:30pm. Book now. Very limited seats. $55pp includes drinks & light bites! Watch the Trailer. Maker & Smith take the work of three WA jewellers to Melbourne Design Fair! LINK […]
Read our June 2022 Newsletter with information about: our 2022 program of Masterclasses with internationally acclaimed lacemaker Pierre Fouché next screenings of the Makers’ Film Festival – the 2021 edition it’s time to submit your films for the next Makers’ Film Festival – due to screen and tour from 2023. LINK TO NEWSLETTER
CONGRATULATIONS to the Prize Winners of the Favourite Film of the 2021 Makers’ Film Festival. We are delighted to announce the Favourite Film of the 2021 Makers Film Festival (MFF) …. Congratulations to lead artist Susie Vickery and film-maker Emma Vickery. Their film ‘Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist’ was unanimously voted by audiences as the […]
Meet Alister Yiap, designer, artist and maker. He’s always busy; working on the minuscule and the magnificent, and activating the design and maker communities. Meet Alister Yiap – a versatile 3D designer and metalsmith with multiple competencies. What is your craft? How do you like to describe yourself? My starting point was Jewellery, but I […]
‘Ready to wear and share.’ Meet Alice Cliff, pattern cutter and tailor. She started out at Sydney Tech and had a dream to work for top fashion houses in Europe. Now, having fulfilled her dreams for over a decade, Alice Cliff has returned to Australia to share her skills and contribute to our growing fashion […]
‘Exuberance personified.’ Meet Robyn Lees ceramic artist. The insatiable energy, curiosity and sheer exuberance in her making, shines through in this short Q&A with ceramic artist Robyn Lees. Equally, Robyn’s rambunctious ‘women’ reflect her gutsy approach to life – a delight to behold. Robyn is based in Denmark in the south-west of Western Australia, where […]
We are delighted to announce the Selection Panel + a Prize for the 2021 Makers’ Film Festival: Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe, the ‘dynamic duo’ who produce Maker&Smith including the new Makers’ Film Festival, will be joined by two fellas who bring a breadth of knowledge (and connections) in visual story-telling to the table […]
‘Good Mourning. Hair today, gone tomorrow.’ There’s a resurgence of interest in fibre and textile practice and it’s timely for businesses and large corporations to invest in this form of material culture to create unique collections while ensuring examples are collected, displayed and preserved for future generations. The quote above is from Katrina Virgona. She […]
A Stitching Storyteller. Susie Vickery is a time traveller and globetrotter, armed with needle and thread, on a mission to tell important and intriguing stories. Although now mainly based in Fremantle, Western Australia, she works across three continents, with benches also in London and Mumbai. Since we met Susie a couple of years ago, she […]
In July 2017, Maker & Smith was founded by Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe. Their primary objective was to fulfil their strong desire to elevate the professional craft industry in Western Australia. Maker & Smith operates on a volunteer basis and aims for self-sustainability without compromising standards. We rely on partnerships and pay fair fees to skilled artisans and designer-makers who participate in our programs.