First things first: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez is a white-knuckle read. Written with gusto, providing a blizzard of data which whip across the page. You are almost snow-blind …
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Today, as we become more engaged with the things we use and wear, one of the joys of design are the many histories published on the subject. Design’s past has …
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BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review – Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts
Cræft, is written by a British archaeologist Alexander Langlands; who looks at Craft with a particular professional enthusiasm. Archaeology often uses craft as a way of interpreting a culture. Craft …
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The first thing to say about Peter Korn’s Why We Make Things & Why It Matters – is you do not have to be a creative or a maker to …
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BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review: An Atlas of Rare and Familiar Colour: Forbes Pigment Collection Atelier Editions Harvard Art Museums
An Atlas of Rare and Familiar Colour takes us on a journey into the shade and light which sketches out the world. The beautifully produced book is a combination of …
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There is an increasing environmental awareness to how we live our lives – zero carbon output might initially be seen as idealistic – but a more sustainable life is achievable. …
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Craft and design are important to us today. They provide tangible and stable objects in our modern, often stressful, lives. It is possible for objects to have meaning beyond use …
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Recently in Tribeca, New York, an innovative café opened. It encourages customers to pick up their beverage and leave the shop without paying. No queuing! The consumer pays at their …
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As consumers we engage with a hybrid of art, design and craft, and its artefacts to form social bonds, and a sense of identity: I am a Nordstrom person, a …
