modern craft
making it in the modern world: production techniques and art appreciation


And now for something completely new . . .

I started Modern Craft a few years ago as a means to explore artists and modern design and it's been amazingly rewarding and interesting. But now, after taking it as far as I can, I'm ready for som...

Classic trays



I love melamine. It's cheap, it supports very bold graphics, it's modern, flat, seamless. These classic trays (from Vitra) are another reason why. Beautiful. Do you know a manufacturer? Can you rec...

Maira Kalman



Today's blog posting by Maira Kalman in the NYTimes continues her look at democracy and the workings of government.

Hitchcock Stencils




On eBay now, there is a huge lot of thousands of stencils from the old Hitchcock furniture company. "Large tradesman's lot of Hitchcock type chair patterns and stencils, many of which were for cust...

Hockney's Prints



A new show just opened at Pace Prints in NY featuring David Hockney's new digital prints. He drew the subjects from life (friends and scholars) on a wacom tablet, then manipulated the images in Pho...