June/July 2008
In This Issue
Crow House Rising
Potter and painter Henry Varnum Poor understood that building a house might bring him fame, but could he have foreseen that his home might restore his artistic legacy?
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American Craft Council Fellows
Western Massachusetts; Craft in the Mountains
The Artisanal Urge
Calendar
Featured
Through the Looking Glass
Sep. 12 — Dec. 14
Concord, New Hampshire
Teapots Across America: A Juried Exhibition
Jun. 13 — Aug. 13
Charlotte, North Carolina
Last Chance
African textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection
Nov. 19 — Jul. 6
Orlando, Florida
Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio Curator
May. 8 — Jul. 6
Columbus, Ohio
Festival International Montreal en Arts
Jul. 3 — Jul. 6
Montreal, Canada
Extra 
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass
By Susanne K. Frantz
Museum of Glass
Tacoma, Washington
www.museumofglass.org
University of Washington Press
Seattle, Washington
$50
When Lino Tagliapietra arrived at the Pilchuck Glass…
Jul. 1, 2008 |
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Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
By David Whitehouse
Corning Museum of Glass
$29.95
“Visitors to our museums are frequently unaware that glass has been manufactured for thousands of years, and they marvel at the objects that…
Jul. 1, 2008 |
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Extra
Welcome to the Renegade
Over the weekend of June 13th I spent about 8 hours at the 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair…
Jun. 17, 2008 |
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Ceramics Conferences Design Enamels Fashion Furniture Glass Metal Mixed Media Sculpture Travel Wood
Extra
Spring Fever! SOFA Sweeps into New York!
After four days of frenzied crowds at the Eleventh Annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA) at the Park Avenue Armory in New York—opening night alone drew…
Jun. 2, 2008 |
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Book Arts Ceramics Design Enamels Fiber/Textile Furniture Glass Jewelry Lectures Metal Mixed Media Sculpture tiles Wood
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Building BDDW: Podcast
Tyler Hays, founder and owner of maverick furniture company BDDW, helped the American Craft Council innaugurate our second annual “Summer in the City Salon Series” by presenting his company’s history up to the present, illuminating the furniture maker’s unique process and business philosophy.
May. 20, 2008 |
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People & Places
Farewell to a Design Giant
Viktor Schreckengost, one of the greatest industrial designers of the 20th century, died January 26 in Tallahassee, Florida, at 101 years old. Seemingly every aspect of modern American life was…
May. 19, 2008 |
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