Tanya Harrod’s books include ‘The Last Sane Man: Michael Cardew, Modern Pots, Colonialism and the Counterculture’ (Yale University Press) and ‘The Real Thing: Essays on Making in the Modern World’ (Hyphen Press)
In its telling of the story of the Mingei movement, the William Morris Gallery takes a refreshingly international approach
The growing tendency to fold 20th-century makers into the history of modern art often ignores what was truly innovative about their work
Ralph Beyer’s idiosyncratic letter-cutting isn’t to everyone’s taste but there’s no denying its power
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
An 18th-century observatory in Delhi has inspired many architects in the post-Independence era
The multi-talented French architect and designer worked at the cutting edge of modernism
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
A new study of art and design in the interwar years makes the case for a distinctly baroque take on modernity
