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Weekly featured articles
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Nadine Marchal
I’m a weaver and a visual artist. I’m mostly a solo weaver in my studio, simply because there’s only space for one person to sit at a loom. But I’m...
Nadine Marchal
I’m a weaver and a visual artist. I’m mostly a solo weaver in my studio, simply because there’s only space for one person to sit at a loom. But I’m...
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Foster Ceramics
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Ryan Foster Smith | @foster.ceramics I’m a ceramics artist living in Brisbane, Australia, though my roots reside a little further south, in the beautiful country...
Foster Ceramics
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Ryan Foster Smith | @foster.ceramics I’m a ceramics artist living in Brisbane, Australia, though my roots reside a little further south, in the beautiful country...
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Canned Pineapple Co.
We are Buddy Norton and Shelby Lowe, and our business is Canned Pineapple Co. We are two artists who have focused mainly on hand-painting signs and murals...
Canned Pineapple Co.
We are Buddy Norton and Shelby Lowe, and our business is Canned Pineapple Co. We are two artists who have focused mainly on hand-painting signs and murals...
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The Memorial Workshop
The piece says: “He never settled for the standard,” which has a double meaning. In a jazz context, a standard is the standard song that everybody improvises from. But also,...
The Memorial Workshop
The piece says: “He never settled for the standard,” which has a double meaning. In a jazz context, a standard is the standard song that everybody improvises from. But also,...
Ruttloff Jeans
I especially enjoy making the double chain-stitch using the lap seam folder on the Union Special sewing machine. The high quality developed through the craftsmanship, the mechanical skills and the...
Ruttloff Jeans
I especially enjoy making the double chain-stitch using the lap seam folder on the Union Special sewing machine. The high quality developed through the craftsmanship, the mechanical skills and the...
You Can Do Anything - Not Everything.
DO LESS. But do it better. Consistency wins. Pick your anyTHING and nail it. Be relentless, get better, and shout it from the rooftops about how much better you are at it...
You Can Do Anything - Not Everything.
DO LESS. But do it better. Consistency wins. Pick your anyTHING and nail it. Be relentless, get better, and shout it from the rooftops about how much better you are at it...
Illustrator of Wild Things
Our house is situated on a small mountain, against a backdrop of more mountains, giving that sense of being really isolated, but with just enough little villages in front to...
Illustrator of Wild Things
Our house is situated on a small mountain, against a backdrop of more mountains, giving that sense of being really isolated, but with just enough little villages in front to...
Trail’s End Saddle Shop
I am a Western saddlemaker, professional leatherworker, silversmith andhand engraver. I predominantly make saddles, although one of the things that Ibelieve as a craftsman...
Trail’s End Saddle Shop
I am a Western saddlemaker, professional leatherworker, silversmith andhand engraver. I predominantly make saddles, although one of the things that Ibelieve as a craftsman...
Saint Frison Textiles
I am Margaux, aged 33 and based in Barcelona, Spain. I created my studio, Saint Frison Textiles, in 2019, when I was still living in my beloved hometown...
Saint Frison Textiles
I am Margaux, aged 33 and based in Barcelona, Spain. I created my studio, Saint Frison Textiles, in 2019, when I was still living in my beloved hometown...
Analó
In 2014, a health problem made me take the decision to change my life. I was living in London at the time and had a stable, well-paid job. Five years...
Analó
In 2014, a health problem made me take the decision to change my life. I was living in London at the time and had a stable, well-paid job. Five years...
Esvee Atelier
We have a design studio and an atelier, where we design, make and sell our furniture in the same space. Clients can choose from existing designs or commission bespoke pieces...
Esvee Atelier
We have a design studio and an atelier, where we design, make and sell our furniture in the same space. Clients can choose from existing designs or commission bespoke pieces...
Billy Tannery
My name is Jack Millington and I’m the founder of Billy Tannery, a new kind of leather company. Rather than focus on selling leather as a traditional tannery would, we...
Billy Tannery
My name is Jack Millington and I’m the founder of Billy Tannery, a new kind of leather company. Rather than focus on selling leather as a traditional tannery would, we...
Sand Buchanan
I go by Sandy, or Sand to my friends and family, and I’m a furniture designer and maker based in south-east London, UK. I work exclusively with sustainably sourced British...
Sand Buchanan
I go by Sandy, or Sand to my friends and family, and I’m a furniture designer and maker based in south-east London, UK. I work exclusively with sustainably sourced British...
Rocks & Rolls Candy Artists
Rocks & Rolls Candy Artists is an artisanal candy production company and shop. We specialise in custom hard or ‘rock’ candy that carries images, logos, text or names inside...
Rocks & Rolls Candy Artists
Rocks & Rolls Candy Artists is an artisanal candy production company and shop. We specialise in custom hard or ‘rock’ candy that carries images, logos, text or names inside...
Stage Coach Forge
I am a full-time blacksmith and I specialise in making hand-forged cookware using old world techniques. I use mainly stainless steel and copper, and I have a passion for old...
Stage Coach Forge
I am a full-time blacksmith and I specialise in making hand-forged cookware using old world techniques. I use mainly stainless steel and copper, and I have a passion for old...
everymeadow
everymeadow is a design studio comprising two visual storytellers who communicate through the art of photography, video, writing and styling, with a line of products that embrace these stories.
everymeadow
everymeadow is a design studio comprising two visual storytellers who communicate through the art of photography, video, writing and styling, with a line of products that embrace these stories.
Mud Ireland Pottery
My name is Josh Lyness and I’m a potter. Together with my wife Holly, who looks after the business end, we run Mud Ireland Pottery...
Mud Ireland Pottery
My name is Josh Lyness and I’m a potter. Together with my wife Holly, who looks after the business end, we run Mud Ireland Pottery...
Dygo Studio
I am Živilė, originally from Lithuania. Having studied fine art in the UK, I travelled to Indonesia in 2016 to learn batik, a traditional textile craft art...
Dygo Studio
I am Živilė, originally from Lithuania. Having studied fine art in the UK, I travelled to Indonesia in 2016 to learn batik, a traditional textile craft art...
Fjåk Chocolate
What I love most about working with chocolate is the feeling of making something that also makes other people happy.
Fjåk Chocolate
What I love most about working with chocolate is the feeling of making something that also makes other people happy.
The Hunter Press
I’ve always loved printmaking and creating things with my hands but I never expected to become a printer. Before setting up The Hunter Press, I studied public art and sculpture...
The Hunter Press
I’ve always loved printmaking and creating things with my hands but I never expected to become a printer. Before setting up The Hunter Press, I studied public art and sculpture...
Laura M Designs
I’m Laura, the founder and creator of Laura M Designs, which I started back in 2014, while in my final year of graphic design studies at university. I began with...
Laura M Designs
I’m Laura, the founder and creator of Laura M Designs, which I started back in 2014, while in my final year of graphic design studies at university. I began with...
Breaking News: A Monthly Makers' Extravaganza U...
Some of you have probably seen our recent Instagram post hinting at a new ideal/venture/ proposal/ bout of madness...
Breaking News: A Monthly Makers' Extravaganza U...
Some of you have probably seen our recent Instagram post hinting at a new ideal/venture/ proposal/ bout of madness...
Zoë Wilson Carving
Continuing the tradition of skills passed from master to apprentice has shaped my career and is at the heart of my work. My stone carving is simple in its manufacture,...
Zoë Wilson Carving
Continuing the tradition of skills passed from master to apprentice has shaped my career and is at the heart of my work. My stone carving is simple in its manufacture,...
Lefner Editions
I am an artist who focuses almost exclusively on the labour-intensive process of reduction linocut fine art relief prints. (In the most simplified terms possible) I create an image on...
Lefner Editions
I am an artist who focuses almost exclusively on the labour-intensive process of reduction linocut fine art relief prints. (In the most simplified terms possible) I create an image on...
Kørt
Thus began my obsession with leather-craft. I bought some leather and tools and would sit for hours and hours at my coffee table in my apartment, crafting whatever I could.
Kørt
Thus began my obsession with leather-craft. I bought some leather and tools and would sit for hours and hours at my coffee table in my apartment, crafting whatever I could.
SPIN360°
I am a metal spinner/creative metalworker. Metal spinning is a traditional method of creating and manipulating sheet metal in the most advantageous way, using only hand tools and the skill...
SPIN360°
I am a metal spinner/creative metalworker. Metal spinning is a traditional method of creating and manipulating sheet metal in the most advantageous way, using only hand tools and the skill...
Sara Luna Art
I’m Sara Luna, a Chilean fibre artist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. I moved here in 2018, following my then husband, and after our marriage didn’t work out,...
Sara Luna Art
I’m Sara Luna, a Chilean fibre artist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. I moved here in 2018, following my then husband, and after our marriage didn’t work out,...
Mangostone
In a nutshell, we make sets, models, props, sculpture, animatronic creatures – that’s the key range of our business. We essentially specialise in making unusual objects,
Mangostone
In a nutshell, we make sets, models, props, sculpture, animatronic creatures – that’s the key range of our business. We essentially specialise in making unusual objects,
Vicente Garcia
I am in my twenty-fifth year as a professor of art at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA…
Vicente Garcia
I am in my twenty-fifth year as a professor of art at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA…
Kalthoff Axes
I make axes. I only make one style of axe and I make it to order, and I have done that for three years. When I designed the axe, I...
Kalthoff Axes
I make axes. I only make one style of axe and I make it to order, and I have done that for three years. When I designed the axe, I...
Agate & Ayre
I am a digital textile designer and seamstress, and the one-woman operation behind Agate & Ayre. I work from my home studio in Glasgow, UK…
Agate & Ayre
I am a digital textile designer and seamstress, and the one-woman operation behind Agate & Ayre. I work from my home studio in Glasgow, UK…
Who still buys physical magazines?
This week we asked our community, who still buys physical magazines and if they do, who do they subscribe to and why? Print just looks, feels and smells better. There...
Who still buys physical magazines?
This week we asked our community, who still buys physical magazines and if they do, who do they subscribe to and why? Print just looks, feels and smells better. There...
Maya Mysteria
I’m Maya, a 31-year-old artist, printmaker and tattoo artist from Bochum, Germany…
Maya Mysteria
I’m Maya, a 31-year-old artist, printmaker and tattoo artist from Bochum, Germany…
Ash & Plumb
Ash & Plumb is a Sussex-based woodworking studio created by partners Barnaby Ash and Dru Plumb. Passionate about honouring natural materials…
Ash & Plumb
Ash & Plumb is a Sussex-based woodworking studio created by partners Barnaby Ash and Dru Plumb. Passionate about honouring natural materials…
Lucia de MarcoI llustration
My name is Lucia de Marco and I’m 28. I was born in Puglia, in the south of Italy, by the sea, and now I work as a freelance illustrator…
Lucia de MarcoI llustration
My name is Lucia de Marco and I’m 28. I was born in Puglia, in the south of Italy, by the sea, and now I work as a freelance illustrator…
Theo Rooden Handwoven Art
When I played with wooden blocks as a child, I loved the experience of fitting them back into the box. And when I look at a drawing that I made...
Theo Rooden Handwoven Art
When I played with wooden blocks as a child, I loved the experience of fitting them back into the box. And when I look at a drawing that I made...
Nick James Furniture
I design and make furniture. Probably about 65% of my work is bespoke commissioned pieces made to order specifically for the customer…
Nick James Furniture
I design and make furniture. Probably about 65% of my work is bespoke commissioned pieces made to order specifically for the customer…
Empire Copper
What is a patina or patination? We’re glad you asked…
Empire Copper
What is a patina or patination? We’re glad you asked…
Meeting Florian Gadbsy
We took a 800-mile round trip to meet Florian Gadsby, a renowned ceramicist based in north London. Over the past five years, Florian has captivated audiences with his journey, captivating...
Meeting Florian Gadbsy
We took a 800-mile round trip to meet Florian Gadsby, a renowned ceramicist based in north London. Over the past five years, Florian has captivated audiences with his journey, captivating...
A trip to Aberdeen: Fernweh UK, Laura Sherriffs
Back on UK soil, our first podcast back was to Aberdeen, where we had the pleasure of meeting the talented Laura Sherriffs. We had previously featured Laura in our fifth...
A trip to Aberdeen: Fernweh UK, Laura Sherriffs
Back on UK soil, our first podcast back was to Aberdeen, where we had the pleasure of meeting the talented Laura Sherriffs. We had previously featured Laura in our fifth...
Zwartko Handmade Paper Craft
Zwartko is a small studio paper mill that uses 100% recycled paper scrap sourced from neighbouring businesses to create custom paper to clients’ colour and seed specifications…
Zwartko Handmade Paper Craft
Zwartko is a small studio paper mill that uses 100% recycled paper scrap sourced from neighbouring businesses to create custom paper to clients’ colour and seed specifications…
Coggin Machine and Design
Jayme Coggin is keeping his family’s heritage of machining and golf alive through his thriving boutique golf brand, which he plans to relocate to a workshop on his late grandfather’s...
Coggin Machine and Design
Jayme Coggin is keeping his family’s heritage of machining and golf alive through his thriving boutique golf brand, which he plans to relocate to a workshop on his late grandfather’s...
Die Weiderei
Everyone is looking for their own path in life. Growing up in La Crépelière, a village in the west of France, I spent my childhood in the woods…
Die Weiderei
Everyone is looking for their own path in life. Growing up in La Crépelière, a village in the west of France, I spent my childhood in the woods…
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