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Makers
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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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Products
Meet the Makers Behind the Tufted Rug Renaissance
Tufting is blowing up, and no it’s not just a TikTok trend. Metropolis spoke with the artists and designers who are helping popularize the technique and some who have taken it up during quarantine.
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A Fashion Center in East London Looks to Sustainable Economic Regeneration
London-based firm Adams & Sutherland has recently transformed a row of underutilized garages into the fashion hub Poplar Works.
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Profiles
Noteworthy: Artist Shinique Smith on Skins
Los Angeles–based visual artist discusses the surface as it relates to painting and assemblage.
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Products
3 Leading North American Design Stores Highlight Their Favorite Products
And the local talents behind them.
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Viewpoints
Design Cities 2019: Dakar, Senegal
The Dakar Next initiative hopes to change how design and artisanship are valued in Senegal.
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Projects
Designer Brecht Wright Gander’s Work Is Both Elusive and Exploratory
Gander’s practice is twofold, straddling conceptual and industrial design: He develops restrained commercial editions under a moniker and imaginative sculptural work under his own name.
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Viewpoints
It’s No Basket Case: This Exhibition Wants to Show You a New History of Weaving
Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft chronicles the history of baskets in the U.S., from their humble origins to contemporary art status.
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Profiles
North Carolina Design: This Studio is Tapping Into Asheville’s Craft Roots
The Asheville, North Carolina–based design duo Shelter Collective grounds its practice in the personal and place-based.
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Products
The Top 10 Designs and Products of 2017
From Florence Knoll–inspired textiles to innovative 3D-printed objects, this year demonstrated the breadth and depth of contemporary design.
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Projects
Good Goods Wants to Change How Designers (and Retailers) Do Business
The New York–based company just opened its first Soho pop-up store, which will stay open through January.
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Viewpoints
How New York Designers Like Fernando Mastrangelo Are Cutting Out Gallery Middlemen
Mastrangelo recently turned his studio into a showroom for up-and-coming designers, though he isn't the only one exploring this new formula.
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Viewpoints
Metropolis’s “T is for Talent” Exhibit Helped Envision the Future of the Workplace
Metropolis showcased four emerging talents in a vibrant installation at NeoCon 2017.
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Profiles
This Nonprofit Empowers Natural Disaster Survivors Through Makerspaces
International aid organization Communitere proposes an alternative model for disaster relief by linking communities with vital tools and technology.
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Projects
Makers, Users Co-Create Tech Products That Make Disability Manageable
Tel Aviv-based start-up Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) hosts maker-marathons to brainstorm a new generation of assisted devices.
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Projects
Staten Island’s First Makerspace Opens to Community
Hurricane Sandy was the catalyst that inspired artists DB Lampman and Scott Van Campen to transform their studio into a community-oriented makerspace.
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Programs
BKLYN DESIGNS Builds Up the Brooklyn-Made Brand
Starting May 5, the Brooklyn-centric show will feature designers ranging from fresh-faced label Ot/tra to established favorites, like Casa Kids, Think Fabricate, Aimée Wilder, and Todd Bracher.
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Products
The Materials & Tools Taking Making Into the Future
The relationship between digital technology and craft underwent a rapid transformation from antagonistic to symbiotic in the past decade. Now a vanguard of makers, entrepreneurs, and institutions is taking the next step.
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Viewpoints
5 Kickstarter Campaigns To Support Right Now
These innovative projects, all at different points on their timeline, could use a little kick, and a lot of support.
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Viewpoints
In Photos: Maharam’s Inaugural Leather Collection
Photographer Nick Ballon captures stunning images of Maharam leather being processed in Italy.