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Sharing the stories behind the makers we meet, the products we craft and the events we see in the arts and crafts community.
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Sharing the stories behind the makers we meet, the products we craft and the events we see in the arts and crafts community.
Throughout history, there have been multiple ‘power couples’ of designing and making; often husband-and-wife teams, whose overall contributions to the design stage are undoubtedly significant. But how does the recording of their contributions, so often reflective of the times in which they operated, affect the ways in which we view them now? What can we learn from the way that they have been portrayed?.
May Morris’ significant contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement and her personal values as both a creator and a key feminist figure are often overshadowed by her father William Morris’ acclaim.
What if we could slow down, tap into ourselves and the messages we so badly need to hear? As we seek answers, we can run around, panicked and restless, or we can connect within, remembering that we have all the answers within us.
Never before have we had such a complete picture of where and how a crafted object came to be until today. The data and craft movement celebrates this opportunity to tell such a rich and vivid story of who made it and why.
As the craft and design landscape becomes increasingly multi-disciplinary and technology-oriented, we must envision a future that incorporates these advances. How can we use current technologies, and embrace them?
Nafisi Studio is the 2019 New Heritage Award winner for the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards.
Saving waste sawdust from handmade Oboe manufacture and using it in the making of our bespoke bed.
We had a wonderful one day course in Romsey learning how to make two sizes of traditional Shaker Box’s from the master craftsman Murray Marks.
Join our 1 day course; spending a day for yourself in nature whilst learning how to bend wood into artistic whacky shapes. We’ll teach you about the trees and cook for you.
Behind the scenes description of how Abdollah Nafisi made the Sussex Chair during the first episode of BBC TWO’s four part tv series ‘The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts’.
West’s Wood Fair is an event featuring the many interesting ways in which wood is used. Here’s who we saw and what we liked.
We experienced Colin’s practical one-day wood turning courses giving us an introduction to the art of designing, selecting timber and turning wood.