Tag: artisan
24 Feb
Why do I love carved wood, woven fiber, embroidered textile? These beauties, bearing the handprint of the maker, are windows into unique...
7 Sep
The art of boro is one born of necessity—agricultural and working class families prolonged the lives of their clothing and cloth possessions...
5 Apr
It took a birthday, a friend, and three sisters to lead me to UnderOurSky, a delicious (and dangerously desirous) website of beautiful objects. My...
6 Jan
Alium, Pueblo Garzon’s clothing and home design shop, turned five this weekend. All of Garzon, plus admirers from as far away as Punta del...
28 Aug
On the eve of my departure for Kenya, my heart place, I offer you a glimpse of what makes this country and this continent so unique. I first...
2 Jul
I am enchanted, invigorated, and deeply satisfied by beautiful, handmade objects. When I find a source, be it a stall, a shop, a market or...
5 Mar
2.5 hours from Kyoto is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa. A small city known for its deep history of culture and the sophistication...
27 Dec
One tends to think beach when looking at Rio’s top hotels and the Fasano usually tops the list. But there is a new Design Concept Hotel...
27 Oct
I first met Keith Recker when I was serving on the Board of Directors of Aid To Artisans, that remarkable organization which, under the stewardship...
17 Nov
The Museum of Arts and Design has opened its Global Africa Project, a blockbuster show of African and African-inspired art and craftwork. Many...
16 Jan
I have never been to Haiti although it is a country I have wanted to visit since a very close friendship, forged at Columbia University, introduced...
30 Sep
A Magpie Double Tiered Grande Dame Chandelier constructed from reclaimed plastic and trinkets. Photo Credit: Sean Daniel www.magpiehomefineware.co.za
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