"I wanted to create a tufted rug that pushes what Kasthall does" says designer Ellinor Eliasson
Dezeen teamed up with Swedish rug brand Kasthall to host a live panel discussion exploring craft and heritage during Milan design week 2022. More
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Bureau de Change creates architectural tiles using glass made from mussels
London architecture studio Bureau de Change has produced a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass, a biomaterial created by artist Lulu Harrison from mussel shells. More
Ana Illueca builds ceramicist search engine for Valencia
More than 100 artisans are united in a directory of Valencia's historic ceramics community, which has been compiled by potter Ana Illueca to make the region's craft skills more "visible internationally and accessible locally". More
Enter Dezeen Awards 2021 for a chance to win a trophy designed by Atelier NL
Want to win one of these elegant trophies next year? Subscribe to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to receive details of our 2021 programme celebrating the world's best architecture, interiors and design. More
Watch our talk with Irthi Contemporary Craft Council about empowering women in the UAE through craft
Dezeen teamed up with Irthi Contemporary Craft Council to host a panel discussion exploring how contemporary design can help to empower local artisans and craftswomen in the UAE. More
Foolscap Studio and Manapan design Gulnura Table informed by First Nations crafts
Foolscap Studio and Manapan have crafted a wooden table for Melbourne Airport, which references traditional First Nations ceremonial and battle shields. More
Vienna Design Week partners with Dezeen for a live talk on empowering artisans in central Asia and southeastern Europe
Vienna designers Mischer'traxler were among the panellists in a live conversation for Vienna Design Week that explored how Austrian initiative Co/rizom supports traditional craftspeople around the world. More
Michelangelo Foundation launches online searchable platform for designers and craft events
Dezeen promotion: the Michelangelo Foundation has launched its Homo Faber Guide – a digital platform that enables visitors to search for artisans, ateliers, museums and craft experiences in Europe. More
Cranbrook graduates explore connections between design, art and craft
This Virtual Design Festival school show features work by nine design students from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, including an AR headset that gamifies everyday life and an aluminium light that embodies fairytale narratives. More
Aia Jüdes merges tree outgrowths and fibre optics to make flamboyant lamps
Swedish artist Aia Jüdes has given gnarled tree offshoots a new lease on life by turning them into a series of lights decorated with rainbow LEDs, velvet scrunchies and shining puddles of brass. More
Re-Use, Re-Think, Re-Imagine showcases craft pieces by seven artisans
An exhibition exploring how makers are recycling and repurposing materials has opened at Make, a gallery dedicated to craft run by Hauser & Wirth in the Somerset town of Bruton. More
Bedouin women create Irthi collection based on ancient Emirati crafts
The Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council has paired Bedouin craftswomen in the UAE with international artists to create items that can be sold to a global market. More
Scotland's first minister prioritises design with rotating exhibition
Visitors to the office of Scotland's first minister can peruse a curated collection of design and craft objects aimed at raising the profile of the Scottish design industry. More
Algorithmic Lace bra designed for style and comfort post-mastectomy
Designer Lisa Marks has combined traditional handicrafts with technology to create a unique bra especially for people who have had mastectomy surgery. More
Assemble's Granby Workshop creates slip-cast tableware using modular moulds
Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of slip-cast vessels as part of London Craft Week. More
Six things to see and do at London Craft Week 2019
A five-day festival of craft kicks off in London on Wednesday, with events across the capital dedicated to makers and artisans. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out six of the best to take in. More
Useful/Beautiful exhibition at Yorkshire stately home asks if craft is still relevant today
Contemporary craft by makers such as Studio Toogood, Max Lamb and Anthony Burrill have been woven into the grand interiors of Harewood House as part of its first craft and design biennial. More
Watch our talk with Aritco on the future of craft live from Stockholm
Dezeen discussed the future of craft with lift manufacturer Aritco, designers Alexander Lervik and Fredrik Färg, and interior architect Marco Checchi, in this talk that took place during Stockholm Design Week. More
Atelier NL's brick-inspired Dezeen Awards trophies reference the architecture of London
With four days to go until the Dezeen Awards ceremony, Dutch design studio Atelier NL have completed the hand-made trophies that will be handed to winners on the night.
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Competition: win a copy of Weaving by Katie Treggiden
The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of five copies of Weaving: Contemporary Makers on the Loom by Katie Treggiden. More