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Geelong Design Week showcases a UNESCO City of Design

Geelong Design Week showcases a UNESCO City of Design

This November, a ten-day festival in Geelong will showcase various events, celebrating culture, craft and creative vision.

Mud Rock Ceramics resurrects the craft of ceramic-making in Singapore

Mud Rock Ceramics resurrects the craft of ceramic-making in Singapore

Leading by example, Michelle Lim and Seok Har Ng of Mud Rock Ceramics are on a mission to redefine the art of pottery and remind people of Singapore’s longstanding history as a dynamic ceramics production hub.

Curious problem solver: Vipoo Srivilasa excels in “innovation, creativity and progression”

Curious problem solver: Vipoo Srivilasa excels in “innovation, creativity and progression”

Vipoo has taken home the winning title in the biennale MAKE Award for Australian creatives. Learn who took home second prize and highly commended in what is Australia’s richest, non-acquisitive prize for craft and design in Australia.

Book review: Earth & Fire, the timeless fundamentals of working with clay

Book review: Earth & Fire, the timeless fundamentals of working with clay

A new – and beautiful – book written by Kylie and Tiffany Johnson takes an in-depth look at ceramics and the work of the artist from clay to kiln. Covering a wide variety of artists, Earth & Fire also ranges from porcelain and sculpture to everyday functional pieces.

Craft Vic captures the wild and experimental in The Chair

Craft Vic captures the wild and experimental in The Chair

From the dawn of time the chair has been an integral part of furniture history. The shapes and styles are multifarious however, a chair sets the scene wherever it is positioned. And so, the backdrop is set at Craft Victoria, with an exhibition of chairs that affords a bird’s eye view of some of the many interpretations and concepts that have been developed into a chair.

Archifest 2019 Festival Director Alan Tay On Craft And Its Marginalisation

Archifest 2019 Festival Director Alan Tay On Craft And Its Marginalisation

Archifest 2019 opens tonight! We find out more from this year’s Festival Director Alan Tay on the theme ‘Craft’ and its relevance and marginalisation within the context of Singapore’s architecture.

Naoto Fukasawa Exhibits Mingei – Another Kind Of Art

Naoto Fukasawa Exhibits Mingei – Another Kind Of Art

Curated by Naoto Fukasawa, an exhibition championing the unassuming everyday Japanese mingei handicrafts is currently on show at 21-21 Design Sight in Tokyo’s midtown.

Indonesia Now By Potato Head And Bobobobo

Indonesia Now By Potato Head And Bobobobo

Will you be in Bali this Saturday? Lifestyle brands Potato Head and Bobobobo will launch Indonesia Now, a one-day festival showcasing the country’s contemporary creative scene.

The Craft of the Machinists

The Craft of the Machinists

A new book tells the stories of the last generation of industrial craftspeople in Jalan Besar, and investigates the histories and futures of craft.

What Happens To The MPavilions When We’re Done With Them?

What Happens To The MPavilions When We’re Done With Them?

MPavilion 2016 is off to Melbourne Zoo. Gifted by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation to the City of Melbourne, the handmade pavilion will provide a new communal venue for communication and connection.