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Clayworks are bringing plaster back to the fore
Adam Weismann explains how his passion for natural materials led him and his wife Katy Bryce to create clay plasters in Cornwall
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Inside the studio making sculptural oak vessels that the design world can't get enough of
Elizabeth Metcalfe joins Barnaby Ash and Dru Plumb in the South Downs studio where they make beautiful sculptural vessels from oak offcuts
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Inside the forge making chefs' favourite cookware
The blacksmith, known for his traditionally forged cookware, knives and tools, talks to Pamela Goodman about developing his business with collaborations, courses and culinary events.
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Inside the exquisite world of Bloomfield Ink wallpapers
Hannah Shuckburgh is delighted to learn that the art of traditional block printing is being kept alive in the creation of exquisite wallpapers by Emerald Dangerfield and Prue MacLeod
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Meet a metalworker restoring Victorian iron ranges at his Somerset workshop
Christabel Chubb visits the Somerset workshop of Olly Osborne, who turned a side hustle restoring iron ranges in his garage into a successful business.
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Behind the scenes with the Mallorcan tile maker keeping one of the island's traditions alive
As the Mallorcan tile manufacturer celebrates its 90th anniversary, Biel Huguet, grandson of the firm’s founder, talks to Jessica Salter about his pride at preserving this traditional skill
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Inside the fascinating world of an artisan glassmaker
Jessica Salter meets the Dorset-based glassmaker Emsie Sharp, who creates beautiful pieces using a furnace she describes as a friendly dragon
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‘My sense of self-worth grew alongside my calluses': a woodworker who found relief for depression in craft
The woodworker talks to Jessica Salter about the therapeutic benefits he derives from the process of handcrafting vessels and spoons, which also provides a link to his rural childhood
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Behind the scenes with a maker who left London to devote himself to pottery
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits Matt Pasmore, the West Country potter whose terracotta pots find favour with gardeners and designers alike
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Meet the shell artist assembling elaborate artworks by the Norfolk coast
Claire Bingham visits the Norfolk-based shell artist, who is known for her intricately assembled artworks and embellished follies
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Inside specialist furniture makers and upholsterers Sedilia
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits a London workshop that designs and makes exceptional upholstered furniture, using a combination of traditional and modern techniques
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The intricately-layered upcycled furniture and furnishings of By Walid
Serena Fokschaner visits the London workshop of British-Iraqi designer Walid Damirji and discovers how his passion for upcycling feeds into his multi-layered pieces crafted from restored antique textiles
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In the studio with Jess Wheeler as she crafts her otherworldly brass lighting
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits the multi-talented designer and maker in her former studio in rural Wales, where she began her metalwork practice, creating exquisite brass sconces, chandeliers and candelabra.
Makers & Craftspeople
The painstaking art of creating and restoring gilded furniture
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits a Hampshire workshop, where gilders and carvers make and restore fine gilt furniture and mirrors using traditional techniques
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Titian Studios: the antique restorers the design world has on speed dial
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits a west London studio, where age-old techniques are used in restoration projects that have ranged from a rare Italian cabinet to the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park
Craft, Design & Industry
The graceful clay sculptures of Kaori Tatebayashi
Corinne Julius visits the Japanese ceramicist’s south London studio, where she sculpts delicate clay flowers by hand.
Makers & Craftspeople
18 year old antiques dealer Tom Hurst is one to watch
Hatta Byng visits the young dealer in tribal art, who built up an impressive collection and started selling antique pieces online from his Dorset home while still at school
Specialists
The wonder duo behind Cox London
Emily Tobin talks to Christopher and Nicola Cox, who craft elaborate sculptural furniture and lighting in their London workshop
Makers & Craftspeople
Meet the duo behind the cutting-edge knife brand beloved by chefs
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits the Wiltshire-based artisan knifemakers to find out how they combine cutting-edge technology with traditional techniques to create exquisitely crafted bespoke kitchen knives
Makers & Craftspeople
The Parisian paper conservators at Antoinette Poisson are turning wallpaper into art
Antoinette Poisson are a crew of young paper conservators resuscitating long-forgotten printing techniques from their Paris studio. The hand-made 'domino' papers and fabrics are based on 18th century French designs and will be available to buy as pieces of art in their own right. Here's a look at how they're made...