Long Reads 19.08.2018

Fernando Laposse has worked with many materials in the name of design – from sugar and rubber to corn. But it’s not just about aesthetics, he insists: welcome to the brave new world of food activism…

Notes 17.08.2018

As The New Craftsmen commission a new limited edition range of Angus' wallpaper prints, David Herbert remembers a chance meeting that led to a very peculiar apprenticeship with one of Britain’s greatest print designers...

Seven Questions With 17.08.2018

Designer and self-described 'alchemist', Roxane Lahidji, talks to Hole & Corner about her intense connection to place and nature, how she designs for herself as much as for others, and how she sees the future of sustainable design practices...

Recommends 14.08.2018

Inspired by the sound of seabirds in flight – to be played on a continuous loop – a record to put Bill Oddie in his place…

Long Reads 12.08.2018

Ben Short gave up an advertising job in London to become a charcoal burner and hedge-layer in Dorset. He isn’t a craftsman, he insists, more of a semi-skilled labourer devoted to The Old Way. ‘I didn’t know what I wanted to do,’ he says, ‘but I knew I wanted to be useful.’

My Hole & Corner 10.08.2018

Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen, founders of sustainable US furniture brand Kalon, on the spaces – both physical and mental – that recharge them...

Long Reads 04.08.2018

The luthier behind East Fife's Taran guitars juggles psychology, cabinet-making and mathematics in an effort to hit a good vibration…

News 03.08.2018

The latest innovation from the designer offers a ground-breaking new product allowing graphic to be used on hides

Interviews 01.08.2018

Driven by a desire to find a sustainable approach to producing bread, baker Ben MacKinnon, the founder of the e5 Bakehouse in Hackney, discusses the magic of using heritage grains and reviving ancient wheat varieties.

Notes 30.07.2018

How Ruinart’s Hotel 1729, created by Tom Hingston, proved the surprise hit of the summer…

Recommends 30.07.2018

From an exhibition on handmade craft in Edinburgh, a tour of Barbara Hepworth's garden, and a photography retrospective in Vienna, we pick the events that will be scheduled into our diaries for the month ahead...

Long Reads 29.07.2018

Swedish chef Niklas Ekstedt is cooking up a storm - without ever using electricity...

Seven Questions With 27.07.2018

Dutch ceramicist and researcher Kirstie Van Noort talks about her process, her materials research on how her practice can influence making...

Recommends 25.07.2018

Photographer Laurence Stephens goes in search of the not-so-elusive reluctant holidaymaker…

Long Reads 22.07.2018

She’s arguably had more influence on how our gardens look than anyone else – and Penelope Hobhouse has no intention of changing anything now.

My Hole & Corner 19.07.2018

For Lyn Harris, founder of fragrance brand Perfumer H, the only way to survive is to have somewhere to escape the hustle and bustle of city life…

Recommends 19.07.2018

A new body of work by Will Cruickshank is currently on show at the Aspex gallery in the harbour of Portsmouth. Comprising of sculptural pieces in a variety of materials as well as woven wall hangings this quiet exhibition, titled Push and Pull, invites the visitors to walk amongst the pieces and contemplate on their tactile surfaces.

Notes 15.07.2018

In the very first issue of Hole & Corner, we interviewed Pedro da Costa Felgueiras about his work, which almost resembles that of an alchemist. As he has now donated an object for the Cræftiga collection, sold to raise funds for the talent search, we look back on this very first collaboration and his exquisite techniques...

Travel 13.07.2018

Join us for a curated 10-day tour of Rajasthan, exploring the rich heritage and exquisite crafts of this vibrant region…

Notes 12.07.2018

Brighton-based artists Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt explain HALO, their immersive response to the Large Hadron Collider for the Audemars Piguet Art Commission.

My Hole & Corner 11.07.2018

Fresh from his gold medal at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Ben Branson, owner of non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip, on the ‘invigorating quiet’ of the barley fields beside his home…

News 10.07.2018

After the huge range of talent showcased at New Designers week one, the Hole & Corner team went along to discover which designers and makers caught our eye in week two. 

News 10.07.2018

Being accepted into the Royal Academy's annual Summer Exhibition is seen by many artists as an indication that you have 'made it' in the art world. Here, five friends of Hole & Corner explain what it's like…

Interviews 08.07.2018

In his quest to make the perfect surfboard, David Forsyth is busy providing ‘a good little bridge between craft and mass manufacture’… 

Recommends 06.07.2018

The first release from West Country Modern takes the apparently banal subject of agricultural buildings and invites us to reconsider them as architectural landmarks…

News 06.07.2018

Designer Chris Eckersley explains the origins of his ongoing Bodging Project – and how it evolved for a one-off event at the Makers' Barn…

News 05.07.2018

We are pleased to announce that the judges for the inaugural Cræftiga award will be: Sarah Myerscough, Sean Sutcliffe and Faye Toogood.

News 02.07.2018

New Designers gathers over 1,500 students and recent graduates in the Business Design Centre in North London for two weeks of fresh design perspectives. As we take a breath in between week one and two, we've gathered some of the names from the first week we will be watching out for...

Long Reads 02.07.2018

We asked the influential British designer about her inspirations, her approach, her secrets to a good collaboration and the lessons she’s learned…

Seven Questions With 29.06.2018

Today is the last day of Beirut Design Week and so we are introducing you to one more Beirut-based artist. Rami Dalle, who often collaborates with retailers in what he calls 'art meets the mass and the consumer', creates symbolic collages in his workshop with the help of local makers...