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Cockpit Arts: Sena Gu
PUBLISHED 1 Nov 2010 - 6:00pm
AUTHOR: William Shaw
Sena Gu: Cockatoo Jug
"Sena Gu has developed a brilliant line in witty, playful homewares. Loved her cauliflower vase, and this cockatoo jug has the same offbeat charm, plus an slightly more luxurious feel: the silhouette harks back to Art Deco cocktail shakers."  Design writer Katrina Burroughs on ceramicist Sena Gu's porcelain and gold lustre Cockatoo Jug. It's one of the items Burroughs picked out in her round up of items on sale from Cockpit Arts Studios makers over two weekend events in the lead up to Christmas.   Holborn: 26-28 NovemberCockpit Yard, Northington St, London, WC1N 2NPFri 26... More
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Chauncey Zalkin: What Women Make @ Designersblock
PUBLISHED 6 Sep 2010 - 8:53am
AUTHOR: William Shaw
Design writer and brand strategist Chauncey Zalkin curates What Women Make at Designersblock during this Festival, showcasing emerging designers from around the globe. Exhibits include these dolls (above from embroiderer, fabric designer and artist Shuyu Lu) and this tableware by Japanese team On Za Line (below). Is what women make different from what men make?The proposition is not that women make things that are different from what men make, but I would conjecture that, yes, women tend to bring a different set of cultural, social, emotional antennae which would influence the outcome of what... More
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