Rust Harvest

“Rust Harvest” is an experimental materials project focused on rust.

The prevention of rust is an age-old problem in manufacturing. While constantly cast as a devil, a closer look at rust reveals a variety of startlingly beautiful patterns and complex mixtures of colour. With this in mind, Studio Yumakano believed that the attractive expressions of rust could be produced in quantity and used in new textures and products. Through trial and error, they were able to develop a technique that allowed them to transfer only the rust from metal plates using acrylic resin. Unlike metal, the light penetrates rust trapped inside the acrylic resin, which creates a frozen moment from a process that has taken years. Because the resulting material can be used like ordinary acrylic resin, it holds limitless possibilities for various products, interior design, and construction.

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Slow TV: Hand-Block Printing

During this Slow TV experience by Selvedge Magazine, you will enjoy the day-to-day activities of a hand-block printing studio in Jaipur, India, where block printing can be traced back nearly 400 years. 

Click below to see the step by step process of hand block printing and the day to day activities of Studio Bagru, a hand block printing studio based in Bagru. As a Slow TV experience, expect a slower pace of documenting hand block printing that takes the whole day, following each step and all the moments in between.

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Preserving Provençal Craft at Poterie Barbotine

If Poterie Barbotine's sole purpose were to create beautiful ceramics, that alone would be compelling.

Yet, for co-owner Nadège Arniaud and her dedicated team, their work holds an even deeper significance. “In Provence, pottery is a part of our decor and environment,” she explains. “But it’s not only an object. It is a reminder of the past.”

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The Clearing at Lesnes Abbey Woods

Situated in southeast London on the last stop of the newly opened Elizabeth Line, Lesnes Abbey Woods is an 88-hectare public park and ancient woodland, including a ruined abbey, in the London Borough of Bexley.

The Clearing is a multi-functional education space that is more than just a structure; it is an embodiment of principles that advocate for sustainable woodland management and nature conservation while fostering communal learning and interaction.

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Notepad | Front Garden

Within a residential wooded area of the city; a moment of space and calm.

The small front garden needed to maximise privacy, useable space and sculptural interest when viewed from the house. Yoga was high on the list of priorities; thus we created a mid-level lawn, framed with sawn york stone that sits amongst lush textural planting.

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