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Caught at a crossroads in his career as the economy stalled and fashion jobs began to dry up, design director Richard Haines revived the lost art of catwalk illustration for the blogger generation…
As environmental damage and the problem of waste become the defining issues of our era, designers and makers are exploring new ways of looking at their creative processes, with handbags made from decommissioned firehoses, door handles from discarded fishing nets and furniture from bonded industrial dust…
The local landscape has always informed Jessica Seaton’s work; be it Toast, the fashion brand she co-founded with her husband Jamie, or foraging for ingredients in West Wales – which is where we found her, listening to trees…
As part of the British Craft Pavilion, curated by Hole & Corner for London Design Fair, we have teamed up with Design Frontier to highlight the best of Cornish creativity…
She’s arguably had more influence on how our gardens look than anyone else – and Penelope Hobhouse has no intention of changing anything now.
William Ralston on the increasing importance of ‘thinking time.’
It may have been a sculpture he made at the age of eight that set Paul de Monchaux on the path of a lifetime in art; but it took another 70 years before his first solo show...
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.
In one of his last ever interviews, the late sociologist Zygmunt Bauman muses on the importance of work well done, the problem with Facebook and why it’s good to embrace crisis…
Working with incredible accuracy, cocooned from the outside world, knowing that they have all the time they need to get things exactly right: meet the best watchmakers in the world…
Ben Branson, owner of non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip, on the ‘invigorating quiet’ of the barley fields beside his home…
Collaboration is key for Commune, the LA design brand whose golden rules of creativity put respect for the maker at the pinnacle. ‘A lot of people want something from an artist,’ they say. ‘It’s only successful when both parties are proud of the result…’
We look at the life of the famous essayist, philosopher and naturalist who famously spent two years living alone in the woods at Walden Pond, MA
The world of kinetic art is full of wonder: sculptural machines that forgo utility in favour of futility, uncertainty and fragility. Meet the people putting the ‘fun’ into function…
For London Craft Week, weaver Maria Sigma moves her enormous loom from her home studio into The Home of Craftsmanship. While she demonstrates her work in a new environment, we caught up with Sigma about the delicate art of working from home…
How often do we look at our surroundings and appreciate the inspiration available on our doorstep? Sometimes a trip to new environments can force us to look at our own vicinity in a different way, or form a connection that unites us.
From magic spells and a valuable source of Omega 3 oils, to the fibre that is spun and woven into linen – a zero-waste process resulting in one of the oldest, most durable and low impact of natural fabrics – flax is a wonder plant with many uses...
When Turkish students were denied access to study in America in the aftermath of the Iraq War, Esna Su’s future plans were crushed. She was living in Antioch in southern Turkey, just 12 miles from the Syrian border, which was increasingly becoming home to refugees fleeing war and decided to move to London to improve her English instead.
Leszek Sikon recognised he needed to set himself on a new path. He was working for a big British retailer, having worked up through the ranks more than seven years, and he was feeling burnt out – it was time to seek out a more meaningful future for himself.
We were delighted to host a creative and colour-filled evening with Vince and Lola Lely, natural dyer and multi-disciplinary artist as the much-needed antidote to the stresses of Christmas shopping.
We are delighted to introduce Fifty High St. a new shop in Bruton, Somerset for timeless craft and design from the team behind Hole & Corner.
We return to the Listen Weekly series with edition #16 - aka the Blues. Having previously explored the colour orange through music, this time we're exploring the big BLUE...
Maria Sigma | Woven Textiles is an award-winning textile brand specialising in 'zero waste' ethical hand-woven textiles for interiors based in London.
David Reynolds chooses the slowest of drives down the length of America. On smooth, grey tarmac, I drive slowly, pass a pair of deer to my left, and realise that I’ve never driven like this before: unhurried, giving myself as much time as I want to look and think.
How a German design studio brought situationist ‘contamination’ to Venice…
This August takes us to the seaside for an interactive art installation and on to Regent's Park to picnic next to world-class sculpture via Peru. This month's recommends highlight events and exhibitions that offer a holiday from the everyday and the fast pace of our daily routines.
John Pawson’s architecture might be minimal but it is never cold. And when he recently decided he needed some blankets to take the chill off his family home in the Oxfordshire countryside, he thought about them not just in terms of warmth and material but with place and purpose in mind.
Having weathered three decades of studios across South London, it was surely a natural decision to swap rising rents and shortening leases for the ease of a home studio.
Last weekend we had the pleasure of collaborating with Harewood House to present Make It Harewood, our inaugural event together celebrating making and creativity over two days with a host of workshops, music and local food and drinks in their stunning grounds.
July has a veritable plethora of exciting exhibitions on show. With the opportunity to visit the moon (vicariously), see Keith Haring's activism in action and find new inspiration in the creativity of unknown artists this month's creative calendar has something for everyone.
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