HILARY BURNS MBE, BASKET MAKER
26th June 2024 | ALUMNI | NATIONAL HONOURS RECIPIENTS
In 2021 Hilary Burns was awarded the MBE for services to basketry and heritage crafts following a nomination from Heritage Crafts.
HCA Maker of the Year 2018 and Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers, Hilary is a craftswoman, teacher, writer, researcher and advocate with a passion for passing on her skills. Working with humble materials, she produces stunning functional and sculptural pieces inspired by her study of traditional basketry techniques.
An instigator of the largest international basketmaking conference held in the UK in 2013, Hilary has continued to promote the craft globally, with her own work exhibited in New York and Japan, as well as organising skills exchanges to countries such as the Azores and Cyprus.