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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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Extraordinary exhibition celebrates millennia of master woodworking in Japan

Creative Boom

A new exhibition at Japan House London traces the development of an astonishing craft tradition, originating in Japan's Hida region and dating back over 1,300 years. Starting with the wood itself, the free exhibition explores tools, techniques and products synonymous with Hida's woodworking heritage. Extraordinary legacy.

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Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

Colossal

The program comprises a collaborative effort between the local porcelain factory and Kunsthall Grenland to support contemporary artistry in the material. “The meeting between textile and ceramics is irrational and full of resistance,” Harrius says in a statement for the exhibition.

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New book from Counter-Print explores the power of icons in modern design

Creative Boom

The digital era brought further innovation with the creation of pixel art icons in the 1980s, pioneered by designers like Susan Kare for Apple Macintosh. "We Apple's beautifully crafted emojis and Animoji illustrate the ongoing innovation in this field. We see a few projects in the book that hark back to this timeframe," says Jon.

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Colony Debuts a First-of-its-Kind Incubator: The Designers’ Residency

Design Milk

A new design incubator program from design gallery and strategy firm Colony has hit the ground running! Over the 8-month long program, young design residents will have the chance to discover and hone their craft with the ultimate goal of launching their own studios and their first collection through Colony.

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10 Exemplary Furnishings From the 2024 Stockholm Furniture Fair

Design Milk

Sweden, as evidenced by this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair , has contemporized their craft by applying technical advancements to traditional form making using organic materials without losing the warmth or whimsy that their Nordic neighbors forego in the pursuit of forward-thinking practices.

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. I like to listen to podcasts and art interviews, or I’m listening to my reggae music. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.

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