FURNITURE+LIGHTING

Profile: David Colwell

By Meghan Urback. This fall, students at California College of the Arts (CCA) have the privilege of working with furniture designer David Colwell from the UK.  Colwell joins the CCA community for a few months as a visiting scholar and … Continue reading

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What Defines: The New Girl

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By Julie Block. [Editor’s Note: We always ask the people we profile, “What defines you?” But what if we want to define a fictional character, or group of people, or a store? Welcome to our occasional series that investigates the … Continue reading

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Fresh Talent: John Liston

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By Regina Connell. I wasn’t the only one completely blown away by John Liston‘s work at the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco. Throughout the show, his booth was mobbed, and as I wandered the aisles, the buzz was … Continue reading

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The Craft of Curation: Vas Kinris

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By Regina Connell. We love to love the new. It’s all so exciting: the lack of rules, the thrill and utter delight of the unexpected, the new intimacies, and even the promise of redemption. But it’s so much harder to … Continue reading

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