Created in Birmingham

Brilliantly Birmingham is kicking off on 27 November, celebrating contemporary jewellery from local, national and international designer makers for the 11th consecutive year, through until 9 January.

With a programme of workshops, special events and free exhibitions, including a ‘Treasure Trail’ of exhibitions at venues across the city, visitors will be taken on a journey of jewellery making, from initial concept to finished product.

This year’s profiled designer is Birmingham City University Graduate Li-Chu Wu whose original paper jewellery was chosen from seven candidates. Her designs consist of a series of one-off wearable paper pieces and body adornments created using a mix of metalsmithing and new technique.

The fifth annual FLUX will also be held throughout the festival, showcasing and selling the work of new and emerging designer makers at mac.

It’s a busy time for 7 Inch Cinema.  They’ve celebrated their 5th birthday, their excellent Flatpack Festival has gained recognition from the UK Film Counci and they have a series of events coming up as part of the Flux and Supersonic festivals.

Frankie sat down for tea and biscuits with Pip and Ian and discussed Ian’s Favourite Things and the upcoming Flummoxed (3 July) and Knitflicks (19 & 20 July) as well as their plans for the future.

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