To mark their 30 years anniversary, Mud Australia partnered with emerging creatives from the London College of Communication to create in-store multimedia exhibitions for London Craft Week 2025.
They collaborated with MA Design for Art Direction students who were tasked with creating proposals honouring Mud Australia's heritage in handmade porcelain, reimagining it within the context of London’s vibrant creative landscape. This partnership celebrated the brand's shared commitment to sustainability, design and the value of considered collaborative making.
More than 60 students responded to this brief working in teams, under the guidance of course leader Lucy Sanderson. The Mud Australia team provided feedback throughout the project and selected two winning teams whose proposals best celebrated craft, design, and community.
The two selected teams, took over the Mud Australia stores locations in Marylebone and Islington, filling them with installations and presenting a series of four activations during London Craft Week 2025, which included a floral workshop, a still life design workshop, a talk and a terrazzo workshop.
Contact
LCC Research and Knowledge Exchange
Email: partnerships@lcc.arts.ac.uk
Project credits
Lead academic: Lucy Sanderson, Senior Lecturer – MA Design for Art Direction
Winning Team (Marylebone Store):
- Elisa Maria Corbetta
- Immi Mitchell
- Lucy Murrey
- Sophie Stöckemann
- Sophie Viet-Jacobsen
Runner Ups (Islington Store):
- Sergio Begazo
- Jess Howell
- Sabaithip (Ploy) Thanaviwattanakul
Student work
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
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Mud Australia x LCC London Craft Week 2025 - Cred. Jess Howell
Find out more
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Maysa Ghammachi, Home and its Shapes, 2019, MA Design for Art Direction, London College of Communication, UAL.