Textile

Indigo
23 Jul 14
A love affair with natural dyes
Jalianaya Foundation
23 Jul 14
Art with Wayúu heart
Fabric of Change
09 Jul 14
Ending the cycle of poverty the ABAN way
Sewing Life Together
09 Jul 14
Gaza’s Sulafa Embroidery Center helps women support their families in the face of massive unemployment and a declining local economy
Carefully organized silk threads are tied in intricate patterns in preparation for their first trip to the dye bath.
Team Ikat
01 Jul 14
Two designers who have never met create a collection that bridges Uzbek tradition and American fashion
Interior view of Knotty Nest
The UNT Natural Dye Garden
25 Jun 14
Finding a Space for Community
Making Green Toys
25 Jun 14
Miranda and Panda’s Plush Animals
A Kutch Craft Story
11 Jun 14
A conversation with a master weaver
Visual texture if Leah Singh's geometric designs
Crafting New Geometries
28 May 14
Leah Singh’s bold textile designs
Terme and Gadjari Weavings
Woven Amulets
14 May 14
Sustaining Terme and Gadjari weaving traditions in Kyrgyzstan
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Artifact

Pieces of Silver
23 Jul 14
Mark Sloneker’s Orijyn brings traditional Lao Lum silverwork to market with sustainable business practices
Manifest Design
23 Jul 14
Manreet and Samraat Deol bring tactile, sensuous cast metal jewelry to NY NOW for the first time with Manifest Design
Azizi Life
09 Jul 14
A social enterprise focused on love
Painted Walls
25 Jun 14
The art of Pattachitra
Feeling Your Roots
25 Jun 14
Cape Town designer Heath Nash show his South African roots
Highveld
Precision, Imprecision, and Politics
11 Jun 14
Gregor Jenkin’s steel creations
Beading for Business
11 Jun 14
Funky Crafts from Cape Town’s Monkey Biz
Naqqashi
28 May 14
The art of metal engraving
Woven Livelihoods
28 May 14
Baskets Travel from South African Township to Trade Show
Iznik Filigree tabletop (material: lapis lazuli & marble w/ silver cloisonné)
Life Giving Stone
30 Apr 14
The story of LEL and stone inlay work in Pakistan
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Culture

Mud Chic
12 Jun 14
Street scene at twilight, Centro Habana; 2009. (C) Richard Sexton
Creole World
28 May 14
Richard Sexton Documents New Orleans and Other Creole Survivors
Catching Flowers
14 May 14
Nic Bladen documents floral biodiversity with cast bronze tributes
White Line. Photo Courtesy of CAFM.
A Sense of Balance
14 May 14
The sculpture of Stoney Lamar
Potter’s Workshop
14 May 14
A burst of color and detail in Cape Town
Signs, Signifiers and Symbols
19 Mar 14
Artist Cameron Platter tells it like it is
Local Attraction
23 Oct 13
Mamerto Sanchez works ceramics achieve an old-fashioned beauty.
Narrow belt (detail), Mojocoya style, Middle Horizon (400-1000 AD) Moj.3.386 © Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas y Museo Arqueológico, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba
Weaving Communities of Practice
26 Sep 13
A journey through the world of Andean textiles
Weaving as Tradition
28 Aug 13
Action Northeast Trust’s mission to empower women
Chikankari
28 Aug 13
A delicate embroidery technique from Oudh
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Place

Embrace and Develop
19 Dec 13
Empowering Cape Town’s HIV/AIDS community via craft
A Place of Hope
06 Nov 13
Kageno forges bonds with designers that stretch worldwide
Local Icons
11 Sep 13
Santa Fe’s pantheon of multicultural saints
The Wayra Way
14 Aug 13
Crocheting and Knitting from Peruvian Mining Towns
Hard-Earned Recognition
12 Aug 13
Caribbean Craft's artisan business
The Future of Craft?
17 Jul 13
Linking tradition with art and design
Art from the Periphery
05 Jun 13
Touring Turkey’s Baksı Museum
Quiet Observation
05 Jun 13
Vietnam’s remarkable textiles
Weaving a Bright Future
22 May 13
Bringing daughters into the fold
Lotus Weaving
22 May 13
A tradition with high demand
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