Create one-of-a-kind upcycled objects and learn traditional skills with The Vintage Craft School.

The Vintage Craft School is a new and exciting collaboration of all things vintage. It aims to foster an ongoing creative community while sharing time-honoured art and craft techniques, teaching basic traditional skills and the popular art of upcycling.

The Vintage Craft School is the brain child of the Lake House Arts Centre, on Auckland’s North Shore and classes are starting in May this year. Classes are based around the themes of “Vintage Home”, “Glad Rags and Gilt” and “Art + Craft + Gift”; later classes are also planned under “Crafty Kids “ and the “DIY Vintage Garden”. All levels of experience are catered for and students are encouraged to share and swap their ideas and skills.

The environmentally friendly idea of reusing old objects found in second-hand shops, garages or junk piles is harnessed in “Upcycling Furniture and Paint Effects” and “Up-cycled Retro”. These classes encourage the recycling of old objects into something new and exciting, while evoking a distinct vintage look and feel.

Printmaking techniques involved in the production of bookmaking are taught in “Cut, Stamp, Fold: Traditional Book Craft”. Students will get the opportunity to make their own book covers or artist’s books in this unique chance to learn these time-honored skills.

Ceramics are the focus in “DIY Ceramic Homewares”. This class offers the chance to learn hand building and slab work skills to make your own beautiful ceramic wares.

The basic techniques of sewing and hand stitching are the focus of the “Sew Vintage” and “Handmade Comfort Art” classes.

The Vintage Craft School not only offers the chance to learn traditional skills from experienced tutors and create beautiful art objects in a heritage setting; it brings back the social, interactive aspect of ‘hand-making’ as a therapeutic pastime.      

For enquires and to enrol please contact us at vintage@lakehousearts.org.nz