There’s more to Japan’s Arts and Crafts movement than meets the eye
In its telling of the story of the Mingei movement, the William Morris Gallery takes a refreshingly international approach
What the art world gets wrong about craft
The growing tendency to fold 20th-century makers into the history of modern art often ignores what was truly innovative about their work
The stonecutter who gave life to letters
Ralph Beyer’s idiosyncratic letter-cutting isn’t to everyone’s taste but there’s no denying its power
The Gee’s Bend quilt-makers are absolute masters of their craft
The quilts made in Gee’s Bend, Alabama are often compared with modern paintings, but should be seen as great works in their own right
‘These remarkable examples of Mughal technology spoke to an India freed from British rule’
An 18th-century observatory in Delhi has inspired many architects in the post-Independence era
Style guide – how Charlotte Perriand designed the modern world
The multi-talented French architect and designer worked at the cutting edge of modernism
Anni Albers weaves her magic at Tate Modern
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
Why modernism was not the only way of being modern
A new study of art and design in the interwar years makes the case for a distinctly baroque take on modernity
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?