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Brooklyn, New York: Craft Over the Bridge

by Shannon Sharpe
|Photography by Lauren Silberman
|November 03, 2008
|Categories: Ceramics, Design, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Travel, Wood

Discover why this borough has become home to so many makers, artists, designers and galleries.

Fashion Forward L.A.: The Future Perfect at TenOverSix

by Joyce Lovelace
|October 20, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Design, Fashion, Furniture, Glass, Lighting, Metal, Mixed Media, Travel, Wood

An eclectic, somehow quintessentially L. A. fusion of art, design and fashion (with a dash of politics and showbiz) marked the coming-out bash for Kristen Lee and Joe Cole's store TenOverSix on October 16, during Los Angeles Fashion Week.

Tord Boontje and the Bounty of Life: Artecnica Opens a New Showroom in Los Angeles

by Joyce Lovelace
|October 13, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Ceramics, Design, Furniture, Glass, Lighting, Mixed Media, Travel

"We don't like pre-prepared meals from a factory. We like organic food-you know, food. We love to have things that are human…”

Providence, Rhode Island: Culture Fest

by Shannon Sharpe
|August 12, 2008
|Categories: Travel

Shannon Sharpe finds that craft thrives among an abundance of arts venues, events and festivities…

Ireland: In Pursuit of Craft

by Beverly Sanders
|July 07, 2008
|Categories: Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Travel, Wood

In a whirlwind trip around the Emerald Isle, Beverly Sanders takes the pulse of the vital Irish craft scene.

Welcome to the Renegade

by Erika Jo Brown
|Photography by Erika Jo Brown
|June 17, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Ceramics, Conferences, Design, Enamels, Fashion, Furniture, Glass, Metal, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Travel, Wood

Over the weekend of June 13th I spent about 8 hours at the 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn, braving lashing rain, beating sun, an onslaught of hipsters and the impulse to buy many (sometimes too) cute things. I went on Saturday with a friend studying fashion design at FIT grad school, who walked away with vibrant screenprints and silkscreened t-shirts.

Western Massachusetts: Craft in the Mountains

by Shannon Sharpe
|Photography by Chris Mottalini
|May 20, 2008
|Categories: Ceramics, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Travel

Craft has become part of the vibrant cultural mix that makes Western Massachusetts such a hub of activity for residents and visitors alike.

Crow House Rising

by Caroline Hannah
|Photography by Elizabeth Felicella
|May 20, 2008
|Categories: Furniture, Ceramics, Architecture, Sculpture, Travel, Wood

Potter and painter Henry Varnum Poor understood that building a house might bring
him fame, but could he have foreseen that his home might restore his artistic legacy?

Brooklyn Designs: Locally Grown, Internationally Known

by Andrew Wagner
|May 06, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Design, Conferences, Furniture, Travel, Wood, Workshops

The weather in New York seems to have finally committed itself to spring which means a heady two weeks of design are in store for the city. The big daddy of design in New York is, of course, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair from May 17th to May 20th but the week prior to the ICFF is the lesser known but equally influential Brooklyn Designs, an event not to be missed.

Los Angeles: Ahead of the Curve on Craft

by Joyce Lovelace
|Photography by Noah Webb
|March 06, 2008
|Categories: Travel, Wood, Decor, Lighting, Paper, Technology, Tiles

Joyce Lovelace reports on the craft scene in Los Angeles—a rich blend of old and new and as sprawling and diverse as the city itself, from museums and galleries celebrating the city’s postwar modernist heritage to shops and young, up-and-coming artists riding a new wave of interest in the handmade.

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