Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity. The American craft tradition did not just appear, fully-formed and mature. The artists in Origins tie their ...

Anya Paintsil did not mean to match her artwork. The Manchester-based artist donned a long, fuzzy coat in response to the cool temperatures that caught her off guard after arriving in New York, but ...

Quilting, traditionally, is about mastery and precision. Following well-known geometric patterns is crucial to the craft. For modern quilters, especially those from younger generations, it’s about ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. and LOS ANGELES, Calif. — From the team behind Craft in America and its Peabody Award–winning documentary series comes Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, the organization’s ...

Friedman Benda invited Calico wallpaper, along with a handful of other designers, to respond to the Japanese concept of wabi sabi—an aesthetic philosophy that finds beauty in imperfection. Calico’s ...

Basket weaving, wood carving, plaster work — not the skills most young designers expect to hone ahead of fashion week. Yet this summer, five emerging talents from Germany travelled to the picturesque ...

Shingo Muramoto. “Wing of foliage” (2020). Material: Natural lacquer, bamboo, hemp cloth, Japanese paper. The Gallery by SOIL, Collect 2021. Ting-Ying Gallery, based in both the U.K. and mainland ...

Gaoyang is a county in southeastern Baoding, a city in North China's Hebei Province. Gaoyang is known for its textile techniques, including weaving and dyeing, which date back 400-plus years. In 2006, ...

Watch a preview of the Origins episode, which focuses on the origins of the American craft movement and features artists who tie their work to early craft techniques and pass these techniques to ...