Info, news & debate

Craft production


wedding-featured

The price of the average wedding is now over £20k; how to do it for much less and give the finger to ‘Brides’ magazine

| 8

Flanked by an advert for the Ocean Club honeymoon resort in the Bahamas, with young bride and groom toasting a glass of champagne, Brides – “the UK’s number 1 bridal magazine” announces to its readers that “Planning your wedding starts here”

Read more about The price of the average wedding is now over £20k; how to do it for much less and give the finger to ‘Brides’ magazine


tapestry

The future will be handmade? The prospects for craft skills in ‘developing’ countries

| 8

The Future will be handmade? In the information age, the question has an absurd ring. But I ask after listening to Ashoke Chatterjee at the Artisans House in Mumbai. As a long time President of the Crafts Council of India, Chatterjee tells us that ‘The Future will be handmade’. The question mark is mine. 

Read more about The future will be handmade? The prospects for craft skills in ‘developing’ countries