The following Trustees make up the Board at present:

was a Managing Director of a fashion textiles company which included the management of a textile studio. For the past ten years he has run with his wife The Bishopsland Education Trust Limited which provides postgraduate workshops for silversmiths and jewellers. Oliver’s other experience includes: membership of the Design Council 1983-87, RCA Council 1974-81 (Vice-Chair 1980-81), Winchester School of Art 1977-79, Trustee Design Trust 1995 to date, Trustee of P&O Makower Trust with commissions silver for public display in the V&A and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art.

Laurie Britton Newell has been Curator of Contemporary Programmes at the V&A since 2004. Recent exhibition projects include Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft: Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back and Import Export: Global Influences in Contemporary Design. She has also curated a number of the popular V&A Friday Late View events including the Tiara Ball and Clay Rocks and is the editor of the publication Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft (2007). Laurie took an MA in Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston University and the Design Museum, London before joining the V&A.

is an artist potter with an international reputation, with work in national collections including the V&A and the Royal Scottish Museum. He is editor of Ceramic Review, is Visiting Professor in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art and is a council member of Arts Council England London. He is also a council member of the Craft Potters Association. He has served on sub-committees of the Crafts Council and was a member of Arts Council of England. Emmanuel is also author of 10,000 Years of Pottery, 2000 (British Museum Press) and Bernard Leach: Life and Work 2003 (Yale University Press).

Manchester-born silversmith, Ndidi Ekubia, studied three-dimensional design at the University of Wolverhampton, followed by a residency at the Bishopsland Educational Trust. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1998 with an MA in silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery. Ndidi specialises in beaten forms using traditional techniques and a variety of metals. Taking part in a wide range of exhibitions in museums, art galleries, fine art fairs and touring shows, Ndidi has been able to develop her work whilst experimenting with design and object function. She also enjoys running short workshops bringing making skills and knowledge to people of all ages and backgrounds.

is a partner in the accountancy firm James & Cowper, based mainly in Newbury. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Robert served on the Board of Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. He also worked with Crafts on the Bay as part of an Arts & Business Skills Bank project where he assisted the Gallery with a major capital project.

is an arts consultant specialising in visual and applied arts projects in relation to urban renewal, organisational management and exhibition. Formerly the Crafts Officer for the Southern Arts Board and Arts Council England South East between1987- 2003, David was responsible for developing the strategic growth of architecture, craft, design and public art advising and initiating public and private sector capital and strategic projects.

is a freelance writer, curator and consultant and visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Arts. Mary was the Director of Contemporary Applied Arts from 1994-2005. Under her leadership, CAA moved from Covent Garden to the architect designed space in Percy Street - one of the first lottery-funded crafts projects. She built on the gallery's reputation by developing the exhibition programme and instituting an outreach education programme.

took up her post as Director of the Somerset House Trust in January 2006. Previously she was Director of Projects and Estate at the V&A where she was responsible for the implementation of FuturePlan, an ambitious scheme that will make the V&A’s historic buildings and world-class collections attractive and accessible to the widest possible audience. She has considerable knowledge and experience in of the crafts and applied arts as well as buildings and museum management.

is the Principal of Queen Mary’s Sixth Form College in Basingstoke and Chair of Basingstoke’s Local Strategic Partnership. In addition to serving as a trustee of The Making, Stephen is also Chair of the Trust’s local advisory panel.