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Amy Cushing + Lara Sparey Explore Intersecting Crafts With DIORAMA Sculptures

Design Milk

Though seemingly contrasting crafts, the partnership indicates where the artists are in exploring the boundaries of their work, respectively, as Cushing experiments with metal’s structural implications and Sparey accentuates the precision of her material against a second element. Lara also teaches design and is an established printmaker.

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Code/Craft/Chaos: The Space Between Man + Machine in Art

Design Milk

As the space between man and machine continues to grow smaller, design agency Here went to work exploring the rapidly evolving gap between craft and technology. The big question: Can technology help us make beautiful art? In doing so, Here paid homage to Vera Molnar, known as the pioneer of Generative Art.

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

Creative Boom

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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Bookbinding-Inspired WATOJI Vases Thread Beauty With Function

Design Milk

Inspired by the intricate art of bookbinding, product designer Ryosuke Fukusada has created a series of flower vases that seamlessly blend contemporary design with heritage techniques. With the innovative use of Kyokumihimo, a special type of thread crafted by Shoen Kumihimo based in Uji, Kyoto, the vase can be hung on the wall with ease.

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Vakr’s Lehar and Namiti Table Series Fuse Form and Function

Design Milk

Form yields function in the Lehar and Namiti table series by Delhi-based design studio Vakr , positioning the new collections somewhere between structural art and home furnishings. The rattan is sourced from Assam, a state in northeastern India, while the concrete composition is manufactured in-house.

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HAORI Mixes Light With the Tradition of Wearing a Kimono

Design Milk

Atsushi Shindo’s award-winning artful lighting, HAORI , made me feel warm and safe the first time I saw it, as though each conical piece was welcoming me into an embrace. According to Shindo, this process helps to reduce the environmental impact of its manufacturing. Photography by Ryohei Maehara.

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Expormim Brings New Flair to Traditional Spanish Craft

Azure Magazine

Southwest of Valencia, the town of Moixent is a hub of traditional Spanish craft. Today, locally rooted furniture manufacturer Expormim harnesses these rich traditions to create exceptional furnishings with a rare sense of craft – elevated by recent collaborations with the likes of Jaime Hayon and MUT Design.