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		A fascination with traditional crafts like embroidery and knitting paved the way for Andrea Galer’s career as a costume designer. Iconic films such as Nicholas Roeg’s ‘Don’t Look Now’ and Bruce Robinson’s cult classic ‘Withnail and I’ are just two of the early films to which she brought her particular style. For more details go to Filmography.   Her unerring eye has brought her continuous work and many plaudits from within the film industry, including a Bafta for costume design on the BBC's Bleak House and an Emmy for her work on 'Jane Eyre'. To see more go to Costumes.
	Andrea’s design ethos of supporting the crafts and using only the best natural fabrics, as well as unearthing and re-using original decorative details to create exactly the desired effect is woven through all her work. Many of her costumes have been exhibited at some of the most beautiful and important historic venues around the country - from St James’ Palace to Haddon Hall. For a closer look go to Exhibitions.

As a designer, she has also developed a number of contemporary fashion ranges which include evening and loungewear. Some of her bridal wear collection has been inspired by her film work and one or two items like the ‘Withnail’ coat have made the crossover directly. To view or place an order, go to Collections.

	As the driving force behind ‘Power of Hands’ - a foundation set up to help sustain traditional crafts - Andrea was moved to extend its charitable work to victims of the 2004 tsunami. The foundation helped to restore the basic necessities of life to a number of craftspeople in the south who had survived but whose livelihoods had been destroyed. Still largely dependent on her, this charity is in desperate need of donations and serious funding. For further information or to donate, go to Power of Hands Foundation.
		In an effort to replace charity as their only source of income and to restore the dignity of paid work to craftspeople suffering appalling poverty caused by natural disaster, war and the effects of mass production, a trading arm for traditional crafts has also been set up. It aims to promote the market for crafts and to increase interest in skills which are dying out. To buy, go to Power of Hands Limited.
		Andrea’s ongoing appreciation of traditional craftsmanship is tempered by her concern about its gradual demise. She has put together several short films, which, while celebrating the beauty of the crafts, highlight the fragility of their continued existence. Through these documentaries, made in collaboration with other concerned individuals within the film industry, she hopes to increase awareness of the plight of craftspeople and raise the level of help available to them. See Documentaries.