Where Craft Hides – Shining Light On Newly Produced Contemporary Craft
This article reflects upon the work of craft artists Giovanni Corvaja and Kazuhito Takadoi and highlights the unexpected approaches that they take to…
Tradition Redressed
A discussion between QEST scholars concentrating on the innovative use of materials, connections found through craft and the value of traditional skill sets.
Genta Ishizuka is the winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2019
Kyoto-based lacquer artisan Genta Ishizuka has won the 2019 LOEWE Craft Prize! His submitted sculpture ‘Surface Tactility #11’ (2018) was chosen as the…
ERNST GAMPERL | Art through craftsmanship
Ernst Gamperl is seeking artistic refinement in the wood he works with, his objects reach beyond sculptural dimensions towards an echo and semblance…
TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
As part of COLLECT 2019, the international art fair for modern craft and design, British furniture designers John Makepeace and Gareth Neal came…
Loewe announces craft prize shortlist 2019
The annual LOEWE Craft Prize returns with a shortlist of 29 finalists for its third edition. The Craft Prize recognises artists who make…
The INK series
In this series Craftsmanship Soul takes a closer look at three manufacturers for fountain pen inks finding their unique motivation for creating some…
The INK series – Graf von Faber-Castell
Graf von Faber-Castell | certified permanent ink Faber-Castell, a German manufacturer of stationary since 1761, moved into manufacturing fountain pens and inks for…
The INK series – TAG
TAG | artistic expression TAG, a Japanese stationery store with headquarter in Kyoto launched their first ink collection for fountain pens kyo no…
The INK series – inkstand
inkstand by Kakimori | customised inks inkstand is a unique specialist store in Tokyo’s Kuramae area that is reminiscent of a laboratory in…