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'Crocheted brooches' (7x8x1cm) by Lina Peterson; Photo: Lina Peterson, 2006

Putting the makers of the future on the fast track to business.

Crafts Council Development Award (CCDA)

Our long-running award scheme which supports the makers of the future.

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  'i-saw 3' (31x5x13cm) by Joseph Harrington; Photo: Joseph Harrington, 2007

  This one-off award is for makers in the first three years of their practice, working in England. Since its launch in 1973, over 1,220 awards have been given.

  The CCDA is awarded four times a year, to work selected by an external panel of established makers, on quality and originality alone. Applications are via images in the first phase, after which a number of applicants will be invited through to interview.

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  'Tower of Tarts' (31.5x18.5cm) by Victoria Kershaw; Photo: Alwin Greyson, 2006

  For equivalent schemes in Scotland and Wales please visit the relevant Arts Councils for those countries.

  Past Recipients

  This includes Tom Dixon, Alison Britton, Thomas Heatherwick and, more recently, Helen Murray, Donna Wilson, Tanya Gomez and Joseph Harrington.

  For a list of the latest CCDA winners, look in our Press Area.

  90% of all recipients are still in business after ten years.