Sentences with phrase «of traditional craft techniques»

For example, the role of International partnership is presented by the case of Eyeworks + M1, two Los Angeles based eyeglass designers that, in order to produce their innovative glass frames, have found a small manufacturer in a Dolomites» village with which they developed their projects; the cross-breeding between social networks and craftsmanship is represented through the story of Formabilio that, starting from a web community, now produce furniture and home accessories conceived by young designers, realized by local manufactures and sold online; the evolution of traditional craft techniques to realize high - quality products is expressed by the case of Bonotto, that combines mechanical looms with advanced technology, bringing craft into an industrial factory to produce unique textiles for the most renowned and innovative fashion brands.

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These conditions can be largely met if technology is built primarily on natural human and renewable local resources, if it can be linked to traditional skills, crafts and techniques, and if it is geared to production that will meet the basic needs of the poor» (Faith Science and the Future.

Chefs and farmers will work together to spotlight traditional outdoor cooking techniques paired with amazing wines and the craft beers of Magnolia Brewery.

Crafted to resemble the traditional technique first used in the early 1800s, each of these votives is finished in a summery jewel tone to add charm to candlelight.

At writers conferences, as well as on my own blog, I get so focused on people's desire to succeed in traditional forms (books, journals, articles, etc) that I don't consider addressing the craft and technique of online writing.

Materials were sourced locally and all furnishings created with traditional skills: huge marble baths carved from single blocks of Romblon marble and wooden baths crafted using traditional boat - building techniques; local wood and rattan sourced from sustainable supplies; cushions made from tribal fabrics, woven by craftspeople from Mindanao in the South; and intricate wooden chests carved by indigenous Palawan woodcarvers.

Blending digital production and traditional craft techniques, the series featured here include «Remolten,» a set of sculptural objects formed with petrified lava, and «Imaginary Geographies,» which reinterprets the sound of mountain winds into three - dimensional pieces such as a coffee table and credenza.

By using this very specific technique, based on traditional secular weaving crafts common in Portugal, the overlapping human figures dissolve their forms and shapes of reality.

Polemical but symbolic, it combined drawing and painting as well as craft - based techniques like collage and printmaking seldom associated with traditional Western notions of high art and mastery.

Led by Anne Desmet, internationally renowned printmaker, collage artist and Royal Academician, this two - day practical workshop, appropriate for beginner and intermediate levels, will introduce the remarkable art and craft of traditional wood engraving printing and its specialist materials, tools, techniques and history in an intimate, small group setting.

She uses traditional craft techniques to create sculptures made of natural materials, such as wood, bone and animal hides.

By focusing on contemporary use of fabric and embroidery and stitching techniques, the show breaks from the traditional view of fabric and embroidery works as craft, and presenting these mediums instead as fine art.

British artist Phlegm has spent the last few months locked in tiny studio trying out variety of printing techniques and playing with traditional crafts such as wood engraving, copper engraving, silk

A devotee of needle felting techniques, her work is inspired by Japanese Kawaii style, traditional crafts and contemporary illustration.

Merging traditional photographic techniques with digital methods, Johan's images are crafted over time and may include a synthesis of landscapes from various geographical locations and animals photographed in captivity or in the wild.

While he's best known for his large - scale sculptures employing traditional craft techniques coupled with a certain Minimalist smoothness, the American artist Martin Puryear has also produced a large body of drawings over the course of his decorated career.

The artists included in this program employ a variety of techniques regarded as traditional and domestic, such as embroidery and crochet, using craft materials to address cultural and gender issues in a complex intersection of artistic practices, popular culture, and aesthetic splendor.

While trained as a traditional potter, Peter Voulkos (1924 - 2002) defied mid-century craft dictums of proper technique and form to completely reinvent his medium.

Christy Oates fuses traditional woodworking techniques with CAD software technology to make furniture, while Joshua DeMonte creates jewelry using digital fabrication, both examples of how new technologies are changing the nature of craft.

Linking materials of typically feminine creativity with Arte Povera's call to embrace poor, she created a variety of ingenious sculptures, paintings and installations from humble domestic items and traditional craft techniques.

Traditional, self - taught artisans are also some of my biggest inspirations, since craft and technique is something I love to explore, like such old - work techniques as angel gilding or bobbin lace.

Daniel Sinsel's fidelity to traditional pictorial genres rendered in oil on canvas, as well as his employment of age - old craft techniques in the fabrication of his objects (including metalworking, ceramics and casting) seems intent on making us aware of the time and labor invested in them.

A monumental testimony to the skill and years of handed - down knowledge embedded in traditional craft techniques was unfolded in the large - scale installation Sunflower Seeds (2010).

Her meticulous handwork is often borrowed from traditional art and craft techniques, which she practices repeatedly and patiently, as though the process were a kind of meditation.

They reacted against the severe austerity of Minimalizm by juxtaposing identical or similiar patterns, and producing intense fusions of colour and texture using traditional craft techniques, like weaving, paper cut - outs and patchwork.

«Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry» celebrates Urquiola's innovative use of familiar forms and traditional techniques to activate both mind and body.

He uses both traditional craft and cutting edge techniques to make art that exposes the layered and often dark relationships between technology's abstractions and the palpable effects of time.

Some RISD design students took the fruits of their project, called Bridging Cultures Through Design, to the New York Gift Fair, and it was great to see that students have interpreted the artisans» techniques in different ways, giving the products a contemporary twist without abandoning the traditional craft.

Their decision to use a traditional technique echoes a recurring theme at Milan design week, which features several exhibitions dedicated to craft revival — including a showcase of updated Japanese lacquerware.

-- Employing at risk, impoverished women to improve their livelihood; — Eco-friendly practices in our sourcing of materials and our design processes; — Honouring traditional artisan crafts and techniques providing sustainable fair trade wages; — Creating exclusive, modern designs that reflect the beauty and culture of the women who made them; — Donating back to their artisan communities for healthcare and educational needs.

CAST takes the form of an intricate weave, heavily influenced by traditional craft and textile techniques.

Artisanal Gardening celebrates the marriage of natural materials such as wood, ceramics, and linen with the traditional craft of weaving, quilting, glazing and other techniques practiced by today's artisans.