WRITTEN ON Thursday, January 14th, 2010 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Country Reports
Sweden is no stranger when it comes to handcraft and design, and it should come as no surprise that the crafty DIY spirit is alive and well in the Nordic nation!
Light & Space
Textile designers light & space, based in Göteborg, Sweden, offer up definitely Scandanavian cards.
Lilla Jizo
Self-proclaimed hermit and artist Lilla Jizo shares images from [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Country Reports
Ahhh Argentina! The country that dominates the lower half of South America (and had the world’s first female president, as well as one now!) has a rich craft culture, which can be seen in it’s many fairs and markets (or ferias in the local tongue) around the country.
Feria de San Telmo, held on Sundays in [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Country Reports
Norway, along with the rest of the Scandinavian nations, has a long history of craft, as well as a strong visual aesthetic unique to the area. The “decorative arts” in Norway go back to ancient times, with artisan’s stamps found on ancient textiles, copper and silver work, and more. On the whole, the functionalist Scandinavian [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Country Reports, General
Photo by Kokosmeli
Mexico has a long history of tradition arts & craft, which anyone living in the southern half of the United States is probably well familiar with! Mexico City’s craft institution, Mercado Artesanal La Ciudadela, is *the* spot to go if you want authentic handmade goods, ranging from pottery to wood craft, paper maché [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, August 7th, 2009 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Country Reports
New Zealand is definitely holding it down when it comes to getting crafty. A virtual cornucopia of craft fairs has appeared in recent years on the island nation, including Craft 2.0, Fabric-a-brac (supporting crafters via it’s fabric selling mayhem), and craft markets popping up left and right all over the country. They’ve even got their [...]
