Book Review: Shedding The Shackles
A review of Shedding The Shackles: Women’s Empowerment Through Craft by Lynne Stein, Herbert Press, Ireland, 2021. An exploration of crafting...
Candy Bedworth 11 November 2021
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Discussing Design with the Arts and Crafts Movement’s Heir Dan Maier
Did you know that the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society which was founded in 1887 by William Morris and Walter Crane is still thriving today?...
Guest Profile 6 May 2021
From Spindle and Distaff to Mass Production: Spinning in Art
There are many artistic representations of women spinning, created across time and in various places. Let’s take some of the great depictions...
Europeana 10 December 2020
Wild, Practical, Erotic and Magical: The Miniature World of Netsuke
Originating in 17th century Japan during the Edo Period, Netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) are toggles that attach pouches to the traditional robes,...
Nadine Waldmann 29 October 2020
Arts and Crafts’ Principles in Interior Design: The Original Minimalists
Perhaps you have noticed a trend in recent years: the return to simpler things. People seem to crave a return to simpler times, to homesteading,...
Ledys Chemin 26 August 2020
Julia Morgan, America’s First Successful Female Architect
America's first successful female architect, Julia Morgan ran her own architectural firm for almost half a century. Although best known as the...
Alexandra Kiely 5 June 2020
The Timeless Prints of William Morris & the Arts and Crafts Movement
If you are stuck at home these days, you are probably looking for ways to spruce up your home. By extension, that means you are in dire need of some...
Anastasia Tsaleza 31 March 2020
