‘Velvet’ 2006 by  Mårten Medbo; Photograph: Mårten Medbo, 2006

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Design Concept by Marcus Piper

Issue No. 203
Nov/Dec 2006

Upfront: our regular round-up from the world of crafts. Tanya Harrod’s new column Thinking Out Loud, our first Guest Speaker Gus Casely Hayford and sharp talk from Emmanuel Cooper. Plus the story behind this issue’s cover in Portfolio, Crafts news and Dates

Inside this issue

  • Regulars

    Talent Spot
    Max Lamb designs a different kind of outdoor furniture

    In Conversation
    Hans Stofer and Richard Slee put the crafts world to rights. David Redhead tries to get a word in

    Collecting
    Why Lauren Shanley has brought home women from all over the world

    Inspiration
    Jasper Morrison is indebted to two generations of Yanagis

  • Features

    Found in Translation
    Mass production has run its course. But massclusivity is the next big thing, says Emma Crichton-Miller

    The Life of Janet Leach
    David Whiting appraises the brilliant career of a tough Texan who married into the St Ives artistic aristocracy. And survived

    Meet the Craftitechs
    A new generation of architects is adding value to buildings with the hand-made. David Taylor tracks a trend

    The Material World
    At the second British Glass Biennale the future looked bright. By Lesley Jackson

  • Reviews

    Ten pages of exhibition and book reviews, by Rick Poynor, Charles Darwent, Margot Coatts and more

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