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If the world were in search of a true craft capital, Japan might well fill the bill. Whether the medium is basketry or ceramics or textiles, the Pacific Rim country has a history steeped in work guided by the hand. And though tradition-rich, Japan has also embraced technological advances as few other nations have, and the blending of the two strands has led to impressive endeavors on all fronts.
In 2006, Japan’s unique pairing of hand and machine inspired a singularly creative partnership. After makers Tetsushi Inoue, 33, and Kristina Detwiller, 27 left San Francisco—where Inoue had attended the California ...
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"The most fabulous thing I've ever done!" Kim Westad is describing her ecstatic first response to working with clay. A full-time designer and maker of functional ceramics since 2004, the exuberant artist came to the field after pursuing a career in graphic design. (She has a BFA from the University of Connecticut.) But sitting at a computer all day began to lose its appeal, and when she was unexpectedly laid off, she cast around for an alternative that would more directly engage her creative energies. A friend suggested she take a pottery class, and the connection with clay was instantaneous.
After ...
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Wherever he goes, be it a restaurant or a friend’s new house in Tuscany, Cosimo Terzani can’t help but notice the light.
“It’s the first thing I look at,” says the 27-year-old, who is an executive in his family’s business, a Florentine maker of high-end lamps and lighting fixtures. “Light is the most important thing.”
Tutto E’Luce—”Everything is light”—is the Terzani motto. The firm was founded in 1959 by Orlando Terzani, whose son, Sergio, took over in 1985. Now the grandsons—Cosimo and his brother, Nicolas, 32—are at the helm, carrying on a tradition of innovative design.
“For my father, the important thing ...
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Whit McLeod's customers tend to fall into a couple of categories. There's the green audience, who like that all of his furniture is handcrafted from reclaimed materials. Wine aficionados covet his pieces made from old oak winery barrels. The design crowd admires the earthy, refined-rustic aesthetic of McLeod's line, its perfect function and fresh, contemporary take on classic Arts and Crafts style.
Then, he says, "there are the people who just like to sit in a comfortable chair." He's got them covered, too.
McLeod, who lives and works in the Northern California city of Arcata, a hub of environmental awareness deep in ...
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