Craft NI Gallery’s upcoming trunk show juxtaposes two different disciplines and mediums: shown alongside one another, Brian McKee’s furniture and Mary Callan’s textile art find common ground in a celebration of design and craftsmanship!

Brian McKee is a furniture designer-maker based in Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Brian’s primary constructional method is the steam bending of timber, which he employs to unlock the creative potential of bent wood in the design and production of useful and attractive, contemporary, handmade furniture.

And if you’ve watched ‘Derry Girls’ you might remember Ma Mary’s ‘Ulster Fry’ sweater – Mary Callan is the knitwear designer who made it! She is also the creative force behind ‘Callan’, a niche creative knitwear company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which specialises in well made, colourful and fun fashion knitwear.