Winter Issue - January 2022 | Page 88

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Laura Addison

New Directions in Alaska Parka Making

Laura Addison, curator of North American and European Folk Art at the Museum of International Folk Art, examines centuries-old understandings as well as new approaches to the traditional art of parka making.

Pamela Kelly

Valentino:

Securing a Future for Crafts Underpinning Hand-made Goods

Pamela Kelly interviews Valentino curator, Violante Valderetto,

about not only preserving the collection but how

Valentino trains workers in hand made craft traditions..

Cockpit

Maker and Designer Incubator

Cockpit is London’s leading studios for contemporary crafts and the UK’s only business incubator for makers and designers.

Michael Chevalier

An Innovator of Virtual Worlds

Since 1978, Chevalier has focused exclusively on computers as an artistic means of expression. He quickly secured a spot on the international scene as a pioneer of virtual and digital art.

Dawit Abebe

Artist

Born and raised in Addis Ababa, the inspiration for Dawit Abebe's comes from stories, fleeting moments, social, political and human-technology interactions which he then processes into works of art that he hope will pose questions to myself and society in general.