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Yesterday at the  Nest fundraiser for the Kolkata girls I was introduced to Christina DesVaux who runs Textura, which sells handmade knits from Uruguay. She and I bonded, pretty much immediately, over bulk wool issues. I told her about my yurt project and how amazing it was that ideas can take off the way they […]

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My brother sent me the work of Johanna Spath and Johannes Tsopanides a while ago but I hadn’t had the time to post it as of yet. Together the two of them have made what they call, “Cloudspeakers.” This project is so awesome because it merges two of my interests, design and music technology. The […]

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While looking at potential Christmas gifts on Merchant No. 4 today I came across a design duo that I thought was making some really great things to share, Voon Wong and Benson Saw. What I saw were the above condiment plates that vary in size but are molecular in their structure. What I didn’t realize […]

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In keeping with my love of porcelain I wanted to share the tiles and other works of Heather Knight out of Asheville and her shop, Elemental Clay Studio. Her tile series, focusing on amazing textures, are 9×9 inches square and what’s awesome is that they can be displayed as one single piece or together in […]

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This Labor Day weekend is the first time I’ve seen my brother since his honeymoon to Ireland. From that trip he brought me an exhibit catalog entitled, “Organic Geometry: An Exploration or Form in Contemporary Irish Craft.” In it are highlighted about 40 artists that are a part of the Crafts Council of Ireland — […]

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Having spent the past ten days in New Hampshire talking to shepherds, mill owners, engineers, and others about my next project I can’t stop thinking about how to keep this project local in terms of the sourcing of the materials — not to mention labor too. I’ve been getting lots of advice about blending wools […]

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I would say  I’m pretty interested in taxidermy when it’s not the real animals being used — more like feltidermy and now…knitidermy.  When I came upon Rachel Denny I was delighted that she had come up with this new form. This is so fabulous — a deer head as a sweater! The one above even […]

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Sometimes I get clicking and I go from Twitter to Etsy to Facebook to LinkedIn and even my browser history can’t remind me how I got to where I ended up — but today I ended up at the awesome site of Brooke, Newov. This is a testament to the power of a good photograph […]

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A while back I included Reyart’s felted acorns in a post as they were so lively and playful. In further exploring her Etsy store though I wanted to share other of her works as they’ve inspired a slew of ideas in me. Reyart is Reya Veltman who, not surprisingly, is currently based in the Netherlands. […]

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As someone who spent a lot of time in college making things for friends and family I often wish Etsy had been around when I had more free time as I did in school. Julie Peach is a full-time student who makes really great printed works like notepads, napkins, placemats, etc. Her style has a […]