Articles in: Craft Collaboration

Meet the Maker: Mandy Aftel, natural perfumer

Mandy Aftel delights in blends of natural scents that celebrate the beauty and corresponding underbelly of nature, while working with historic and modern materials to capture a breadth of human experience that spans centuries. In July Mandy was announced as the winner of the 2022 Art and Olfaction Septimus Piesse Visionary Award, in honour of her “exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.”

Emma Aitchison

‘Sustainable’ is a word thrown around so often that it’s lost its meaning. Big brands now propose sustainability declarations and initiatives, many with varying degrees of greenwash, and there are ‘sustainable’ designers cropping up left right and centre.

In conversation with… Natalia Nicolau, founder of Ambar 

London-based lifestyle brand Ambar focuses predominantly on bespoke and collaborative projects through the versatility of knit. From cushions and throws to accessories and tableware, all designed and manufactured in the UK, Ambar taps into the tactile and graphic qualities of knit, to offer bold and bright soft furnishings for the home. For its latest collection it is introducing a range of wraps and scarves to complement its range of blankets and cushions.

In the Studio with... Emily Nixon

Before beginning to experiment with making jewellery back in 2000, designer Emily Nixon’s background was in curation, firstly in her own gallery of contemporary art in Edinburgh, and then as the director of the Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall.

In conversation with... Jade Mellor

Taking inspiration from the earth, jewellery designer Jade Mellor explores natural history, geology and archaeology with her wildly unique designs. Part of the slow craft movement, each of her designs are handmade, one-of-a-kind and meticulously created using specially selected materials.

Lubiana Himid Lost threads

British Textiles Biennial - a tour with Rue Pigalle

Hole & Corner is pleased to be partnering with Toronto-based Rue Pigalle, the international community of women championing crafts and nurturing craftspeople, founded by Isabelle Fish. Since September, some of the members have been on a non-stop craft tour of the UK, taking in Goldsmiths Fair, London Craft Week, and British Ceramics Biennial. Here, Fish shares with us the highlights of their recent visit to the British Textiles Biennial.

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