The Hugo Burge Foundation is a brilliantly energetic and ambitious charity supporting the arts and crafts. Located in a green and lush stretch of the Scottish Borders, near to the town of Duns, the Foundation was launched last year and celebrates the life of the late Hugo Burge, a dynamic and passionate entrepreneur and supporter of creativity. Over the last 10 years of his life, Hugo turned his home here on the Marchmont estate, into a buzzing haven for makers and creators.
Orbiting a beautifully restored steading and a glorious walled garden, the Foundation is home to chair makers, The Marchmont Workshop and the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop as well as numerous studio spaces and accommodation pods which host an ongoing and vibrant residency programme for makers, artists, writers and performers.
Join us as Susanna enjoys a roving conversation with the Foundation's CEO, Lucy Brown; silversmithers Scott Smith and Katie Watson and head gardener Toby Loveday, to talk the joy of creativity and future plans.
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Design Exhibition Scotland was founded by Susanna Beaumont in 2018 to celebrate and champion making and creating through podcasts, exhibitions, conversations and commissions.
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Ryan Scott
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Malin
