At once primer and manifesto, Good Bones, Great Pieces stakes a modest but ambitious claim: a home’s durability—its capacity to endure fashions, life changes and moves—depends less on trend-chasing than on a coherent set of flexible, well-chosen objects. Suzanne and Lauren McGrath, a mother–daughter design team steeped in editorial and television worlds, lay out that … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Good Bones, Great Pieces: The Seven Essential Pieces That Will Carry You Through a Lifetime by Suzanne and Lauren McGrath
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – 500 Enamelled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal Edited by Marthe Le Van
Marthe Le Van’s 500 Enamelled Objects is an exercise in visual generosity: a catalogue raisonné of the enamelled surface presented less as dry typology and more as a sustained love letter to colour, light, and the tiny, deliberate acts of making that turn metal and glass into something incandescent. The book’s premise is simple and … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – 500 Enamelled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal Edited by Marthe Le Van
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Contemporary Wicker Basketry:Projects, Techniques,Inspirational Designs by Flo Hoppe
Contemporary Wicker Basketry by Flo Hoppe offers both the novice and the seasoned basket-maker an elegant synthesis of tradition and innovation. In this richly illustrated volume, Hoppe contextualizes wickerwork within a lineage stretching from ancient utilitarian forms to today’s sculptural explorations. She deftly balances a respect for time‑honored techniques with an enthusiasm for fresh, personalized expression. Scope … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Contemporary Wicker Basketry:Projects, Techniques,Inspirational Designs by Flo Hoppe
The New Renaissance Mindset 