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Celebrating collaboration: Blackburn’s National Festival of Making

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Four new commissions have come through the festival's Art in Manufacturing programme, positioning Lancashire as a hub of creativity and craft. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July. The finished work will be exhibited at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery.

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Three Rules of Authentic Trappist: the beer bottle that’s a work of art

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How Tte de la Course embraced the concept for a special edition Trappist beer and used it to craft an object of desire Golden artworks gleam on deep brown glass. Rule one: the product must be manufactured within the walls of a Trappist abbey. The three abbots describe it as a true work of art, adds Ruud.

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Parker crafts modern new identity for historic mattress brand Ostermoor

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The brief The brief was a rebrand that was steeped in heritage and craft but with the ambition to chart a new path for the DTC mattress industry. Even now, Ostermoor remains the sole manufacturer of its mattresses, eschewing white-label production and instead designing and building them at their Massachusetts factory.

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Cathay Pacific introduces in-flight art gallery and more accessible seating

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In response to Cathay Pacific's desire to integrate the inspiring art and culture of Hong Kong with its people and their passengers, JPA Design envisioned the 'Gallery in the Skies', an innovation that merges art and aviation and transcends the traditional boundaries of travel.

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North teams up with Peter Saville to create Factory International's new identity

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Photo by Marco Cappelletti, courtesy of OMA and Factory International London design studio North has collaborated with Peter Saville to craft the new visual identity for Factory International – the organisation overseeing Manchester International Festival and managing Aviva Studios, the city's dynamic new cultural space.

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A new signage project from Studio n.io.s challenges the seriousness of office environments

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fuses art and design to deliver powerful projects for clients. They landed on a vision that balanced recognisability and craft in equal measure. "If Founded by Ki Yang, a visionary designer hailing from Shanghai, Studio n.io.s is one of the 0.1% of female-owned creative agencies. That's why the lines vary in thickness."

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Is AI really coming for your illustration career? An industry expert weighs in

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Illustration by Inma Hortas As an illustration agent at Folio Art, James Hughes offers insights into the future of illustration amidst the rise of AI. For one, they're trying to decide if it's worth dedicating years of hard work to mastering a craft that might not exist in its current form five years from now.