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The festival is pushing boundaries and re-energising the traditional ceramics centre of Stoke-on-Trent
The city’s sixth week-long celebration of the art form looks back to past masters and forward to the medium’s future
Meet the creatives who let natural processes of ageing and distress take over as the driving force
In 1770 the Royal Academy banned ‘needlework’ from its exhibitions — today museums and galleries show stitched works on issues from the political to the cosmic
Some 150 disciplines in the UK are on an endangered ‘red list’
Demand is growing for the traditional illustration technique as jewellers and their clients place value on its bespoke look
Five jewellers on their workspaces and how these spur their creativity
The design doyenne on how her bold sculptural jewellery springs from her experiments with geometric form
Meet the tireless conservators behind the 16th-century pieces owned by the Elizabethan noblewoman Bess of Hardwick
An exhibition introduces six Czech pioneers who embraced glassmaking as a fine art and ‘the only medium possible under communism’
Schloss Hollenegg, in Austria, is an incubator for experiment with its programme of residencies and exhibitions
The show explores regal rites, endangered crafts and new creations
Ahead of the crowning of King Charles III, we explore the history of commemorative royal china
Meet the artisans whose work explores the beauty in imperfection
Julian Stair’s clay jars address bereavement in the era of Covid
From India to Nigeria, makers at the London event were inspired by indigenous materials and traditions
Hand-stitched, customised textiles are being championed in updated designs
After decades of decline, the UK city’s famous industry is being revitalised by young artisans
A new spirit of experimentation has taken hold among designers
Her rugs, carpets and cushions were made for a domestic space but are now the subject of a Hauser & Wirth exhibition
In an extract from his new book, Dominic Chinea of TV’s ‘The Repair Shop’ delights in the craftsmanship of the past
Don Bosco showcases exquisite furniture, furnishings and sculptures made by artisans in the Andes – and all profits go to them
An exhibition in London celebrates the skills of carpenters from this forested region of Japan
From LA to Bosnia and Herzegovina, woodworkers are subverting techniques and classic furniture forms
The writer and ceramicist celebrates the history of porcelain with four limited-edition pieces
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