The Balvenie Masters of Craft Awards champion British craftmanship in the categories of wood, leather, metal, stone, textiles, glass & ceramics, and food. Pictured is Peter Murray, winner of the 'Young Master of Craft' award, working on one of his chairs

正如我们年度手工出版的读者所知道的那样，手工技巧被壁纸团队高度重视。因此，我们热切地等待着巴尔维尼工艺大师奖的结果，他们寻求并捍卫英国最优秀的传统技能和工艺。

现在，在第二年，这一竞争需要木材、皮革、金属、石材、纺织品、玻璃等领域的工匠。

由凯文·麦克劳德(KevinMcCloud)领导的由八人组成的评审团挑选获奖者，不仅是因为他们独特的技能，而且是因为他们的产品在当今社会中的相关性。

人们常说，最美丽的事物是从形式和功能的结合中诞生的。在传统工艺领域，这一点从来没有比这更真实，这使得保持这些经过时间考验的技能变得更加重要。这些独特技能的倡导者将他们的手工艺带入了我们当代的风格和设计世界；例如，卡勒姆·格雷(Callum Gray，赢得石材类冠军的干燥石墙)制作的“火碗”，在当代艺术画廊中不会显得不太合适。

百余年来，Balvenie一直在苏格兰高地的酿酒厂生产精美的单一麦芽威士忌，它是一项庆祝这种久经考验的技能的奖项的恰当支持者。要生产这种质量的威士忌，需要一系列非常熟练的工艺，而在巴尔维尼，多年来积累起来的人类专业知识的价值是真正被理解的。我们为此干杯。

Peter Murray, aka the 'Artful Bodger'

Peter Murray at work

Heather Gillespie, a copper wheel glass engraver, who studied her craft in a small village in the Bohemian Mountains, was crowned the overall winner for 2012

Heather Gillespie at work in her studio

Heather Gillespie's extraordinary wares are in high demand. Pictured is the apparatus used for her creations

Alan Jones won the 'Wood' award. A professional thatcher, Jones specialises in growing his own wheat to use both as a perfect thatching material, and an agricultural product

Bob Armstrong won the 'David Stewart Lifetime Achievement' award, which is given to passionate craftsmen who have dedicated their lives to their art

Bob Armstrong won the 'David Stewart Lifetime Achievement' award, which is given to passionate craftsmen who have dedicated their lives to their art

Dry stone waller, Callum Gray won the 'stone' award for his ancient craft

One of Callum Gray's striking creations

Winner of the 'Textiles' award, Di Gilpin is a hand-knitter who uses traditional techniques to create beautiful modern pieces. She debuted at London Fashion Week in 2011

Winner of the 'Metal' award, Phil Barnes is an engraver/enameller who specialises in the ancient art of enamelling on a metal base

Phil Barnes' colour coordinated shelf of ingredients, used for his creations

The results of Phil Barnes' work

Harness and horse collar maker Terry Davis won the 'Leather' award  

Cheesemaker, Sam Holden won the 'Food' award. Sam specialises in making a traditional Cheddar-style cheese from a recipe that dates back over a century

Sam Holden won the 'Food' award

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