Visits: 39 The neighboring areas in Doha, Qatar, couldn’t be more different when it comes to ambience and goods for sale. Doha’s bustling century-old souk and the Msheireb Downtown Doha, a new environmentally friendly development just a 10-minute walk away, …
The Whimsical Yet Edgy Jewelry Brand That Celebrities Love
Visits: 45 At Outhouse Jewelry, Kaabia and Sasha Grewal are reeling in big names with bird stud earrings, silver chokers and celestial motifs. The Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt walked into this year’s Met Gala in a Prabal Gurung dress woven …
An Irish Artisan Finds Joy in Forging Knives
Visits: 44 It has been an eventful year for Patrick Brennan. In May, he opened Patrick Joseph, a shop in the Castle Yard collection of studios and stores in Kilkenny, the heartland of Irish crafts, about a 20-minute drive from …
Rahul Mishra’s Ethos Is ‘Slow Fashion’
Visits: 41 It took Rahul Mishra six years to sell his first bridal lehenga, a three-piece skirt, blouse and scarf ensemble from the Indian subcontinent. That was in 2017. Now, there’s an almost five-month wait to buy one. In April, …
Can Old-World Ceramics Survive Modern Tastes?
Visits: 28 Sorin Giubega’s grandfather was a potter. So was his father. And at 8 years old, Mr. Giubega said, he started to play on a pottery wheel, too. Mr. Giubega, now 63, and his wife, Marieta Giubega, 48, are …
Pottery That Gets Its Colors by Chance
Visits: 27 The Irish artisan Sinéad Fagan uses combustible materials in her firing process. The results, she said, are always a surprise. BAURAVILLA, Ireland — Sinéad Fagan credits the beginning of her award-winning career in ceramics to a book. In …
Tie-Dye, From Stylish to Traditional
Visits: 29 The textile technique has gotten celebrity attention again this season, but it’s always been part of the arts scene in places like Nigeria and Japan. When Jared Leto donned a multicolor tie-dye sweater tracksuit by the Los Angeles-based …
Young Knitters Discover a Decades-Old Wool Festival
Visits: 19 The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, long home to 4-H clubs and livestock hawkers, is drawing new attendees. RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Wearing a ruffled bonnet that framed her face, a sweater with poufy bobble-stitched sleeves and …
Make a Maze With Newspaper
Visits: 26 Mazes are ubiquitous in the video game world. Whether you are playing or designing a game, navigating turns and obstacles are the main actions of many computer games. Here is a chance to unplug and create your own …
Indigenous Beadwork Drops on Instagram
Visits: 20 Last year, after the museum that Tayler Gutierrez worked at in Salt Lake City closed temporarily because of the coronavirus, she turned to her beadwork. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Ms. Gutierrez, 24, had been …