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 ...

Furniture from Carl Hansen & Son

I’m always fascinated how our content tends to develop trends unintentionally, one post on a particular topic often leads to succession in this area without us even realising. So after yesterday’s delve into the portfolio of Italian furniture designer Marco Guazzini I’ve been revisiting and enjoying what Carl Hansen & Son have going on over on their respective website, which for those who haven’t visited before highlights a selection …

Furniture from Carl Hansen & Son

Pottery by Yoko Ozawa Photographed by Olga Bennett

I was awoken with a surprise email the other morning, when Yoko Ozawa sent over a fantastic array of photographs taken by the ever so talented Olga Bennett. Olga’s a bit of a regular here on the blog and has been heavily featured in the past, to say we’re admirers is an understatement. Olga’s a freelance photographer based in Melbourne and I’ve known about this collaboration with Australian …

Pottery by Yoko Ozawa Photographed by Olga Bennett

Wood in Progress by Ernst Gamperl

Ernst Gamperl is a bit of a legend in the craft circles, I’m surprised we haven’t talked about him before because his wooden forms are spectacular to say the least. It seems like a good time to visit his works and showcase some exciting shapes that might get you all inspired, it certainly had me intrigued. I personally felt bringing over photos of his work in a singular fashion could of been one dimensional, so I put together a selection from …

Wood in Progress by Ernst Gamperl

Furniture Design by Marco Guazzini

Mark brought across some fantastic architecture yesterday from the good folks at Fujiwaramuro studio, I was especially impressed with their interior design and the general layout they opted for within the respective homes featured. There was a real emphasis put on generating a simplistic and natural environment with the inclusion of plants, an abundance of natural lighting and furniture of rather organic form. This latter element was some …

Furniture Design by Marco Guazzini

Recent Photography by Cody Cobb

Since it’s the start of a new year I thought I’d bring through a familiar face, someone who we’ve visited many times before, not only in the last year but in several years previously. In fact Cody Cobb, the photographer in question, is perhaps my most revisited individual that I’ve shared on the blog. Evidently I have a real soft spot for his work which consists of an investigative and refreshing approach to travel photography, he seeks to find …

Recent Photography by Cody Cobb

Assorted Imagery from Fujiwaramuro Architects

I thought I’d lighten up the mood after a busy holiday period, bringing with me a concise selection of imagery from Fujiwaramuro architects who’re based out of Osaka. My little jibe with Japan continues as I’ve been coming across a variety of inspiration from that part of the world, the consistent ideology that seems to influence Japanese designers and craftsman alike is very …

Assorted Imagery from Fujiwaramuro Architects
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