About the Author – Mary McDermott
Mary McDermott is a London-based designer-maker with 13 years of professional experience in the jewellery industry, coupled with a background in freelance events management.
Mary specialises in delivering both small and large scale events from intimate show previews and popup shops, to Art and Design Shows featuring hundreds of designers at glorious venues like Chelsea Town Hall, Battersea Arts Centre and Old Spitalfields Market. The We Make London pop up shop in the heart of Hampstead in 2010 sold over £10,000 worth of stock in 8 days!
Mary also regularly coordinates areas dedicated to designer-makers at large scale events like The Mayor's Thames Festival, The National Wedding Show, Clerkenwell Design Week and The Queen's Jubilee Pagent.
As a designer-maker herself, Mary knows only too well the difficulties designers face in reaching the people who desire but don’t know where to buy their products. As a result, Mary has been championing British designers since 2008 through her company “We Make London”, by organising events dedicated to showcasing the work of British designers and now publishing Inspired:London to extend that platform to publishing.
Mary is dedicated to raising public awareness about the availability and affordability of locally-made handmade products.
www.mary-mcdermott.co.uk
Mary specialises in delivering both small and large scale events from intimate show previews and popup shops, to Art and Design Shows featuring hundreds of designers at glorious venues like Chelsea Town Hall, Battersea Arts Centre and Old Spitalfields Market. The We Make London pop up shop in the heart of Hampstead in 2010 sold over £10,000 worth of stock in 8 days!
Mary also regularly coordinates areas dedicated to designer-makers at large scale events like The Mayor's Thames Festival, The National Wedding Show, Clerkenwell Design Week and The Queen's Jubilee Pagent.
As a designer-maker herself, Mary knows only too well the difficulties designers face in reaching the people who desire but don’t know where to buy their products. As a result, Mary has been championing British designers since 2008 through her company “We Make London”, by organising events dedicated to showcasing the work of British designers and now publishing Inspired:London to extend that platform to publishing.
Mary is dedicated to raising public awareness about the availability and affordability of locally-made handmade products.
www.mary-mcdermott.co.uk
