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Craft
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Viewpoints
How The Craft of Kawai Kanjirō Teaches Us to Find Beauty in the Unknown
On the 100th anniversary of the Japanese mingei movement, New York’s Japan Society puts on the first U.S. retrospective of the folk potter and Living National Treasure.
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Design Mumbai Redefines “Made in India”
This year’s fair showcased a new generation of architects and designers grappling with the realities of India’s scale and politics.
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Inside Moldova’s Real-Life Hobbit Houses
LH47 ARCH has built three earthen cabins that use low-tech materials and vernacular craft to model sustainable hospitality in Moldova.
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Products
Feria Hábitat València 2025 Exhibits the Best of Spanish Craft and Sustainable Design
Despite a delayed opening due to weather, the Valencian community's annual furniture show returned with record numbers.
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Profiles
Abeer Seikaly Weaves Nomadic Architecture with New Technologies
Rooted in ancestral knowledge, work by the Jordanian-Palestinian architect and designer addresses present and future challenges.
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Patti Carpenter On Working With Artisans Around the World
In a recent METROPOLIS Penn 1 Talk in New York City, the global trend ambassador discussed sustaining culture through craft and design.
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Profiles
In San Francisco, a Furniture Maker Bridges Old Traditions and High-Tech Production
Fyrn gained a cult following among Bay Area restauranteurs, now it’s leveling up, with an expanded product line and new production facilities.
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The Radical Reshaping of Craft
From museums to TikTok, explore radical craft as a response to climate crisis, a means of storytelling, and an exploration of new materials.
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A Craft Contemporary Exhibition Searches for New Dimensions in Quilting
The Los Angeles–based museum has opened a five-artist show to explore the meanings of layering in quilt-making.
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The Future of American Design Is Reinvention, Reuse, and Renewal
The July/August issue of Metropolis celebrates the American tradition of confronting history with creativity.
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Products
A New Generation of Designers Brings ‘Sloppy Craft’ to Commercial Interiors
An unconventional handmade aesthetic is emerging, challenging the predictability and sameness of contract furnishings.
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Products
Two Designers Lean Into Craft
Brite Bodies' plasterwork tables and Tracy Glover's handblown glass lighting emphasize the material and the method.
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Viewpoints
Can Craft Save America?
A trio of exhibitions seeks to rediscover something about our nation through the work of its makers and artists.
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New York’s Museum of Arts and Design Puts Craft Front and Center
Uncovering historical works from its permanent collection, the museum seeks to capture the zeitgeist of the contemporary craft revival.
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Li Edelkoort’s Sweeping Survey of the Neo-Materialist Movement Leaves No Stone Unturned
The Lille Métropole 2020 World Design Capital La Manufacture: A Labour of Love exhibition looks back at the design world’s two-decades-long obsession with material experimentation.
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Profiles
Toshiko Mori on Collecting Wabanaki and Penobscot Baskets
The architect and Harvard GSD professor discusses the beauty and utility of Native American basketry.
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Appalachian Makers Tell Their Own Story in a New Exhibit
Appalachia Now! at the Asheville Art Museum inaugurates the cultural center’s new addition.
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Viewpoints
Design Cities 2019: Valencia, Spain
A Valencia studio’s products draw upon the region’s cross-disciplinary creative networks.
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Products
To Make Its Glass Fixtures, Original BTC Turned to a Storied Traditional Glassmaker in the U.K.
Released last May, Original BTC’s Art Deco–influenced Mini Globe Wall Light is the latest evidence of the brand’s recipe for success: revivifying British-made product lines with sleek and accessible industrial sty
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Projects
COMPANY: Secret Universe at Designmuseo Helsinki Highlights the Globe’s Endangered Craft Skills
The show is a mid-career retrospective for Aamu Song and Johan Olin of COMPANY, a self-described “art and detective agency" that scours the world for local manufacturing secrets.