Design Diary - July/August 2011

This month, don't miss these dates for your diary: exhibitions, sales, fairs, courses and events you should know about in London and the UK.

Master Drawings London (1-8 July), St. James's, Mayfair and Bloomsbury - Twenty-two leading drawings specialists from London and overseas open their doors for a series of selling exhibitions and lectures. On show will be a wide range of high quality drawings from the Renaissance to the present day. www.masterdrawingsinlondon.co.uk It runs alongside its sister event, Master Paintings Week, www.masterpaintingsweek.co.uk

The Fine Art Society (until 14 July), 148 New Bond Street, London. W1S 2JT - A large-scale Centenary Exhibition of the Camden Town Group to mark its foundation and first exhibition in 1911. The show will consist of around sixty pictures, many of which have come from the artists' descendants and have never been seen before. www.faslondon.com

New Designers 2011 (Part 2: 6 - 9 July, Awards Preview 6 July), Business Design Centre, London, N1 - Over 3,500 of the brightest and most creative talents from Britain's leading design courses will come together. From architecture to animation, furniture to fashion, graphics to illustration. www.newdesigners.com

Textile Bazaar (6-7 July), Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Ledbury, Herefordshire - A textile fair and an excuse to visit this beautiful old house. The textile writer John Gillow be giving a lecture on Wed 6th at 6:30. www.hellensmanor.com

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (5-10 July) - Among the must-see features of this year's largest flower show in the world are an ‘Edible Garden', a ‘Wonderland of Roses' and a ‘Swinging Sixties' floristry and fashion show. For tickets call 0844 338 7505 or go to www.rhs.org.uk

Adams Antiques Fair (10 July), Horticultural Hall, Elverton St, London SW1 - The biggest monthly antiques fair in central London. www.adamsantiquesfairs.com

Home & Gift (17-20 July), Harrogate - This trade fair is targeted at retail buyers looking to source a wide range of products across gifts, home accessories, greeting cards & stationery, jewellery & fashion accessories, and food. www.homeandgift.co.uk

International Antique & Collectors' Fair (19-20 July), South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex - One of the antiques world's key fixtures, this fair boasts up to 1,700 stalls and is only one hour from London. www.iacf.co.uk

Free Range Art & Design Show (until 25 July), The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London E1 - The show provides the best platform for graduate art and design students from over 100 university courses from across the UK to showcase their work to both public and industry. Categories include fashion, art, graphics, photography and interior design. For full listings and opening days & times see www.free-range.org.uk

Antiques for Everyone (21-24 July), The NEC, Birmingham - 300 specialist dealers at the UK's largest indoor, datelined event with prices ranging from under £10 to over £100,000. Plus a special display of silver from the Birmingham Assay Office www.antiquesforeveryone.co.uk

Art in Action (21-24 July), Waterperry House, Wheatley, Oxfordshire - See over 400 artist demonstrate their crafts, from calligraphy to printmaking, and take part in one of the many practical classes on offer. www.artinaction.org.uk

Making Britain Modern (until 30 Oct), Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD - A retrospective of the pioneering British designer Kenneth Grange who is responsible for some of the most iconic products that shape our daily lives. Kodak cameras, the silhouette for the Intercity 125 train, Kenwood food mixers, Parker pens, and the re-design of the London black cab are just some of them. www.designmuseum.org

Vintage Festival (29 to 31 July), Southbank Centre, London SE1 - Music, fashion, film, art, dance, design from the 1920s to the 1980s. An enormous outdoor Vintage Marketplace will sell clothes, accessories, mid-century modern homewares, records and music memorabilia. www.vintagebyhemingway.co.uk

Cornwall Design Fair( 20-21 Aug), Trereife House & Country Park, near Penzance, Cornwall - Organised in association with Hidden Art, an organisation that helps promote and support designers throughout the UK, this year's fair will feature some of the best up-and-coming and established designers in Cornwall, as well as a wide range of furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting, jewellery, textiles and fashion accessories from across the country. www.hiddenart.com/cornwalldesignfair , or for more information on Trereife House visit www.trereifepark.co.uk

5 July 2011