Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, local artist Sam Wood paints everyday places and people. Realism is heavily featured in his paintings, which he balances with impulsive and experimental techniques to create the effect of a vivid dream rather than a photographic representation.

Sam’s work deals with the aesthetics of modern life, painting his everyday surroundings. Heavily featuring people and architecture of Newcastle, his paintings hold a nostalgia for the city and the moments captured.

Having trained as a potter, Helen’s work has evolved to place emphasis on the conceptual over functional element of ceramics. Helen creates sculptures which embody a sense of narrative. Each piece within a series explores an element of the story through a change in scale, movement, composition or colour. With a broad source of inspiration from the exaggerated and stylised movements actors employ in silent movies to Mogul and Persian miniature paintings, Helen’s sculptures relate to a single moment where, great or small, events in people’s lives are revealed by a gesture.

Formally inspired by simple ceramic profiles, Alex’s pieces are distinctive in their highly textured surfaces - creating a harmonious balance between form and surface. The tactile quality of his work is inspired by the textures that surround us every day, inviting us to explore through touch something that may otherwise go overlooked; tree bark, rocks, cracking paint, even marine life. The thrown vessel is used as a canvas to investigate the properties of these surfaces. Metal oxides add depth whilst the gold, platinum and copper lustre adds a sense of opulence.

Founded by architects and designers Claire and Matthew Margetts in 2013, PLYable is a design studio based in Blyth, Northumberland. Working simultaneously in architecture, interior design, furniture and product design PLYable's projects explore practicality, flexibility and personality with unique designs that encourage owners and users to engage, interpret and enjoy.

All the designs share the same philosophy- that furniture should be useful, fun, made to last, be enjoyed by grown-ups of all ages and leave room for imagination.

Gareth’s Sculptures are influenced by West coast American architecture called “Googie” – a term derived from a John Lautner design for a coffee shop built in West Hollywood. The movement is characterised by flowing lines, odd abstract cut-outs, upswept roofs, boomerang shapes which can been seen within Gareth’s metal sculptures. His pieces are colourful and eye-catching, made with the intention of catching people’s attention and drawing them in for a closer look.

In 2015, Gareth was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, and has exhibited in galleries across the world. From 2015-2017, Gareth worked with the Michelin stared Chef Michael O'hare where he had work on display in his Leeds restaurant "The Man Behind The Curtain".