Tropel uses Mexican craft techniques to create colourful jewellery boxes
London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. More
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Japan Creative shines a spotlight on the "different characters" of the country's regional crafts
Japan's unique regional manufacturers are put under the spotlight by Japan Creative, an organisation that has paired them with international designers including Jasper Morrison, Daniel Rybakken and Industrial Facility to create new work. More
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Portuguese designers rethink traditional glass blowing for OFF Portugal exhibition
Vases with legs and containers moulded around tree trunks featured in OFF Portugal's Glass Cares exhibition of blown glassware at Milan design week. More
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Gerardo Osio designs range of mobile objects to suit a nomadic lifestyle
Mexican designer Gerardo Osio worked with six Japanese craft workshops to create this range of mobile homeware, designed to give nomads a "sense of belonging". More
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Designers blend craft and electronics to explore new possibilities for home appliances
London Design Festival 2016: "you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece" in the world imagined by the 28 designers contributing to the Electro Craft exhibition (+ slideshow). More
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Studioilse uses UNESCO-nominated craft technique for furniture collection
Ilse Crawford's Studioilse has collaborated with Bosnian craftspeople to create furniture using a UNESCO-nominated traditional carving technique (+ slideshow). More
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Contemporary Korean craft to be showcased in London's Make Your Movement exhibition
An exhibition in London dedicated to Korean craft will present pieces by 18 designers exploring the concept of movement (+ slideshow). More
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Liam Treanor adds to collection of handcrafted minimal furniture
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Liam Treanor has expanded his collection of handcrafted wood furniture to include shelves, a side table and a pendant light (+ slideshow). More
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Venice Biennale heralds return of handmade architecture, says Peter Zumthor
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a resurgence of handmade architecture is one of the biggest themes to emerge from this year's Venice Biennale, according to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. More
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Wingårdhs decorates Tattoo stools using UNESCO-listed wood carving technique
This wooden stool designed for Bosnian brand Zanat by Swedish architects office Wingårdhs has been "tattooed" with hand-chiselled carvings. More
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Design company raises prices on Black Friday in support of craftspeople
Business news: San Francisco studio Wood Thumb is opposing Black Friday's discounting frenzy by upping the price of its products, adding a "Maker's Bonus" for its craftspeople. More
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Sebastian Cox's "urban rustic" kitchen for DeVol features sawn and woven timber
British designer-craftsman Sebastian Cox has designed a kitchen for English brand DeVol that features rough-sawn timber and panels of woven beech. More
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ÉCAL students design seasonal objects for time-themed exhibition
Milan 2015: students from Swiss design school ÉCAL collaborated with craftspeople to present time-related objects in an exhibition at the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milan (+ slideshow). More
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Carved Bowls store small objects in scooped-out sections
Spanish-based designers Kutarq Studio have created a pair of carved bowls based on the shapes left in yoghurt when it is being eaten with a spoon (+ slideshow). More
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Haas Brothers and Monkeybiz dress Afreaks monsters in colourful beads
Los Angeles artists the Haas Brothers have worked with South African artisans to make a family of sheep-sized fantasy creatures covered with patterned beadwork. More
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"Bosnian handicraft meets Scandinavian design" in Monica Förster's range for Zanat
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has created wooden furniture and accessories for Bosnian company Zanat, using a hand-carving technique that could soon become protected by UNESCO (+ slideshow). More
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Jenny Nordberg produces hand-made furniture pieces in less than five minutes
Stockholm 2015: Swedish industrial designer Jenny Nordberg built each item of furniture in her latest collection by hand in under five minutes (+ movie). More
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Sebastian Herkner's Collar Lamp pairs hand-blown glass with a spun aluminium shade
Cologne 2015: the first collaboration between German designer Sebastian Herkner and Danish furniture manufacturer Gubi has resulted in a minimal pendant lamp. More
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Kristine Five Melvær's Liv vases encircle flowers with a glass hood
Flowers are framed within the sliced spherical tops of these glass vases by Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær (+ slideshow). More
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Refurbeasts project aims to rehabilitate "taboo" fur coats
Dutch costume designer Lisa Louwers turns unwanted fur coats into soft toys as a tribute to the animals that the material was taken from (+ slideshow). More