The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades prepares for three-day furniture showcase ... trends now
The Repair Shop star Jay Blades is presenting a showcase of furniture lovingly restored by his and other upholstery workshops as he hails what has been described as a 'new generation of makers'.
Jay, 54, has taken up residency at the former Branston Pickle factory in Bermondsey, south-east London, which has been transformed into a modern residential and working space called The Pickle Factory.
From Friday March 15 until Sunday March 17, his Shropshire-based restoration business Jay&Co will exhibit its latest collection of bespoke contemporary furniture and interior pieces made by other up-and-coming artisan craftspeople.
The exhibition - which comes days after the announcement of a tenth series of The Repair Shop, for which Jay is now best known - will feature demonstrations of how pieces are affectionately repaired by members of Jay's team.
Other restorers set to appear include marquetarian Amber Joy, designer Palvinder Nangla, woodworker Lula James and members of London Stone Carving alongside design entrepreneur Piers Roberts.
Jay Blades stopped by The Pickle Factory to put the finishing touches to the furniture exhibition in Bermondsey this weekend
His furniture restoration company, Jay&Co, is behind the exhibition of dazzling restored antique pieces
Jay is leaving nothing to chance as he applies some final polish to a restored chair at The Pickle Factory on Tuesday; the exhibition runs from Friday until Sunday
The exhibition comes just after Jay's latest TV show, David and Jay's Touring Toolshed, wrapped up its broadcast run on BBC Two
Jay chats with textile artist Palvinder Nangla at the Pickle Factory; Nangla is among the other craftspeople set to exhibit their wares at the exhibition space this weekend
The exhibition will feature restored furniture from Jay's company as well as examples of other forms of crafting, including stoneworks and marquetry
Jay himself attended the
