Fox, James, Authors Portrait by Nancy MacDonald _008 – Ellie A

Craft

Culture

James Fox

James Fox is an academic and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, known for his many acclaimed BBC documentaries. He is Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Creative Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting the arts and crafts across Britain. He is the author of the celebrated The World According to Colour: A Cultural History and Craftland, which was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Craftland was shortlisted for ‘Waterstones Book of the Year’ and is shortlisted for 2025 Nero Book Awards.

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