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One of Britain’s foremost ceramicists, Elizabeth Fritsch CBE, has been gracing the pages of #CraftsMagazine since the 1970s. Next March, #HepworthWakefield will show over 100 rarely seen works from Fritsch's private collection spanning four decades of her extraordinary career.

5 days until the #TurnerPrize 2024 #winner is announced. Will it be Delaine Le Bas, Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson or Jasleen Kaur? Here are 5 Turner Prize winners who have featured in Crafts Magazine - Grayson Perry, Assemble, Lubaina Himid, Jeremy Deller & Veronica Ryan.

Crafts Members - Watch campaigner, writer, former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas discuss her new book ‘Another England: How to Reclaim Our National Story’ with artist Edmund de Waal. Head to our site, select ‘membership’ and go to the ‘community’ page. #England #Culture

Inspired by #India's Bohada festival, photographer Gauri Gill commissioned a series of #masks characterising familiar individuals in commonplace settings. This strange and uncanny series leaves you wondering: what’s underneath? Read more in our A/W2024 issue - link in bio.

‘The #pointe shoe is a tool: if the specification matches a dancer’s needs, it becomes an extension of her foot. She doesn’t need to think about the shoe, only the movement.’ Sophie Simpson, Freed of London Ballet Shoes. Find out more in our AW2024 issue.

‘I’m interested in putting things into the space that are surprising’, remarks set designer Rose Elnile who created this giant teddy bear for The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare’s Globe 2024. Explore more of the craftspeople working behind the scenes in our latest issue.

Alys Tomlinson (Alys) spent two years exploring the islands of Sicily and Sardinia documenting the #costumes and #masks worn in mountain villages, to celebrate ancient festivals. The extraordinary creations are captured in the book Gli Isolani (The Islanders 2022).

Every generation must discover Dame Lucie Rie for itself, and in its own way. From buttons to bottles her range is remarkable, however it is her astonishing glazes and the vital energy of her forms that Rie is best known for. What has Rie's work meant to you? #pottery #og

Every generation must discover Dame Lucie Rie for itself, and in its own way. From buttons to bottles her range is remarkable, however it is her astonishing glazes and the vital energy of her forms that Rie is best known for. What has Rie's work meant to you? #pottery #og

Carlo Scarpa is an enigmatic figure in 20th-century architecture. His work defies categorisation through a creative approach that blurs the lines between #architecture and #craft. Out now - ‘Carla Scarpa: The Complete Buildings’ by Emiliano Bugatti and Jale N. Erzen

War-ravaged #Syria is entering a new era. At this time of change, we wanted to highlight Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez and his miniature suitcase dioramas that serve to humanise refugees, immigrants, and #Muslims, and inspire people across the political spectrum to relate to them.

Have you retrieved all those hidden #Christmas presents yet? Perhaps we all need #Treasure Tower by CSM graduate Lucrezia Venturelli - a sculptural cabinet that ingeniously camouflages its functional compartments using 3D textural elements. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Everyday actions become communal performances in designer Giles Tettey Nartey’s work, which is influenced by practices in West #Africa. Nartey’s film ‘Communion’ is a reimagining of the everyday act of making 'fufu'. Read more in our AW2024 issue.

#Jamaican sculptor Ronald Moody moved to England aged 23 to study dentistry - before a trip to the British Museum took him on another path. Struck by the work of the Egyptians, he began carving monumental figures and busts that nodded to ancient art - and he never stopped.

“It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done,” wrote Terry Pratchett in his 2004 novel ‘A Hat Full of Sky’. #Craft is the best example of this: even when you see an object made and know the skills and techniques that go into it, the end result can still blow your mind.

It is with great sadness that we announce the departure of Debika Ray as Editor of Crafts after 3 years at the helm & a further 3 years as a contributing editor. We hold great admiration for Debika's writing & contributions to craft & are grateful for her service.

Fascinated by industrial & studio #pottery techniques, Elliott Denny's (@elliotceramics) final RCA masters project hones in on the process of earthenware extrusion, which he used to create a coffee table, room divider, and more. Visit ‘stories’ on our site to find out more.

#Photographer Tim Walker’s ‘Box of Delights’ was produced for his V&A solo show ‘Wonderful Things’ (2019) where he presented 10 images inspired by a precious object from the V&A collection. By creating his dreamlike visions, we see the magic hidden in the V&As collection afresh.

‘I began my artistic journey as a means of survival’, say Roberta De Caro (@robertadecaroart). De Caro recently completed a scholarship at #RCA, where she created ‘Lacrimarium’ (2024) - a series of interlocking #glass casts tinted which house a bottle for holding tears.

We are sad to announce the closure of Crafts Magazine as part of our work to change the way we serve the craft community. This summer, a new Crafts Council membership platform will launch - a digital home for the craft community. Read more here: craftscouncil.org.uk/stories