There are many online histories of the quaich repeating the same spurious romantic stories. This is an attempt at something a little better and Burns night is clearly the day to do it. Below you’ll also see some great photos of early quaichs and there’s more images of quaichs I’ve made in my online shop. A quaich is a small…
The Balvenie has launched The Balvenie Masters of Craft awards, celebrating handcrafted goods from across the country. The awards scheme aims to shine a light on the talent in the field of handcrafts – working with metal, leather, wood, stone, food and drink, glass and ceramics and textiles. It is not a history project – youthful exuberance is helping to…
I just discovered this online and would like to share. I can’t find the whole thing anywhere so there are a couple of clips followed by an interview with the guy who made them. I particularly like the second short “parable” clip. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1I1Mdwvxk] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ7ei9SY714] And here is Saul on making money vs making things beautiful. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfDCNpaPBiA]
Lunchtime today the reflected winter sun falling on the table was beautiful so I snapped a few of the quaichs I had just finished. I have been working on quaichs this week especially as we approach Burns night, I love these but it’s not easy to make just one or two, best to make a batch and Burns birthday approaching…
A short film about a craft process filmed in the style of a pop video with nice lenses, blurred fades and rock and roll. Yeh baby! [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/17964076 w=400&h=225]Let’s Press from Strawberry Militia on Vimeo.
We have now booked our final speaker for the Heritage Crafts Association spring conference and I am delighted to have Mark Henderson chair of the Savile Row Bespoke association giving the opening speech. Savile Row tailoring is renowned the world over as something of quality and heritage along with a certain restrained and timeless style, way out of the budget…
Great article yesterday by Jon Henley in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/10/standard-guay-thames-barges Of a winter’s morning, the attractions of Standard Quay are not immediately apparent. A chill north-easterly wind slices in across the marshes from the Swale and, beyond, the open sea. The tide is out, and Faversham Creek is mostly mud. The tarred and weatherboarded sheds look deserted. The old wooden…
Alex Langlands is a patron of the Heritage Crafts Association and presenter of the successful BBC programs Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm. He is also one of the main speakers at the V&A crafts conference organised by HCA, see the full line up here. Alex has always had a passion for craft skills and spends much of his free…
Last November leaders of the worlds fashion industry met at the Intercontinental Hotel Park Lane. This annual conference looks forward to the next big thing in the industry. So what do you think the likes of Paul Smith, Karl Lagerfeld, Tommy Hilfiger, Patrizio di Marco, CEO of Gucci, Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry and the rest were there to discuss? Entitled…
Nothing to see here unless you like pictures of nice Japanese axes. These gorgeous woodworking tools came from my Japanese friend Tomio Imaru. Imarusan and his woodworking friends have very kindly scoured Japanese auctions for me to collect these beautiful tools. I hope to share some of them with the European carpenters that came to Japan with me and also…
