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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…

Concrete: scale, texture & impact

Noppenhalle, Zurich - Baierbischofberger Architects Phaidon 's upcoming coffee table book release, Concrete  (due out September 2012), takes readers on a tour of the material's use in archite…

Colours and tactility at NYIGF

PMO Design at NYIGF 2,800 exhibitors from over 50 countries are taking part in the latest edition of the New York International Gift Fair , once again held in Javits Center. Here are some highlights …

Forfars bakery, Sussex by Josh Bitelli

To celebrate the 75th birthday of Sussex-based bakery Forfars , graduate designer Josh Bitelli cast ceramic trophies using a mould made of bread, then burnt away the pieces using a blowtorch to revea…

Material Matters: New materials in design

The Institute of Making 's creative director, Zoe Laughlin, and researcher, Philip Howes, have teamed up to create a brand new guide to the materials of tomorrow. Material Matters: New materials …

Fidgets by Grace Hancock

Scratch Fidget by Grace Hancock Grace Hancock 's Fidgets are a series of five tools for therapeutic stress and anxiety relief. Each named according to their function, the faceted, palm-sized obje…

Contemporary Knots by Loredana Bonora

Opening 20th September at Plusdesign gallery , in the Ventura Lambrate zone of Milan, Contemporary Knots will showcase Italian designer Loredana Bonora 's series of crocheted furniture and domest…

Soil Horizons

Soil Horizons by US artist Maggie Puckett  (2011) celebrates the beauty of soil and the different colours and textures to be found as one digs into the ground. Puckett created the book using 12 diff…

HygroScope by Steffen Reicher

Currently installed at the Centre Pompidou is HygroScope , a project by Steffen Reicher which explores climate-responsive architectural morphology. The large-scale installation is made from maple v…

Soft Marble by Ron Gilad for Salvatori

New York-based designer  Ron Gilad  has designed a collection of marble pieces for leading Italian stone innovation company  Salvatori , all of which work the hard material as if it was stretchy and …

Expressive tableware by Stephanie Sommet

The Mineral Collection by Stephanie Sommet Central Saint Martins graduate Stephanie Sommet's projects Cities Colour Palette and The Mineral Collection explore architectural vernacular around the …

Brick/Bowls by Bridget Wheeler

“I’m interested in learning about the making processes tradesmen use - making which is driven by necessity,” explains  University of Brighton  3D Material Practice graduate   Bridget Wheeler , whose …
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