Garland Magazine
The stories behindwhat we make
Featured Articles
From Issue 23: Regeneration
Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros takes us to a Xingu village where she partakes of the moitará exchange to commission work for her furniture.
Pamela See reports on her thinker-maker residence with Substation 33 where our recent technological past is repurposed for a better future.
Michael Nathaniel Kurniawan believes the museum plays an important role in design education because we can only go forward by learning from the past.
Nina Aminzadeh Goharrizi heralds an inspiring project from the Takab district of Kerman province, Iran, in which local women take tradition into their own hands.
Pallavi Arora and Shirley Bhatnagar reanimate ancient pottery from the Indus valley civilisation
Daniela Lara Espinoza turns the craft of her maternal forebears into a political voice for today’s generation.
Pamela See considers whether the decorative layer constructed through augmented reality might be considered a new craft.
Dr Ghada's epic life was dedicated to raising the profile of craft in the world. The seeds were sown in her Palestinian childhood.
Stay in the Loop
With recent news
Sophia Cai reflects on her curation for the Australian Ceramics Association exhibition at Manly Art Gallery.
The June Laurel is awarded to Zhu Ohmu, whose coiled ceramic vessels gracefully embody a precarious world.
We share a film that documents the life of a master embroiderer, Zahra Mohseni, inspired by the nature of Khorasan, Iran
Simon Cottrell presents a curated exhibition of contemporary jewellery that touches on the life of the wearer.
Judy Lorraine celebrates 50 years of making ceramic instruments that activate the mysteries of nature.
Now open in Garden of Stories:
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stories of a craft renaissance in the wider world
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adornment around the world
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objects of the month
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Help for the ikat weavers of Eastern Indonesia
Current Exhibitions
Highlights from our calendar
Wild Domain: The Natural History of Jane Dodd Jewellery
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
20 February - 27 June 2021
Upcoming Talks
- 6.4 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Arab Heritage: Stitched: Encyclopaedia of Embroidery from the Arab World
29 June, 12pm (NYC), 5pm (London), 8pm (Dubai)
THE ZAY INITIATIVE
Patricia Flanagan: Tracing the gestures of craft
6 July, 6pm (Melbourne)
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Future Major Events
- NY Now
8 Aug 2021 - 11 Aug 2021
New York, USA
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
1 Sep 2021 - 1 Dec 2021
Perth, Western Australia
Radiant Pavilion
4 Sep 2021 - 12 Sep 2021
Melbourne, Australia
Bilum Festival
10 Sep 2021 - 12 Sep 2021
Pacific Gardens Hotel, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival
11 Sep 2021 - 12 Sep 2021
Rosina, Abbotsford Convent and Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
Design China Beijing
24 Sep 2021 - 27 Sep 2021
Being, China
Clay Gulgong
25 Sep 2021 - 1 Oct 2021
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
Soul Craft Festival
1 Oct 2021 - 31 Oct 2021
Meat Market, North Melbourne, Australia
Sydney Craft Week Festival 2021
8 Oct 2021 - 17 Oct 2021
Sydney
DESIGN Canberra Festival
8 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2021
Canberra, Australia
Kogei Art Fair in Kanazawa
26 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2021
Kanazawa, Japan
Ausglass & NZSAG conference
4 Feb 2022 - 6 Feb 2022
Melbourne, Australia
Pottery Expo
26 Feb 2022 - 27 Feb 2022
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia