Interview with American Wire Sculptor Rodger Stevens

Interview with American Wire Sculptor Rodger Stevens

We’ve long been admirers of Rodger Steven’s work, a talented wire sculptor from New York. I remember locating him early last year and I’ve had the pleasure of exchanging conversation through email, so it made sense to do an interview with him so that other creatives can join in on the experience and admire his work. Rodger is quite unusual in the sense that he works in a medium that isn’t all that common. With wire he creates a variety of forms, from mobiles to wall hangings, each one is truly unique and stems from Rodgers own creative ...
Handmade Metal Cans and Boxes by SyuRo

New in the Shop: Handmade Metal Boxes and Cans by SyuRo

Japanese atelier SyuRo is based in Torigoe, Taito-ku, Tokyo. It’s located in an area filled with classic typesetters, canning factories, cloth wholesalers, and hardware stores. These also include small family-run factories engaging in meticulous “monozukuri”, a unique Japanese manufacturing style which mainly means craftsmanship and dedication towards continuos improvement. Today’s world has forgotten “monozukuri” in favour of “cheap mass production”, which has caused some ...
Interview with Wood Turner Jonathan Leech

Interview with English Wood Turner Jonathan Leech

It’s been a long time coming, I’ve wanted to feature our good friend and maker Jonathan Leech for a little while but for some reason it’s taken longer than I would have liked. So it gives me great pleasure to showcase this fantastic wood turner and give you an insight in to his working methods and general thoughts as a creative. As you’ll read below, we discuss his decision to turn craft in to a career, Jonathan’s thoughts on mass production, and his strong link with the National Trust in the UK. Overall you’re sure to find some inspiring ...

New Interview with Tokuhiko Kise of TRUCK Furniture

This week we have a special feature for you all of you to enjoy, putting this together has been one of my favorite to date, it’s always a pleasure to work with imagery and content like this. Plus, I know this particular feature in question is going to be enjoyed across the whole web and in many countries, their publications in our shop have been one of our most popular items available to purchase. Who would …

New Interview with Tokuhiko Kise of TRUCK Furniture

Handcrafted Modern Europe: At Home with MidCentury Designers by Leslie Williamson

I have an exciting project to share with you all today, it’s by the one and only Leslie Williamson who’s been a big favourite here on the site over the years. Obviously, with a website that revolves around design, architecture, photography and the like it’s going to be hard not to be influenced by the creative life that she pursues, most notably highlighting iconic designers in her book hand …

Handcrafted Modern Europe: At Home with MidCentury Designers by Leslie Williamson

Vang Chair by Norwegian Designer Andreas Engesvik

I know I’m running the risk of turning this blog into a bit of a furniture fest, wasn’t my intention, but since I’ve started a little chair project of my own it seems to be ironic that I’d run across works of this nature. I become like a human magnet. Originally I thought it would be hard to find forms that might intrigue me, but just like this website I’ve had no problems inspiring myself and there’s an abundance of …

Vang Chair by Norwegian Designer Andreas Engesvik

Shino Takeda Studio Visit by Inventory Magazine

The good folks at Inventory Magazine recently put together this short feature on Shino Takeda, a creative we’ve discussed here before on the blog. I was instantly drawn to the photography and I couldn’t pass up the chance to share it all with you, it’s definitely worthy of your time today and is sure to inspire. I also learnt a few things about Shino that I didn’t know previously, I knew of her …

Shino Takeda Studio Visit by Inventory Magazine

Stool 01 and Chair 01 by Daphna Laurens

In my pursuit of writing more in-depth articles on design and other subjects relating to that matter, you may see less frequent postings here of a trivial nature. Alongside personal projects that I’m trying to conquer in my spare time it makes sense to think slightly more complex and provide you with some content that’s ultimately unique and inspiring, but this would of course involve more time and research. Wire chair models are my latest …

Stool 01 and Chair 01 by Daphna Laurens

Nakamura Kobo Atelier by TED x Tohoku

We’ve not featured projects involving fabrics here for a while, probably because we’ve not come across anything incredible, maybe also because we’ve tried to step back from this world to set ourselves apart. My passion revolves around the reduction in design down to its purest form, and this specific piece kicked out some thoughts on making as a process and how it’s developed over time. With the modern age that we live in it’s hard to …

Nakamura Kobo Atelier by TED x Tohoku
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You are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it is alive.— Toshiko Takaezu

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