House on Mars

House on Mars is a contemporary design gallery established in 2020, showcasing contemporary jewelry.

The gallery aims to inform on and offer a collection of designed and crafted pieces reflecting our times. The work is now. The moment we are living is a specific one like all that came before it, and the way that artists and designers respond to this moment offers a fascinating insight into our culture.

From new production methods (some rooted in tradition and some not, but always innovative) and materials (fresh or recycled) creating playful and opinionated works and very ‘loud’ wearable art - jewelry, the pieces speak of a new era in ‘making’ and consumption, sometimes informing us of our needs and desires or simply putting a smile on our face.
There is no denying the ‘playful’ element of the collection and a keen interest in experimental use of materials.

Currently based online only, the gallery does pop-up exhibitions.

The gallery received the following awards:
- At Collect 2021, the gallery artist Anna Ray was awarded the Brookfield Properties Crafts Council Collection Award, with the Crafts Council England acquiring 2 large-scale works from the gallery for their permanent collection. The wonderful ‘Weave’ and ‘Capture’ pieces are now part of the material memory of the Crafts Councils Collection.
- At Collect 2022, House on Mars was awarded by the ‘Outstanding Display’ award. A celebration of all of our artists and designers and their labour of love!
 

Artist list

Attua Aparicio, Ela Bauer, Ana Margarida Carvalho, Ella Fearon, Faye Hall, Karin Herwegh, Katie Kameen, Lina Peterson, Laura Quinn, Anna Ray, Zoe Robertson, Inca Starzinsky, Silvia Weidenbach