The fabrics produced by textile house Rubelli have all the drama, extravagance and historical reference that you would expect of a world-class Venetian company that has been in production for 155 years. Rubelli's 2013 presents a selection new designs that reflect...
Installation
Musings on Queen, Country and table mats
Beware the office whip round. A strong arm tactic to collect money for a gift earmarked for a colleague; opt out at peril of your weak limbed grasp of the greasy pole. Workers know their drip feed investment into the office equivalent of a Ponzi scheme is as as likely...
Crochetdermy
Editor Ben Evans picked up the Metro on the way to work this morning and discovered crotchetdermy. We love crocheting queen Shauna Richardson's collection of stuffed animals. So do the V&A who exhibited her work as part of their 'The Power of Making' exhibition....
Artist Jennifer Steinkamp’s “Death of the Moth” at The Fabric Workshop and Museum
If there's one thing COVER knows it's moths. Not gorgeous, blowsy cloud forest moths, but the tiny destroyers of clothes and carpets. Your scribe still mourns her Christopher Farr rug. Carefully folded for a period in storage, it emerged with fist-sized holes. But...
Artist Katherine Daniels weaves summer magic in New York City
Lincoln Road Serape is a summer 2012 woven street installation by Harlem studio-based artist Katherine Daniels for the City of New York's DOT Urban Art Program. Daniels uses plastic ribbon to weave designs in the city's chain link fencing. Her work can also be seen at...
Letting Go….
Letting Go is a large-scale installation piece conceived by Minneapolis-based graffiti artist Hottea, which is currently showing at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts until 2 September 2012. The installation, which was created over three months from 14,000 individual...