Craft, Design & Industry

From parchment making to weaving oak swill baskets, these are the crafts which are - thankfully - being saved in the UK

What is it about crafting and making that provides a place to heal, reflect, escape or think?

Garden designers including Butter Wakefield and Marcus Barnett share useful advice and insight for anyone considering the same career

The contemporary craft collection belonging to the late Victoria, Lady de Rothschild, will be up for auction later this year. To mark the occasion, an exhibition of over 100 pieces is currently on display at her former home, Ascott House in Buckinghamshire

We only see their finished projects, so behind the scenes, what does an interior designer actually do? We’ve got insight from Emma Burns, Susie Atkinson and Sarah Brown

Selected by fashion and homeware brand TOAST, these five new makers’ varied and exquisite work will be exhibited across TOAST shops until December 2023.

The Craft Council's annual contemporary craft fair is just around the corner. We take a look at what not to miss this year. 

Ticky Hedley-Dent asks seven creatives about the journey from pipe dream to full blown business

Known for their sculptural bespoke furniture and lighting designs, the Studio were honoured for the skills they provide in patination. 

In an extract from their book Craft Britain: Why Making Matters, Helen Chislett and David Linley showcase craftspeople and designer-artists making waves in interior design

Gunia Project mixes contemporary aesthetics with Christian Orthodox and folk iconography  

As a maker devoted both to medieval art and to the principles of craft, William Morris found a natural medium in tapestry. In an extract from The Art of Tapestry by Helen Wyld, recently published by Bloomsbury, we find out more about how he revived this centuries-old form of weaving

In an extract from his book Modern Quilting: A Contemporary Guide to Quilting by Hand, Julius Arthur charts how the traditions vary worldwide, their origins and importance