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Crafted Technology is a research design project integrating the work of Tamara Efrat of the Bezalel Industrial Design Department, and Moran Mizrahi and Dr. Amit Zoran of the School of Computer Science of the Hebrew University.
The project looks at cooperation possibilities between traditional…
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Damsel Moonstone Vase
Silver, silver gilt and enamel with 22 carat gold cloisonné, and moonstones set in 22 carat gold. Height 150mm (5.9 inches)…
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Italian jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez found a unique way to present and market her jewelry line by teaming up with animation artist PES for her 'Frozen Garden' collection.
Delfina found her inspiration for the collection walking in a…
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I distinctly remember, as a teenager, seeing a Berna and Hilla Becher exhibition in Germany. I absolutely and instantly fell in love with photography and have remained a big fan of the media since. Having grown up in a heavily industrialized area of Germany, I had seen many industrial sites like the ones the Bechers photograph almost daily. They are…
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In the first major American exhibition tour, Theo Jansen’s wholly distinctive kinetic creations blur the lines of art, engineering, science and performance. Celebrating the thrill of the Strandbeest’s locomotion as well as the processes that have driven their evolutionary development, the sculptures are…
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Richard Peterson, Home of the Free
Earthenware, wheelthrown with pressmold top, sgraffito, underglaze, fired to cone 4, 4.5 x 2.25 x 2 inches. --- Image credit: Charlie Cummings, Charlie Cummings…
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I could not be happier today: My first article written for and published by American Craft Magazine just came out today!
"Undercurrents of Intimacy". Feb/March 2016 issue. Pg. 38/39.
Artist profiled:…
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I donated to SNAG's annual appeal last year, and my choice of perk was a brooch by the fabulously talented and hilariously funny…
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1/9 | New York, September 1976. “Don Fincke. He was a bona fide Bowery alcoholic. He said he used to be a high-ranking guy at Eastman Kodak but he left his wife and family because he couldn’t stop drinking.” (Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills)…
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I came across this image from the Met this morning and was intrigued by the craft skills that had to be employed here. I suspect that this is the work of at least two or three people (wood, metal and fiber artists) but of course, I could be wrong. I don't know much about devotional objects, let alone much of anything about the period this…
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Crafthaus will soon open an online shop featuring juried-in craft artwork and related items!
We are in the process of selecting our first round of artists to be featured in Spring 2016 and encourage…
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For the past few years, I have been fortunate to be able to spend a few weeks in Texas every December. I am glad to escape the Snomageddon that typically befalls us in the northern regions of the US that time of year, but also because Texas is just plain FUN. I love the area around Austin particularly, good food and great music, horse-back riding,…
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Aesthetics
According to Plato every soul desires the good, the true and the beautiful especially artists and artisans! These are absolute and eternal qualities that arise from a single source. So anything that is beautiful is naturally good and true, too.…
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Raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming among the Shoshone and Northern Arapaho, Teri Greeves was taught to bead by friends and…
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An intimate narrative history of porcelain, structured around five journeys through landscapes where porcelain was dreamed about, fired, refined, collected, and coveted.
Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the…
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Downton Abbey is one of the most popular shows on television, and its authentic costumes and jewelry are part of its charm.
Source: GIA and…
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Lady Gaga wearing specialty gloves for the TV drama American Horror Show. The nails flip at will because of a very clever mechanism (I am probably not supposed to reveal how it's done, so I won't. Sorry!)…
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A detail from an Edmund de Waal installation. Credit Mike Bruce/Gagosian Gallery
By LAURA MILLER, DEC. 10, 2015, NY Times, Book Review, A Delicate Obsession…
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A photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than by what's in front of it.
I find this video interesting with regard to how we artists chose to photograph our work and present certain facets of it to the public. What do we emphasize, what do we hide? If we shoot on…
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Úna Burke is a multi-award winning Luxury Leather Accessories Designer and Artist. Using traditional leather-working techniques in her distinctly complex constructions, Úna makes both seasonal fashion accessories collections and sculptural art pieces. …
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