Marrikur Studios
Leather marquetry & leather relief work
Leatherworker of the Year Award

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Leatherworker of the Year Award 2024
Bedfordshire leatherworker Natalie Thakur won the inaugural Leatherworker of the Year Award, supported by the British Leather Industry Development Trust, including a £2,000 prize and trophy awarded at a special presentation at Eltham Palace on Tuesday 26 November 2024.
The award, supported by British Leather Industry Development Trust, celebrates a heritage craftsperson who has made an outstanding contribution to leatherworking over the past year.
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Marrikur takes a multidisciplinary and contemporary approach to interior furnishings and traditional leather work. The aim is to bring hand crafted artistic solutions with a modernist aesthetic to a range of interior products that seeks to exploit the tactile nature of leather. The company combines the applied art and architectural leather expertise of designer maker Natalie Thakur and the knowledge and skills of fine artist and educator Neale Marriott. The result is a combination of the best of traditional craft with the application of contemporary art to elevate and inspire our living spaces.