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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. Photo by Igarashi Junya.

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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

Creative Boom

March Art Dubai – UAE, 1-3 March Held in the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel, this is the leading international art fair in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, offering an extensive programme of exhibitions, talks, and workshops. Plan your visit to different exhibitions in advance and savour Milan's exquisite Italian cuisine.

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Creative conferences and events to get excited about in 2023

Creative Boom

The theme is NXT25: exploring what's next for design over the next 25 years for India and the world. A host of other activities, including summits, workshops and retreats, have also been scheduled throughout the week. Attendees enjoy workshops, talks focused on process and experience, and meeting old friends as well as making new ones.

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Designer Emily Salinas addresses toxic relationships via Project Lovebomb

Creative Boom

Part 3: The event (Saturday 9 September, Lovelocks Cafe) The final part of the project is the event on Saturday 9 September, at Lovelocks Coffee Shop , which not only exhibits Project Lovebomb but will feature performances and artwork by other artists, performers and musicians responding to the theme of abusive relationships.

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Let's stop making design festivals for designers and make creativity available to everyone

Creative Boom

We all have a vision of what a design festival might look like: a few days filled with talks, workshops, exhibitions, pop-up shops and social gatherings aimed at inspiring, educating and fostering a sense of community among attendees. Meanwhile, the print-based design workshop, Poster Playground, has travelled all the way to Detroit.

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Scotty Gillespie on unusual requests, ghostly ceramics and the joy of using humour in art

Creative Boom

I said yes and ended up with my first little exhibition," Scotty tells us. "It It was so exciting for me, and the profits from the exhibition, the money I accumulated from selling at art fairs and working at my part-time job enabled me to buy my own kiln and start making ceramic pieces in my home studio." © Scotty Gillespie.

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Industrial Arts: Detroit Month of Design Celebrates Creative Heritage

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Organized around the theme of “United in Design” — a moniker shared by artist Mike Han’s standout gallery exhibition — this year’s festival highlighted connections between disciplines and industries across Detroit and beyond. Inside Newlab’s hub at the Detroit Book Depository building. Photo by Brian W.

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