Wherever I Lay My Hat exhibition

Jo cope and Shelter come together again for London Craft Week 2022 in a truly unique collaboration at Boutique by Shelter, Coal Drops Yard, from 9th May.

Following the success of the Shoes Have Names exhibition at London Craft Week 2020, this year they are working with designers from the UK who make hats.

The exhibition and retail space celebrates the positive impact Shelter’s advice and support services provide to individuals impacted by our unjust housing system. A diverse range of hat designers/artists were invited to work with individuals who faced homelessness to understand their story and their future hopes.

The hats in this project will represent a 'roof over the head' while exploring the importance of having a home that you can call your own, a place to lay your 'hat' and to rest your head.

The exhibition aims to raise awareness of the thousands of people tackling evictions, unfit housing conditions, landlord issues and homelessness. But Shelter gives hope. With the right support and by working together, people can fight for their right to a safe home.

Every hat tells a story

'Wherever I lay my hat' brings together six exceptional artists/designers/crafts people to use their unique skills and ways of seeing and thinking about design to interpret the stories of six individuals and capture the vision of the home they are working towards and what it means to them.

Designers: Flora McLean, Max x LB, Vivienne. H. Lake, Sage Townsend, Karen Henriksen, Vesna Pesic.

Boutique by Shelter, is situated in Coal Drops Yard, where premium pre-loved clothing will still be available to buy during the exhibition.