image1 - by Stuart Williams, Bruny Cabinet
image2 - by Drew Badcock, Tsunami Table
image3 - by Mark Bishop, Layers 7 Myrtle Table
image4 - by Mark Bishop, Grande Fleur Table Figured & Tiger Myrtle
image5 - by Nick Randall, Table
image6 - by Sally Brown, Blackwood Seed Mirror
image7 - Tarkine Sideboard
image8 - by Mairi Ward, Floating Group

Tasmania is renowned for its furniture creators and the beautiful local timbers they use. This year the Tasmanian Craft Fair showcases these two aspects in our annual flagship exhibition through the work of 13 respected craftspeople; each has been invited to display a piece of furniture.

The work of Tasmanian furniture designers and makers has an increasing international profile and is in demand, so we take pleasure in giving Craft Fair visitors the opportunity to meet these artisans and discuss their work with them. The Tasmanian Contemporary Furniture Design exhibition will be held in the Community Complex (Venue 5).

The Tasmanian Craft Fair has an ongoing commitment to presenting excellence and innovation in all forms of craft and design. I hope you will enjoy this sample of the expertise for which Tasmania is rightly acclaimed.
- Nancy Kowalski, Exhibition curator

Exhibiting Artists Are:

- Drew Badcock
- Toby Muir Wilson
- Mark Bishop
- Linda Fredheim
- Trevor Jones
- Stuart Williams
- Marty Wolfhagen
- Matthew Prince
- Sally Brown
- Michael Thompson
- Mairi Ward
- Nick Randall

image1 - Best Of Show & Viewer’s Choice : Ride With Me, by Joanne Mitchell, Geraldine
image2 - Best Traditional with a Twist : A Pot Of Fireworks by Tracey Marshall, Temuka
image3 - Best Contemporary : Masquerade, by Cindy Watkins, Tasman
image4 - Goddess Saraswati, by Angela Simpson, Timaru.

The highly regarded Hoffman Challenge quilting exhibition from New Zealand will again be a feature exhibition at the Tasmanian Craft Fair.

Nineteen finalists from the New Zealand Challenge will be on show at TCF2011, including the Best of Show and Viewer’s Choice winner “Ride with Me”, by Joanne Mitchell.

The annual NZ Hoffman Challenge is one of New Zealand’s main quilt competitions. The competition is currently organised by Betty Twaddle of Needle ‘n Thread, Geraldine, in conjunction with Tiffanies Treasures, who are the distributors of Hoffman Fabrics in New Zealand.

Why is it named the Hoffman Challenge? The Challenge Fabric is always chosen from the latest Hoffman range. Entrants must have a recognisable amount of the Challenge Fabric within their quilt. Hoffman’s are a manufacturer of fine 100% cotton fabric in the United States, where the Hoffman Challenge originates. Their fabric is renowned for its quality and beauty.

Each year, following judging, the section winners, along with a selection of the best quilts chosen by the judges, are put together to travel around New Zealand. Known as the Hoffman Exhibition the quilts are displayed at Quilt Shows and in stores.

Bengeo Retreat will bring the New Zealand Hoffman Challenge exhibition to Australia once again, to be exhibited at the Tasmanian Craft Fair in the Rotary Pavilion (Venue 5).

In addition, seven finalists from the inaugural Rotary Hoffman Challenge (through the Tasmanian Craft Fair) will also be exhibited in the Rotary Pavilion, with the winners being announced on Friday, November 4.