Issue No. 209
Nov/Dec 2007
Upfront: our regular round-up from the world of crafts. Tanya Harrod on exhibiting in shops, the new Hermè design prize, extreme embroidery, Welsh ceramics and making art from ash.
Inside this issue
Regulars
Talent Spot
William Vinicombe has moved from the mediaeval to Versailles to create contemporary jewellery
Collecting
The couple behind major show Dazzle don’t just sell jewellery. They can’t help buying it too
Inspiration
For Lisa Whatmough the journey from metalwork to patchwork has been a logical progressionFeatures
How to cast spells
A new show coming to the V&A proves technique is not the enemy of ideas. By Tanya Harrod
What fresh shell is this?
Shells have been used to symbolise everything from great wealth to female sexuality. Veronica Horwell finds molluscs can be used for more than merely decorating empty wine bottles
Something to sing about
When it comes to making costumes for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the delight is in the detail, says Claire Wrathall
Scents and sensibility
Chanel’s Los Angeles flagship succeeds in synthesising the relationship between craft and fashion. Aric Chen reports
Linked by a thread
Liz Farrelly meets the Slovenian artist Uhr Sobocan, who, in collaboration with his lace-making grandmother, is making work into a family affairReviews
Is couture Catholic? Plus a wry translation of Portuguese crafts, artists with feet of clay, a sinophile’s monumental pots and more
