Restoration and Revival: The Elevation of the Hand-Crafted Surface – Painter-Stainers’ Demonstration Event

Last Updated on 13/04/2026

The Painter-Stainers’ Livery Company is proud to announce its participation in London Craft Week 2026. We will be running a series of demonstrations and talks that showcase the expertise and professional experience of an exclusive selection of members, whose various practices range across the whole spectrum of craft, decoration and restoration. We have experts in pigment making, graining, marbling and trompe-loeil, fine-art picture framing, gilding, chinoiserie, japanning, sign writing, wallpaper and stencilling, painting conservation, calligraphy and manuscript illumination. We even have an artist who has specialised in the original, medieval picture-making technique of ‘staining,’ from which the Company derives its name.
The Company is pleased to announce that Lucia Scalisi, known for her work on The Repair Shop, will be joining three other conservation and restoration experts for a Panel Discussion on Saturday 16th May debating the art and challenge of conservation / restoration. There will also be two Hall tours on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th May. All this will take place at the historic Painters’ Hall in the heart of the City of London.
Entry to Painters’ Hall to see the demonstrations is free, and there will also be short talks by some of the artists during all three days. The Panel Discussion and Hall Tours are ticketed events and booking details are on the London Craft Week website: https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/.