Championing excellence and innovation in material-led practice, the House & Garden Craft Prize reaffirms that contemporary craft is central to how culture is shaped, sustained and understood. The Prize recognises UK-based makers who are reimagining inherited traditions and techniques through experimentation, research and cross-disciplinary exchange to create work that is personal, globally resonant and socially significant.

Selected from over 500 submissions, and representing varied media – from clay and textile, to wood, metal and salvaged glass – the 16 works, shown below, expand what craft can be and whom it can speak to. Selected by the Prize's steering committee comprised of Magnus von Wistinghausen, executive director, World Monuments Fund Britain, Natalie Melton, executive director, Crafts Council and the House & Garden editorial team, these objects hold meaning, invite dialogue and will endure beyond our time.

Discover the works at the 2026 House & Garden Craft Prize Finalist's Exhibition taking place during London Craft Week (11-17 May) at Sotheby's New Bond Street flagship. A part of the auction house's Crafted programme, the showcase is open to the public.

The winner and special mentions, select by jury members Julia Fischel, director, Sotheby’s London, Keith Brymer Jones, master potter and judge on the Channel 4 TV show The Great Pottery Throw Down, TF Chan, fair director, Collect Art Fair, and jury chair, Talib Choudhry, editor, House & Garden, will be announced on 11th May.

The 2026 House & Garden Craft Prize is supported by Mulberry, with strategic partners Sotheby's and Crafts Council.

The finalists’ exhibition will be on view for public display at Sotheby’s Mayfair from 11–17 May during London Craft Week.