Posted inArt Design Furniture Interior Design and Furnishings Women and Girls Wood and Wood Products
Woodworking Is Losing Its Macho Edge Thanks to These Women
As contemporary woodworking loses its macho edge, it gains a whole new dimension.
In Sardinia, a Showcase for Craft and Culture Rises From Ruins
A couple restored an abandoned farmstead as a rural haven where curious visitors can immerse themselves in the treasures of the island.
Posted inChairs Deaths (Obituaries) Design Finland Furniture Interior Design and Furnishings Kukkapuro, Yrjo
Yrjo Kukkapuro, Who Made the Easiest of Easy Chairs, Dies at 91
A celebrated Finnish modernist, he designed a variety of furnishings but was best known for his seating — which, his company said, “almost every Finn has sat on.”
Posted inAmsterdam (Netherlands) Design Farresin, Simone Formafantasma (Design Studio) Formafantasma Oltre Terra, (Exhibit) Sheep Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Sustainable Living Textiles Trimarchi, Andrea Wool and Woolen Goods
Amsterdam Exhibition Explores How Humans Shaped Sheep
According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine with ears and eyes.”