Issue No. 223
March/April

MAD’s Dead or Alive exhibition showcases contemporary artists working in a slew of unusual, natural materials. But, asks Zoë Blackler, is it craft? In an era increasingly concerned with protecting intellectual property rights, Glenn Adamson writes in praise of the hand-crafted copy. Young design team Studio Glithero are fed up with consumerism, Teleri Lloyd-Jones hears how they’re making machines instead. And as the V&A’s major show opens, curator Sue Prichard talks us through the traditions and resurgence of quilts.

And if that isn’t enough, see below for our web-only, bonus feature on the mysteries of the Stradivarius.