It’s always a joy to visit Collect. The show now seems really comfortable at its new home at Somerset House. Touring the corridors and dipping into the different rooms is like a magical mystery tour. You never know what you’re going to encounter. And I was lucky enough to go to the Press Preview and meet some of the creators of the pieces. That’s always a bonus.

This is Olga Prinku, an artist who uses dried flowers and twigs to create her art. These pieces are beguilingly beautiful. Pleasing from a distance they are fascinating to look at close up. The twigs are from birch trees in her garden. She says she’s always pleased when there’s a big wind because it means her material is easy to gather.

This is Greg Kent who does astonishing things with oak. The pieces are finely sliced and then sandblasted to take out the new growth revealing a natural filigree pattern.

This is Iseabal Hendry with one of her leather and wood log baskets. Really, too beautiful to used in such a prosaic way when all you want to do is admire way she has formed the shapes using boat-building skills. She is on show at the Craft Scotland stand along with gorgeous hangings by Eve Campbell.

Always amazing to see what can be done with glass. This dazzling piece is on show in the Peter Layton London Glassblowing room.

Just look at this magnificence! It’s the VIP room at Somerset House which was designed and furnished by Cox London. A very comfy place to hang out and meet friends!

I’m just going to finish with a pick and mix of photos I took of things which caught my eye. Collect 2023 is on until 5th March and well worth a visit.