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Genevieve Bennett: craftswoman in leather

Pintuck by Genevieve Bennett British textile designer Genevieve Bennett specialises in leather tiles and sculpted panels; although most of her commissions are for wallcoverings, some designs can als…

Ceramics by Caroline Rhys-Lewis

British mixed media artist Caroline Rhys-Lewis specialises in porcelain pieces that have a functional form but sculptural qualities - often incorporating fine materials such as feathers and lace int…

Embroidered wallpaper by Claire Coles

Midnight Garden by Claire Coles British designer Claire Coles specialises in couture embroidered wallpaper. Made of collages of motifs from vintage papers, machine-stitched on to luxurious paper bac…

Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance at Silvera

From 11th to 20th October 2012, Parisian showroom Silvera Wagram  will present the first retrospective exhibition of designer and interior architect  Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance . With an education in sc…

Jacques-Elie Ribeyron: one to watch

Entertaining tool set by Jacques-Elie Ribeyron and Architectural Titanium Up-and-coming designer  Jacques-Elie Ribeyron is a graduate of the luxury design course that was launched at Switzerland…

Poonam Dhuffer: A passion for colour

British textile designer Poonam Dhuffer's portfolio spans an eclectic collection of woven, hand-knotted and embellished fabrics. Richly textured fabrics are complemented with an extraordinary …

My Japan: Donna Wilson

Sheltering from the Rain exhibition by Donna Wilson at Trico Gallery, Tokyo  Award-winning British designer Donna Wilson has just completed a tour of Japan, exhibiting work in 14 cities. She shares …

Jade Devall: hand-drawn print & pattern

Staffordshire-based designer and illustrator  Jade Devall specialises in hand-drawn prints for textiles and ceramics, each one inspired by the simple pleasures of life. "I like to gaze out of m…

Benjamin Graindorge: Carnet Recomposé

Literally translated as  Benjamin Graindorge : Reconstructed Notebooks  (Editions Herscher, 2012), this new book takes us on a tour through the avant-garde French designer's projects and process,…

HBL Book of the Week Thomas Heatherwick: Making

Thomas Heatherwick; image via Wallpaper* Published to coincide with the V&A 's major retrospective of the studio, Thomas Heatherwick: Making ( Thames & Hudson / Monacelli Press , 2012) p…

Dror for Tumi

Expanding suitcase by Dror for Tumi Dror for Tumi is the result of 18 months of research and development by US designer Dror Benshetrit and the Tumi team. The collection, launched during Milan De…

The Tale of Two Craftsmen

For Issue 3 of Boat Magazine , filmmaker Miles Langley has documented a very special collaboration between two men passionate about keeping traditional craft practices alive. The short film follows…

HBL Blog of the Week: Studio Jo Meesters

Dutch designer Jo Meesters ' Tumblr, called The Observatory And The Realm of The Imagery , serves as an online scrapbook of his creativity and interests. Much like his work, there is a focus on …

Ceramics by Bastien Aubry & Dimitri Broquard

Ceramic artists Bastien Aubry and Dimitri Broquard create functional pieces with a purposefully skewed, imperfect aesthetic. The effect is expressive, spontaneous, and a world apart from most ceram…
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